Jainism, Sikhism, Daoism, and Confucianism

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Who was the founder of Jainism?
Mahavira
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What does Jainism greatly emphasize?
The act of self-salvation
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The Jain worldview holds that a Creator:
is inexistent, the universe is eternal
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What term, the basis of Jainism, holds the belief that everything is full of life and capable of suffering?
Hylozoism
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Jains allow what?
Gentle Virtue
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What term describes Mahavira and others before him as “cross-makers”?
Tirthankara
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How do Jain monks allow that Buddhist monks don’t allow?
Nakedness
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Where did Sikhism first develop?
Punjab
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What is the center of the Sikh religion called?
Amritsar
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What term refers to a Sikh temple?
Gurdwara
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What religion that Sikhism draws inspiration from allows the eating of animals?
Islam
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Name the founder of Sikhism
Nanak
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What did Nanak wear once leaving home?
Muslim and Hindu Styles
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What was the Khalsa created for?
Protective Social Organization
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Name a requirement of the Khalsa
No intoxication
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What does Adi Granth mean?
Original Collection
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What is the Adi Granth?
Sikh scripture
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How many Sikh gurus were there before the human line of gurus ended?
10
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What was Nanak’s name for God?
True Name
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What belief did Nanak share with Hinduism?
Reincarnation and Karma
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What is the Guru Granth?
An honorary title for Sikh scripture
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Some Sikhs want a Sikh nation that is…
Independently theirs
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What does the Taoist notion of wu wei believe?
No unnecessary action
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What does Tao Te Ching mean?
Way-power-classic
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In accordance to the notion of yin and yang, what does Taoism particularly prefer?
The natural development of things
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What is Confucianism concerned about?
The relationship between human beings
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What time period did Confucius live in?
551-479 BCE
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What did Confucius work as for almost all of his life?
Teacher
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What term refers to the sayings of Confucius?
The Analects
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What term refers to the short book on moderation and harmony?
The Doctrine of the Mean
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What text presents the teachings of a Confucian thinker?
The Mencius
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What ideals would Confucius’s ideal society live under?
Five Relationships
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