Hinduism
The idea in Hinduism and Buddhism that your choices in this life will impact your next life.
Karma
The founder of Buddhism grew up practicing this other related religion.
Hinduism
A type of religion that worships only one god.
(Judaism, Christianity and Islam all fall under this category.)
Monotheism
This is the holiday in which Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
Easter
The founder of Islam.
Muhammad
Sikhism was founded in this region.
Punjab, Northern India
Jerusalem is a holy city for these religious traditions (name in chronological order)
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
This house of worship helps sponsor refugees who are resettling in the USA and need help finding housing & jobs.
Ansche Chesed Synagogue
This is a term for a person of any faith that believes in a god or gods.
Theist
A form of Hindu worship often involving prayers, songs, and offerings.
Puja
The original name of the founder of Buddhism.
Siddhartha Gautama
The most important Jewish foundational text. The first 5 books of the Hebrew bible.
The Torah
The Christian practice involving water, symbolizing purification, rebirth, and initiation into the Church.
Baptism
This is the Muslim holy book?
The Quran / Koran
What is the name for the steel or iron bracelet/bangle worn by Sikhs.
Kara
These are the term for trips that people make to sacred places.
Pilgrimage (Hajj in Arabic)
This house of worship offers an education program, a soup kitchen, and a place for people experiencing houselessness to sleep at night.
Broadway Presbyterian Church
This is term from someone who believes in no god or divine being.
atheist
The "world spirit" in Hinduism.
Brahman
What does the title "The Buddha" mean?
The Awakened One
This is the head covering primarily worn by men during prayer and in synagogues.
kippah or Yarmulke
What are the names of the two parts of the Christian Bible?
The Old and New Testament
The Arabic word for God.
Allah
What is the Guru Granth Sahib?
The Sikh holy text
This place in Jerusalem is sacred to Muslims because it marks where the Prophet Muhammed traveled from Mecca & then ascended (went up) into Heaven.
Dome of the Rock
This is the chosen religious official who leads prayer 5 times a day from the minaret in a mosque.
Muezzin
This is a belief that the existence of god or gods is unknowable or unknown.
Agnostic
These are considered the oldest Hindu texts.
The Vedas
To Buddhist this plant represents the ability to reach enlightenment in spite of life’s suffering.
The lotus flower
The "Wailing Wall" is located in this city.
Jerusalem
The Christian sacrament commemorating Jesus Christ's last supper and sacrifice by consuming consecrated bread and wine (or juice).
The Eucharist / Communion
Muslims go on pilgrimages (Hajj) to this city
Mecca
What is a Sikh Kirpan?
A curved blade
Some Hindus believe that the River Ganges is a goddess made from this hair of this other deity.
Shiva
These two houses of worship offer yoga classes
Hindu Temple & Buddhist Temple
This is belief that humans should try to seek knowledge and solutions to to the worlds problems and not rely on gods or spirituality.
Humanism
Hindus will go on pilgrimage to this sacred river, believed to wash away sins and cure illness.
Ganges
The Buddha taught one could attain enlightenment by ending desire through following the rules in the _________________________.
8 fold path
Considered founder of Judaism (also an important figure in Christianity and Islam).
Abraham
What are the 3 parts of the Christian holy trinity?
Father (God), Son (Jesus), and Holy Sprit
This Angel (also important in Christianity and Judaism) gave the founder of Islam messages from God.
The Angel Gabriel
The founder of Sikhism.
Guru Nanak
Buddha meditated under this tree to achieve enlightenment.
Bodhi Tree
This is the name for the community kitchens that offer free meal at Sikh Gurdwaras.
Langar
This word describes things that have no religious spiritual basis.
Hint: Holter described himself as a ________ humanist
Secular
This is the name for the Hindu deity who has the head of a Elephant and symbolizes wisdom, success, and the removal of obstacles.
Ganesha / Ganesh / Ganapati
The goal of Buddhism is to reach _______ the final liberation from the cycle of life, death and suffering.
Nirvana
A Jewish ritual instrument made from a ram's horn.
Shofar
The opening books of the New Testament that tell about the life, death, and teachings of Jesus.
The Gospels
When on pilgrimage (Hajj) Muslims circle this structure.
Ka’aba
The Sikh holiday celebrating the harvest.
Vaisakhi
This gurdwara, located in Amritsar in India, is one of most important locations in Sikhism.
The Golden Temple
This is the cabinet in a synagogue that houses the sacred Torah scrolls.
Aron HaKodesh (Holy Ark)
Finish the line: One rule which all humanists share: “Treat other people __________________________”.
“Treat other people as you would like them to treat you”.