Test Review

Today in class, we reviewed for the test for tomorrow.

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• Buddhism
• Name of adherents: 500 million to 1.5 billion (estimates vary quite a bit)
• Call them: Buddhists
• Geographical Location: southeast Asia, China, Nepal, Japan (there are 1.2 million Buddhists in the United States)
• Denominations: Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, Amidist
• Founder: Siddhartha Gautama
• Four Noble Truths: (only know which religion these belong too)
• There is suffering
• Attachment to desire is the origin of suffering
• There is a cessation of suffering
• The Eightfold Path will lead to the cessation of suffering
• The Eightfold Path:
• Right View
• Right Intention
• Right Speech
• Right Action
• Right Livelihood
• Right Effort
• Right Mindfulness
• Right Dedication
• Judaism
• Number of adherents: 14-18 million (ninth)
• Call them: Jews
• Geographic Location: Israel
• Founder: Abraham(?)
• Holy book:
• Talmud
• Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament)
• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy
• Beliefs:
• ethical monotheism - God is one, and concerned with the actions of humankind
• Ten Commandments
• 13 Principles of Faith