Guided Notes A
___ is a group of people who share common cultural characteristics
Ethnic Group
In order to achieve nirvana, a person must follow _____
The Middle way
belief in many gods and goddesses
polytheistic
True or false:
Shintoism has spread all around the world
false
Confucius believed that in order to bring peace to ancient China, people needed to ____ .
behave with good character and virtue
A group of people who share a common belief system
Religious group
True or False:
Buddhists believe in many gods
False (they do not believe in any gods)
Shiva and Vishnu
Hindu gods
Kami
the spirit of a god
Confucianism is not a religion. True or False?
True (it is a philosophy)
Around 500 BCE, ______ originated in India
Buddhism
The name of the holy book in Buddhism
The Tripitaka
The Vedas
An important Hindu text that is composed of complicated prayers, rituals, & hymns
Shintoism follows ____
No primary god or text
Confucianism teaches that each person ____.
has a place in society and that he or she must accept that position if society is to function in harmony
Buddhism was founded by the royal Indian prince _____.
Siddhartha Guatama
In Buddhism, people can overcome the suffering in the world by____
becoming enlightened
Hindus believe in ______, a cycle of birth, death, & rebirth
reincarnation
Shintoism also teaches that _____ is more important than moral purity.
physical purity (cleanliness)
“What you do not like when done unto yourself, do not unto others.”
The Golden Rule of Behavior
Sameer celebrates the colorful holiday of Holi dedicated to the god Krishna. Religion or Ethnicity?
Religion
Buddha means ____
enlightened one
Karma is ____
a person's good or bad behavior
In Shintoism, _____ are built to help worship ancestors believed to have become kami after death
Shrines
Confucianism is a belief system based ____.
on good deeds and morality