HUMSS

• Human soul part of Brahman

  Atman
• Trimurti

  Brahma - creator, Vishnu - preserver, Shiva - destroyer
• Cycle of birth, death, and rebirth

  Samsara
• Moksha - liberation from the cycle of reincarnation
• Sacred Texts in Hinduism

  Vedas
• Hindu practice where widowed woman is burned at funeral pyre with husband's corpse

  Sati
• Non-violence / respect for all human life

  Ahimsa
• Comes from the belief that health and overall wellbeing is achieved through balance between mind, body and spirit

  Ayurveda
• Word that means 'great soul'

  Mahatma
• Oldest form of social statification

  Caste System
• Highest Class in the Caste System
• Not considered part of the Caste System

  Dalit
• One of the well known Hindu festivals

  Diwali
• What Hindu temples are called

  Mandir
• Freedom from cycle of life, death and rebirth

  Moksha
• Central act of Hindu worship

  Puja
• Incarnation of a Hindu Diety

  Avatar
• Supreme Being of Hinduism

  Brahman
• "One who is enlightened"

  Buddha
• Represents the monastic community of Buddhism

  Sangha
• Represents the teachings of Buddhism

  Dharma
• The 3 Jewels of Buddhism

  Buddha, Sangha, Dharma
• The Core spirit of Buddhism doctrines that focuses on suffering

  4 Noble Truths
• Belief that actions in this life decide your fate

  Karma
• Buddhist teachings that aim in achieving enlightenment

  Noble Eightfold Path
• Serves as a guide on how to lead a life of virtue and morality

  Five Precepts
• Sacred Texts of Theravada Buddhism

  Tipitaka
• Spiritual Leader of Buddhism (boddhisattva of Tibet)

  Dalai Lama
• Fleetingness or Impermanence

  Anicca
• Important Symbols of Buddhism

  Dharmachakra

  Buddha's Footprint
• Individuals who are on their way to achieving Buddhahood

  Boddhisattva
• Perfections in Mahayana Buddhism

  Paramitas
• Buddhist festival that remembers the sermon that Buddha gave to 1,250 followers

  Magha Puja
• Buddhist Festival where the sacred tooth of Buddha is carried by an elephant in a procession around the city

  Esala Perahera
• Religion that emphasizes personal ethics and morality

  Confucianism
• Symbol of significant life force

  Water
• Symbol of knowledge and self awareness

  Scholar
• Symbol of Opposites and balance

  Ying and Yang
• Collection of Confucius's speeches and sayings

  Analects
• The texts that serve as the introduction to Confucianism

  The Four Books