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All About Joseph
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This god is known as the preserver in the Hindu Trimurti.
Who is Vishnu?
100
He is the founder of Jainism, often called the 24th Tirthankara, who lived a strict ascetic life.
Who is Mahavira?
100
He is the founder of Sikhism, teaching equality and justice for all.
Who is Guru Nanak?
100
Value of money goes down, prices go up.
What is inflation?
100
What is to produce electricity?
Hydropower, which uses moving river water.
100
What is Ajarn Joseph's favorite land animal?
Cheetah
200
In Hindu belief, this term means the one ultimate reality that all gods and living beings are part of.
What is Brahman?
200
Simple life of self-denial or self-punishment
What is Ascetic?
200
This is the Sikh holy book, treated as the eternal living Guru.
What is the Guru Granth Sahib?
200
Limited resources, when things are scarce, prices go up.
What is scarcity?
200
List three parts that make up soil.
Sand, silt, and clay
200
Growing up Ajarn Joseph wanted to be what before being a teacher?
An Archaeologist!
300
This word is the Hindu belief in the divine energy or goddess principle.
What is Shakti?
300
A ceremony on becoming a monk or nun.
What is Jain Diksha?
300
These are the 5 Ks of Sikhism: kesh, kaccha, kanga, kara, and kirpan.
What is the Sikh dress code / symbols of faith?
300
This concept means giving up the next best alternative when you make a choice.
What is opportunity cost?
300
Name two human activities that can affect rivers.
Building dams and Polluting with waste or chemicals.
300
Ajarn Joseph broke a bone on his leg before when he was a toddler. Do you remember how it happened?
He was dancing to Michael Jackson, "Smooth Criminal" on top of a coffee table and fell down!
400
This Hindu festival is called the “festival of lights” and celebrates the victory of light over darkness.
What is Diwali?
400
Jains celebrate this major festival as a time of forgiveness and spiritual renewal.
What is Paryushana? 
400
This place of worship is where Sikhs gather to pray and eat together in the langar.
What is a Gurdwara?
400
Money people spend on goods and services.
Consumer spending
400
What are vegetation regions? (Hint: There are 3)
Plants, topography, and water
400
At the age of 18 years old, Ajarn Joseph almost drowned in the ocean and was afraid of water ever since until he did what?
A few years later, he was challenged and encouraged by his friends to jump off a cliff into the water!
500
What is the difference between Brahman and Brahma?
Brahman = the ultimate reality or universal spirit that is everywhere.
Brahma = the creator god, part of the Trimurti.
500
This practice is a Jain form of quiet meditation, often done daily to focus the mind and soul.
What is Samayika?
500
This double-edged sword symbol represents the unity of God, truth, and justice in Sikhism.
What is the Khanda?
500
The point where supply and demand meet at one price.
Market Equilibrium
500
What is crude oil refinement, and why is it important?
Crude oil refinement means changing crude oil in factories so it can become useful things like gas for cars, diesel, or plastic, and it is important because crude oil by itself can’t be used until refinement turns it into useful products.
500
This is the country Ajarn Joseph has always wanted to visit but hasn’t been to yet.
What is Japan?
