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4924795614 | Socrates | The first great Greek philosopher to turn rationalism towards questions of human existence (469-399 BCE). | 0 | |
4924795615 | Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha) | The Indian prince turned ascetic (ca. 566-ca. 486 BCE) who founded Buddhism. | 1 | |
4924795616 | Saint Paul | The first great popularizer of Christianity (10-65 CE). | 2 | |
4924795617 | Pythagoras | A major Greek philosopher (ca. 560-ca. 480 BCE) who believed that an unchanging mathematical order underlies the apparent chaos of the world. | 3 | |
4924795618 | Plato | A disciple of Socrates whose Dialogues convey the teachings of his master while going beyond them to express own philosophy; lived 429 to 328 BCE. | 4 | |
4924795619 | Nirvana | The end goal of Buddhism, in which individual identity is "extinguished" into a state of serenity and great compassion. | 5 | |
4924795620 | Moksha | In Hindu belief, liberation from separate existence and union with the Brahman. | 6 | |
4924795621 | Mahayana | "Great Vehicle", the popular development of Buddhism in the early centuries of the Common Era, which gives a much greater role to supernatural beings and proved to be much more popular than the original (Theravada) Buddhism. | 7 | |
4924795622 | Legalism | A Chinese philosophy distinguished by an adherence to clear laws with vigorous punishments. | 8 | |
4924795623 | Laozi | A legendary Chinese philosopher of the sixth century BCE; regarded as a founder of Daoism. | 9 | |
4924795624 | Karma | In Hinduism, the determining factor of the level at which the individual is reincarnated, based on purity of action and fulfillment of duty in the prior existence. | 10 | |
4924795625 | Judaism | The monotheistic religion developed by the Hebrews, emphasizing a sole personal god (Yahweh) with concerns for social justice. | 11 | |
4924795626 | Jesus of Nazareth | The prophet/god of Christianity (ca. 4 BCE-ca. 30 CE) | 12 | |
4924795627 | Isaiah | One of the most important prophets of Judaism, whose teachings show the transformaton of the religion in favour of compassion and social justice (eighth century BCE). | 13 | |
4924795628 | Hippocrates | A very influential Greek medical theorist (ca. 460-ca. 370 BCE); regarded as the father of medicine. | 14 | |
4924795629 | Hinduism | A word derived from outsiders to describe the vast diversity of indigenous Indian religious traditions. | 15 | |
4924795630 | Greek Rationalism | A secularizing system of scientific and philosophic thought that developed in classical Greece in the period 600 to 300 BCE; it emphasized the power of education and human reason to understand the world in nonreligious terms. | 16 | |
4924795631 | Filial Piety | The honouring of one's ancestors and parents, a key element of Confucianism. | 17 | |
4924795632 | Daoism | A Chinese philosophy/popular religion that advocates the simplicity and understanding of the world of nature, founded by the legendary figure Laozi. | 18 | |
4924795633 | Daodejing | The central text of Daoism, translated as The Way and its Power. | 19 | |
4924795634 | Constantine | Roman emperior (r. 306-337 CE) whose conversion to Christianity paved the way for the triumph of Christianity in Europe. | 20 | |
4924795635 | Confucius (Kong Fuzi) | The founder of Confucianism (551-479 BCE); an aristocrat of northern China who proved to be the greatest influence on Chinese culture in its history. | 21 | |
4924795636 | Confucianism | The Chinese philosophy first enunciated by Confucius, advocating the moral example of superiors as the key element of social order. | 22 | |
4924795637 | Buddhism | The cultural/religious tradition first enunciated by Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha). | 23 | |
4924795638 | Brahmins | The priestly caste of India. | 24 | |
4924795639 | Brahman | The "World Soul" or final reality in upanishadic Hindu belief. | 25 | |
4924795640 | Bhakti Movement | An immensely popular development in Hinduism, advocating intense devotion toward a particular deity. | 26 | |
4924795641 | Bhagavad Gita | A great Hindu epic text, part of the much larger Mahabharata, which affirms the performance of caste duties as a path to religious liberation. | 27 | |
4924795642 | Ban Zhao | A major female Confucian author of Han-dynasty China (45-116 CE) whose works give insight into the implication of Confucian thinking for women. | 28 | |
4924795643 | Atman | The human soul, which in classic Hindu belief seeks union with Brahman. | 29 | |
4924795644 | Aristotle | A Greek polymath philosopher (384-322 BCE) a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. | 30 | |
4924795645 | Angra Mainyu | In Zoroastrianism, the evil god, engaged in a cosmic struggle with Ahura Mazda. | 31 | |
4924795646 | Ahura Mazda | In Zoroastrianism, the good god who rules the world. | 32 |