Polytheism
Belief in more then one god
Vishnu
The preserver god
Brahma
Creator god
Shiva
The distorter god
Reincarnation
In Hinduism and Buddhism, the proses by witch a soul is reborn continuously until it acheves perfict understanding.
Caste System
A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life.
Karma
The belief that actions in this life, weather good or bad, will decide your place in the next life.
Meditation
The focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas
Vedas
Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest scared texted of Hinduism
Untouchables
Lowest class of people in the caste system of Hinduism, do all the dirty work of society
Enlightenment
Based on total awareness of a situation, in terms of the physical and spiral centers of the body.
Nirvana
The state of enlightenment for Buddhists
Siddhartha Guatama
Most commonly referred to as Buddha ("the awakened") was a wandering ascetic and religions teacher who lived in South Asia
Buddha
Means "Enlightened One." He is said to have found a path for overcoming suffering.
4 Noble Truths
Doctrine; all life involves suffering.
8 Fol path
A path to end suffering.
Darmha
The teachings of Buddha
Ascedicism
Rigorous, self denial and active restraint
Sanscipt
An ancient langue of Inda.
Ahimsa
Hindu belief in nonviolence and revenue for all life.
Torah
Five first books of the Hebrew Bible
Isreal
Only Jewish nation in Southwest Asia
Persecution
Hostility and ill-treatment especially because of race of politics or religious beliefs
Holocaust
The Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler
Monotheism
The belief in only one God
Star of David
Symbol of Judaism
Menorah
A candelabrum with seven to nine braces
Yarmalka
A skullcap worn by Jewish men
Gentile
A non-Jewish person
Messiah
Savor sent by God
Disciples
Followers of Jesus.
Crusads
A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule
Missionary
A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others.
Baptisum
A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth.
Apos
Pioneer of a reform movement
Salvation
The act of delivering from sin or saving from evil