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- 1. the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
- 8. the rebirth of a soul in a new body.
- 10. a state of selflessness and enlightenment
- 11. when a Buddhist finds the truth about life and stops being reborn because they have reached Nirvana
- 12. popularly known as the Buddha, was an ascetic, a religious leader and teacher who lived in ancient India.
- 14. do unto others as you would have them do unto you
- 15. belief that there is only one God.
- 18. principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
- 19. an Indian religion and dharma, or way of life. It is the world's third-largest religion, with over 1.2 billion followers,
- 20. a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China.
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- 2. Japanese religion dating from the early 8th century and incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power in both animate and inanimate things.
- 3. belief that every action has a reaction- good with good, bad with bad
- 4. belief in or worship of more than one god.
- 5. a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven.
- 6. a person’s attachment to material possessions or desires
- 7. the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
- 9. a group with shared beliefs, texts, and rituals
- 13. traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the human realm into the spirit realm
- 16. a divine being/spirit in the Shinto religion.
- 17. followers believe that the human life is one of suffering, and that meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are the ways to achieve enlightenment, or nirvana.