Religions of the World - TEST ON BUDDHISM/SHINTO/TAOISM Friday 12/14 (Day 2)
Please review your fact and activity sheets related to BUDDHISM/SHINTO/TAOISM, focusing on the specific terms below. Please also review culture/time period
from which each of these traditions emerged. Both identification and understanding in context are important.
BUDDHISM
Buddha (meaning of term)
"Buddha nature"
Shakyamuni Buddha
Story of Siddhartha Gautama's enlightenment/4
Visions
Maya
"Middle Way"
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
dharma (Buddhist sense rather than Hindu sense)
symbol: dharmachakra (eight-spoked wheel)
nirvana
boddhisatva
sangha
Theraveda/Mahayana
sutras
mandala
impermanence
karma
samsara
SHINTO
meaning of...
Kami
symbol of Tori gate
shrine
ritual
importance of sacred space
reverence for nature
Ameratsu
importance of image of sun in Japan
importance of ancestors
"water children"
TAOISM
Lao-tzu
Tao Te Ching
Meaning of "Tao"
symbol of Yin-Yang
theme of non-duality.. as illustrated in symbol of
yin-yang and paradoxical wisdom of Tao Te Ching
Pa-Qua (Ba Gua)
Wu Wei
Philosophy or religion?