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Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
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The word for the individual soul.
What is atman?
100
The meaning of the word "Buddha."
What is "enlightened"?
100
This is the literal meaning of the word "Israel."
What is "he struggled with God"?
100
The word "Christ" means this.
What is "anointed"?
100
This person is known as the founder of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
200
The ultimate, supreme Reality in Hinduism.
What is Brahman?
200
This was the given name of the man known as the Buddha.
What is Siddhartha Gautama?
200
The Patriarch of Judaism (and Christianity and Islam) was this person.
Who is Abraham?
200
The New Testament books that provide similar accounts of Jesus' life are known as the _________ gospels.
What is synoptic?
200
The word "Islam" comes from a root meaning this.
What is submission (to God)?
300
The cycle of death and rebirth in Hinduism (and Buddhism).
What is samsara?
300
The Buddha's basic teachings can be summarized in these statements.
What are the Four Noble Truths?
300
This word is the acronym for the three parts of the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Tanakh?
300
This German theologian's "95 Theses" initiated the Protestant Reformation.
Who was Martin Luther?
300
These principles are the foundation of Muslim belief and practice.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
400
Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the Preserver), and Shiva (the Destroyer) together make up this term.
What is Trimurti?
400
The First Noble Truth states that life is this.
What is suffering (dukkha)?
400
These are the three main branches of contemporary Judaism.
What are Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform?
400
These are the three main branches of the Christian church.
What are Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant?
400
The Muslim calendar dates from this year.
What is 622 CE (the hijra)?
500
The indigenous term for "Hinduism."
What is Sanatana Dharma?
500
All Buddhists recite the Triple Gem, a statement in which they "take refuge" in these three things.
What are the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha?
500
This book contains the teachings of the oral Torah.
What is the Talmud?
500
The Great Schism occurred in this year.
What is 1054 CE?
500
These are the five main principles (or "pillars") of Islam.
What are the Shahadah, salat (prayer), zakat (charity), sawm (fasting), and the hajj (pilgrimage)?