Religious Terminology

Transcendent means -

• The belief in a single God

• The belief in multiple God's

• The belief that divine spirits or a supernatural power lives within nature and human existence.

• The belief that there is/are divine or supernatural beings that exist beyond the known universe that are not subject to the laws of nature (like time, place, gender etc.)

Immanent means -

• The belief that there is/are divine or supernatural beings that exist beyond the known universe and are not subject to the laws of nature (like time, place, gender etc.)

• The belief that divine spirits or a supernatural power lives within nature and human existence.

• The belief in multiple God's

• The belief in a single God

Polytheism is -

• The belief that there is/are divine or supernatural beings that exist beyond the known universe and are not subject to the laws of nature (like time, place, gender etc.)

• The belief that divine spirits or a supernatural power lives within nature and human existence.

• The belief in multiple God's

• The belief in a single God

Monotheism is -

• The belief that there is/are divine or supernatural beings that exist beyond the known universe and are not subject to the laws of nature (like time, place, gender etc.)

• The belief that divine spirits or a supernatural power lives within nature and human existence.

• The belief in multiple God's

• The belief in a single God

Divinity means -

• The cycle of death and rebirth (seen sometimes as a trap)

• The release from Samsara (The Atman and Brahman unite)

• The belief that all life involves suffering

• Things that are related to, derived from or devoted to a God

Samsara means -

• The cycle of death and rebirth (seen sometimes as a trap)

• The release from Samsara (The Atman and Brahman unite)

• The belief that all life involves suffering

• Things that are related to, derived from or devoted to a God

Duhkha is -

• The cycle of death and rebirth (seen sometimes as a trap)

• The release from Samsara (The Atman and Brahman unite)

• The belief that all life involves suffering

• Things that are related to, derived from or devoted to a God

Moksha is -

• The cycle of death and rebirth (seen sometimes as a trap)

• The release from Samsara (The Atman and Brahman unite)

• The belief that all life involves suffering

• Things that are related to, derived from or devoted to a God

Oral Tradition refers to

• The idea that stories and teachings were passed on through the spoken word

• The idea that teachings were inscribed on stone tablets and passed on to the next generation

If an object or place is considered Sacred it is -

• Useless

• Spiritually significant

• Spiritually minded

• Spiritually inclined