IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

Religious Studies 205 – Introduction to World Religions

Midterm Review Sheet

 

 

Terms & Phrases to Know from Lecture & Readings

 


 

Tsumi

 

Henotheism

 

Jina

 

Polytheism

 

Agni

 

Soma

 

Lingam

 

Four Truths for the Spiritually Noble

 

Digambaras

 

Kojiki

 

Shiva

 

Eightfold Path

 

Cosmology

 

Libation

 

Mahayana

 

Mantra

 

Moksha

 

Maya

 

Atman

 

Vedas

 

Rig Veda

 

Arhat

 

Bodhisattva

 

Ajiva

 

Kami

 

Sannyasin

 

Jinja

 

Yoni

 

Sallekhana

 

Taboo

 

Avatar

 

Sanatana Dharma

 

Om

 

Wu-wei

 

Indra

 

Krishna

 

Hsün Tzu

 

Govinda

 

The 4 Passing Sights

 

Myth

 

Tao Te Ching

 

Oral Religions

 

Divination

 

Jodo Buddhism

 

Brahmin

 

Confucius

 

Sangha

 

Five Great Relationships

 

Karma

 

True Unity Celestial Masters

 

Mahavira

 

Vishnu

 

Li

 

Ahimsa

 

Samsara

 

Calumet

 

Tirthankara

 

Brahma

 

Shvetambaras

 

Bhagavad-Gita

 

Brahman

 

Vajrasattva

 

Lao Tzu

 

Theravada

 

Shaman

 

Vajrayana

 

Shinto

 

Confucianism

 

Bhakti

 

Amaterasu

 

Yin

 

Dharma (Buddhist Definition)

 

Religion

 

Siddhartha Gautama

 

Atheism

 

Junzi (chun tzu)

 

P’u

 

Immanent

 

Transcendent

 

Sympathetic Magic

 

Mohandas Gandhi

 

Wu Wei

 

Four Life Stages

 

Puja

 

Zazen

 

Nirvana

 

Nihongi

 

Trimurti

 

Dukkha

 

Bisy Backson

 

Kali

 

Upanishads

 

Lama

 

Analects

 

Izanami & Izanagi