Exam/Test/Quiz for Feb 25, 2009

Religious Studies 232 with Hepner at University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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By: Nell Black
Textbook:

Gods in the Global Village: The World's Religions in Sociological Perspective (Sociology for a New Century Series)

Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence, 3rd Edition (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society, Vol. 13)
Created: 2009-02-25
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adi granth
(1 answer)

(or granth sahib) is the sacred scripture of what religious tradition? sikhism

is the ultimate goal of a devout hindu. what does this term describe?
(1 answer)

the end of samsara. discovering ones darma. liberated from the samsara cycle

what religion has flourished for 2,500 years in such disparate cultures that more than half of the worlds population today live in areas where it was once the dominant religious tradition?
(1 answer)

buddhism

asian religions quiz 1
(20 answers)

name four of the major religious traditions born in india:
what is the hindu term used to describe the "wheel of life" or the endless cycle of births, deaths, and rebirths?
what is the hindu term for the basic notion of cause and effect or the concept "as we sow, so we shall reap"
name three of the deities that make up the hindu tirinity (or
the
chinese folk religion
what religious tradition wsas founded upon the teachigns of
Moksha
what religion in china emphasizes filial piety, respect for one's parents and ancestors, and provides a this-worldly official ehtos and a system of thics for public life?
the concept of
what is another term for the hindu religion?
what is the first of the "
the
Lau-tzu
what is the term for the disciplined hindu ritual of uniting the sould with god(s) through meditation and certain ethical practices?
in whawt country is
what religion has flourished for 2,500 years in such disparate cultures that more than half of the worlds population today live in areas where it was once the dominant religious tradition?
what are the two principal
in which two asian religions is
name as many hindu sacred scriptures as you can (at leaast three to get full credit)

)
(3 answers)

brama: creator
vishnu: preserver
shiva: destroyer

Lau-tzu
(1 answer)

is the founder of what indigenous chinese religion? taoism

is the founder of what indigenous chinese religion?
(1 answer)

taoism

raised as a supreme religious value in which devout members make great efforts to aviod harming all creatures?
(2 answers)

buddhism
jainism

what is the hindu term for the basic notion of cause and effect or the concept "as we sow, so we shall reap"
(1 answer)

karma

name as many hindu sacred scriptures as you can (at leaast three to get full credit)
(4 answers)

upshandas
ramayana
gita
vedas

what is the hindu term used to describe the "wheel of life" or the endless cycle of births, deaths, and rebirths?
(1 answer)

samsara

what religion in china emphasizes filial piety, respect for one's parents and ancestors, and provides a this-worldly official ehtos and a system of thics for public life?
(1 answer)

confucionism

in which hinduism is practiced?
(2 answers)

tempes
homes

and nine successive gurus in the 15th and 16th century Punjab?
(1 answer)

sikhism

Moksha
(1 answer)

is the ultimate goal of a devout hindu

an indigenous religious practice?
(1 answer)

japan

name four of the major religious traditions born in india:
(4 answers)

hinduism
jainism
sikhism
buddhism

chinese folk religion
(1 answer)

is an amalgamation of several religious traditions

what is the term for the disciplined hindu ritual of uniting the sould with god(s) through meditation and certain ethical practices?
(1 answer)

yoga

taught by the buddha?
(1 answer)

that suffering exists

or nonviolence toward all living creatures, was a basic teaching of lord mahavir. what religious tradition did he found?
(1 answer)

jainism

is the name of the community of followers in what religion?
(1 answer)

buddhism

is the sacred scripture of what religious tradition?
(1 answer)

sikhism

what is another term for the hindu religion?
(1 answer)

sanatana darma

sangha
(1 answer)

is the name of the community of followers in what religion? buddhism

is an amalgamation of several religious traditions. what are the three msot important religions that combine to form thsi complex?
(3 answers)

buddhism
confucinism
taoism