Introduction to World Religions

Question 1

The Buddhist tradition that describes Nirvana as the absence of self-centredness and therefore suffering

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Theradava Buddhism

Question 2

Largest group within Judaism in USA

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Conservative

Question 3

The group who believes the Torah laws are a direct expression of God's will and change is limited.

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Orthodox Judaism

Question 4

The Buddhist tradition that describes nirvana as the state of total compassion and concern for others

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Mahayana Buddhism

Question 5

Islamic word for a religious leader

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Imam

Question 6

Group within Islam whose members seek mystical union with God through love

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Sufi

Question 7

Islamic group where authority resides in the imam, not the community

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Shi'ite

Question 8

Group within Buddhism which believes that all people have the capacity for enlightenment or nirvana

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Mahayana Buddhism

Question 9

Another name for Reform Judaism

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Liberal

Question 10

Group within Buddhism which has the Dalai Lama as its leader

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Vajrayana (Tibetan) Buddhism

Question 11

Group within Judaism which adapts beliefs and practices for modern life:

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Reform

Question 12

Mahayana Buddhism emphasises the virtue of

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Karuna (compassion)

Question 13

Key sacred text of Theravada Buddhism

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Tipitaka/Pali Canon

Question 14

Largest group within Islam

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Sunni

Question 15

The Hebrew word for religious law:

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Halakah

Question 16

The Buddhist tradition that uses chanting, mantras, prayer wheels and flags

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Vajrayana (Tibetan) Buddhism

Question 17

Group within Buddhism for whom monastic life is the key to reaching nirvana

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Theravada Buddhism

Question 18

Islamic group where the source of authority is the community

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Sunni

Question 19

Orthodox Judaism allows change to religious laws if

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based on Talmudic texts

Question 20

The term for someone who delays entering nirvana so as to help others

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Bodhisattva

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