World Religions

Introduction to World Religions Study Guide ©2018 Achieve Page 4 of 96 4.2 The Three Refuges....................................................................................................................................................................... 30 4.3 The Four Noble Truths .............................................................................................................................................................. 31 The Noble Eightfold Path ............................................................................................................................................................ 32 4.4 The Four Immeasurables.......................................................................................................................................................... 32 4.5 The Middle Way............................................................................................................................................................................ 33 4.6 Nature of Existence ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33 4.7 The Three Marks of Existence ................................................................................................................................................ 33 Dependent Arising ......................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Liberation .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Practice ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 4.8 The Three Jewels.......................................................................................................................................................................... 35 4.9 Buddhist Ethics............................................................................................................................................................................. 35 4.10 Schools and Traditions ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 4.11 Buddhism Today........................................................................................................................................................................ 37 4.12 Demographics............................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Chapter 4 Review Questions........................................................................................................................................................... 39 Chapter 5: Asian Religions ................................................................................................................................................................... 40 5.1 Buddhism ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 40 Ancient and pre-historic.............................................................................................................................................................. 41 Modern History ............................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Demographics .................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 5.2 Confucianism ................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 Historical Development of Confucianism............................................................................................................................. 42 Confucianism traits........................................................................................................................................................................ 43 Confucianism texts......................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Respect of Ancestors..................................................................................................................................................................... 44 5.3 Taoism.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 44 Important themes........................................................................................................................................................................... 45 5.4 Chinese Ethnic Religions........................................................................................................................................................... 46 Chinese Holidays ............................................................................................................................................................................ 46 5.5 Shinto................................................................................................................................................................................................ 47 Religious Practices......................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Chapter 5 Review Questions........................................................................................................................................................... 49 Chapter 6: Judaism .................................................................................................................................................................................. 50 6.1 Defining Character in Judaism................................................................................................................................................ 50