SS7G12 SE Asia Ethnic Groups and Religions

a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations

• religious group

• ethnic group

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

a group with a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature

• ethnic group

• Hinduism

• religious group

• Buddhism

one of the oldest religions in the world, was developed in India, it teaches that that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman

• Buddhism

• Shinto

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

ounded by Siddhartha Gautama about 500 B.C. He was called the Enlightened One. He taught Four Noble Truths in life.

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Shinto

• Confucianism

is Japan’s earliest religion has characteristics such as Kami, cleanliness is a virtue, and does not stress life after death.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Shinto

• Confucianism

is a philosophy based on good deeds & morality rather than a religion; founded in 550 BC China; many see it as one of the foundations of Chinese society.

• Shinto

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

the belief that the human soul is reborn again and again in different bodies; process of rebirth

• karma

• dharma

• reincarnation

• nirvana

in Hinduism, a moral duty

• dharma

• nirvana

• karma

• reincarnation

among Hindus & Buddhists, the positive or negative force caused by a person’s actions; one’s actions determine one’s fate

• dharma

• reincarnation

• nirvana-

• karma

among Buddhists, the escape from the suffering of life; state of perfect peace

• karma

• nirvana

• dharma

• reincarnation