Eastern Religion
Vocabulary
Chapter 2
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Dravidian |
Harappan civilization |
Mohenjo-Daro |
shudras |
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Rig Veda |
rishi |
hotri priest |
Sama Veda |
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Atharva Veda |
Yajur Veda |
Brahmanas |
shruti |
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deva |
yajna |
Indra |
vrata |
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Agni |
rita |
Varuna |
asuras |
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Soma |
Brahmins |
Rudra |
vaishyas |
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kshatriyas |
Aryans |
ashvamedha |
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Chapter 3
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Upanishads |
jnana |
karma |
dharma |
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moksha |
Brahman |
atman |
maya |
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avidya |
caste |
asceticism |
samsara |
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tapas |
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Chapter 4
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Samkhya |
purusha |
prakriti |
gunas |
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yoga |
ahimsa |
dhyana |
Nyaya |
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Vaisheshika |
Vedanta |
Mimamsa |
Advaita |
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Shankara |
Ramanuja |
Madhva |
Dvaita |
Chapter 5
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bhakti |
Mahabharata |
Ramayana |
Shaivism |
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avataras |
anava |
Durga |
Kali |
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Shaktism |
Vaishnavism |
Tantra |
Vishnu |
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Sita |
Rama |
Krishna |
Bhagavad Gita |
Chapter 6
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Muhammad |
Qur’an (Koran) |
hadith |
Hajj |
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Sufism |
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Chapter 7
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Guru Nanak |
Guru Granth Sahib (Adi Granth) |
Khalsa |
Guru Gobind Singh |
Chapter 8
Mahatma Gandhi
Chapter 9
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Shramanas |
Mahavira |
Tirthamkaras |
jiva/ajiva |
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ahimsa |
Shvetambaras |
Digambaras |
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Chapter 10
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Siddhartha Gautama |
Jataka |
Sangha |
Tripitika |
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anitya (anicca) |
duhkha (dukkha) |
arya-satya |
Nirvana (nibbana) |
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Dharma |
Theravada |
arhant |
Ashoka |
Chapter 11
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bodhisattvas |
Mahayana |
stupa |
upaya |
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Nagarjuna |
mandala |
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Chapter 14
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
Chapter 15
shen
Chapter 16
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Daodejing (Tao-te Ching) |
Laozi (Lao-tzu) |
Dao |
yin |
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yang |
wuwei |
Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu) |
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Chapter 18
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Confucius
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Yijing (I Ching) |
Analects |
li |
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ren |
junzi |
shengren |
shu |
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zhong |
zhi |
yong |
xin (hsin) |
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jing (ching) |
xiao (hsiao) |
tianming |
yi |
Chapter 19
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Meng Ke Zi (Mencius) |
Mohism |
Chapter 22
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Tiantai (tendai) |
Zhiyi (Chih-i) |
Pure |
Chan (Zen) |
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Fazang (Fa-tsang) |
Huayan |
Amitabha (Amida) |
Huayan |
Chapter 24
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Ainu |
Amaterasu |
uji |
Nihonshoki |
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Kojiki |
Izanagi |
Izanami |
kami |
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miko |
Shinto |
jinjas |
matsuri |
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go-shintai |
matsuri-goto |
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Chapter 25
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Prince Shotok Taishi |
Nara |
Saicho |
Kukai |
Chapter 26
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Kuya |
Honen |
Shinran |
Jodo sect |
Jodo |
jiriki |
tariki |
Nichiren |
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nembutsu |
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Chapter 27
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Eisai |
Rinzai Zen |
koan |
mondo |
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Soto Zen |
zazen |
Dogen |
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