Some of the enlightened souls in Buddhism return to teach humanity about the path to freedom; they are called bodhisattvas in Hinduism and ____________ in Buddhism.

It is a belief in divine being(s) and the practices and moral codes that result from that belief.

The following are the elements that make something a religion, EXCEPT:

The belief in the existence of the theistic God.

Neither belief nor disbelief in the existence of the theistic God or any divine being.

A belief that accepts the existence of many gods but worships one god as supreme.

The monotheistic belief in a god who set the universe in motion and thereafter left it alone.

A monotheistic belief that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe.

Tribal religions define members of the faith not by belief but by blood.

The following are the three western religions, except:

Muslims call their god ________.

The western religions all believe that human life was not only blessed by God but also made in the image of God, which gave it special sanctity.

All western religions believe in the idea of the Trinity.

For Christians, they believe in the statement, _______.

Christians believe that God could never become human.

The Hebrew Bible is called _____________.

According to the Islam Bible, Hagar was a concubine of Abraham.

Muslims believe that the Qur’an cannot be adequately translated and so should be read or preferably heard in Latin.

The Christian Bible consists of ____________, which relate the life and teachings of Jesus.

When YHVH appears in text, Jews replace it in public readings with ____________, meaning “my Lord.”

All Western religions are monotheistic.

Western Religions are also known as Abrahamic Tradition because all three religions worship Abraham as the supreme and almighty God.

The Qur'an is made up of 114 chapters called __________.

Confucianism ; Confucius as Taoism ; __________

It is said to be the basis of one's status in life and the kind of creature that a person would be in his/her next life.

One of the Hindu beliefs is to learn the purpose of life, that nothing lasts, and that people need to learn to detach themselves from the impermanent things in this world.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

Hinduism is an Eastern Religion that belongs to which type of Belief in Theism?

Yajur Veda ; Wisdom of the Sacrificial Formulas as _____________ ; Wisdom of the Verses

It is worshiped in the Shintoism religion and is believed to exist in all things across nature.

The Chronicles of Japan, one of the works that come closest to being Shinto scripture since Shinto religion doesn't have a sacred text.

These works became the core curriculum in Chinese universities in the second century and are still studied today.

Which of the following is the Confucianism Golden Rule?

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

The Hindu belief about the soul passing into another body at death.

It is an eternal, infinite principle that had no beginning and has no end and is the source and substance of all existence.

Hindus have 3 million Gods.

Hindus recognize three principal gods wherein Vishnu __________________.

To Hindus, salvation comes when they are finally released from the cycle of death and rebirth.

The Tripitaka is the canon of southern schools of Buddhism that is used in the same form by all Buddhist sects.

The following Hindu holy texts were all written by man, except:

The son of Hagar and the founder of the Muslim heritage and religion.

A renowned teacher with thousands of students whose teachings emphasized devotion to parents and rituals, learning, self-control, and just social activity.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

Another term to describe Shinto which means "the way of gods."

Ishmael is considered to be the most recent and final prophet of Allah in Islam.

There is no deity worship in Confucianism.

The indigenous religion of Japan that emphasizes the worship of nature, ancestors, & ancient heroes.

The central or organizing principle of the universe.