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Hinduism & Buddhism (not including their core beliefs) Flashcards

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196423843Founder or Partriarch of (Hinduism)No clear founder; the religion is an amalgam of regional religious practices of the last 3500 years0
196423844Aryan Classical theory of place and date of origin (Hinduism)Indus river valley after Aryan invasion (c. 1500 BCE)1
196423845Emergence Theory of place and day (Hinduism)Indus river valley w/o Aryan invasion (before 1500 BCE)2
196423846Modern Extent (Hinduism)India, metropolitan areas of Great Britain, Australia, and the United States3
196423847Holy or Sacred text (Hinduism)Vedas: Rig Veda is the oldest with hymns, rituals, and oral traditions of Indus Upanishadas: Elaborates the role of the soul and karma4
196423848role of women (Hinduism)-Women are to be respected, but could not own property--many were considered property of their husbands in a sense -Actual religious status was tied heavily to caste position5
196423849Founder of (Buddhism)Siddhartha Gautama (Known as the Buddha, enlightened one)6
196423850Place or date of origin (Buddhism)Northern India c. 500 BCE; quickly spread throughout east asia7
196423851Modern extent of Mahayana (Buddhism)Eastern Asia - China, Korea, Japan8
196423852Holy or sacred text (Buddhism)Tripitika is important primary document; Most sutras stress and interpret the importance of the four noble truths and the eightfold path9
196423853proselytizeto convert or attempt to convert10
196423854Role of women (Buddhism)women are dependent upon the existing cultural norms of the society that adopted buddhist beliefs. Generally women are equal to men in their potential to reach spiritual enlightenment:11
196424722Modern extent of Theravada (Buddhism)Theravada Buddhism: Indochina (vietnam, cambodia, laos, thailand)12

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