Layout: 3 parts - 60-70 marks
Part 1: Definitions
12 terms to define and explain religious significance (3 marks each)
Part 2: Multiple Choice
20 multiple-choice questions
Part 3: Word Pairs
2 marks each (choose 5 pairs)
Part 4: Short Answer Question
5 marks
Bonus Question
(4-5 marks)
Short Answer:
Be able to discuss differences between how followers of Eastern and Western parts of the world see: nature, time, sin, death, sense of self, degree of interdependence/ independence, concept of God, matter/spirit…
Idea
East
West
Nature
Live in nature - nature is important in Eastern religions
Live with nature - nature isn’t important to Western religions
Time
Cyclical
A line with a beginning and end
Sin
Karma - no judgement
Judgement
Death
Reincarnation
Afterlife
Sense of self
Weak
Strong
Sense of interdependence
Strong (collective)
Weak (individualist)
Concept of God
There is the acceptance of a universal truth: God emanates
(part of) everything — God is not separate from the world
God created the world and is separate from his creation
West
East
Live in space
Live in the moment
Value activity
Value rest
Assertive
Passive
Diligent
Contemplative
Seek change
Accept what it is
Live with nature
Live in nature
Want to know how it works
Want to know meaning
Freedom of speech
Freedom of silence
Strive for articulation
Lapse into meditation
Love first, then marry
Marry first, then love
Love is vocal
Love is mute
Focus on self-assurdness
Focus on self-abnegation
Attempt to gain more
Learn to do with less
Ideal — being successful
Ideal — love of life
Honor achievement
Honor austerity
Wealth/Poverty — results of enterprise
Wealth/Poverty — results of fortune
Cherish vitality of youth
Cherish wisdom of years
Retire to enjoy the rewards of your work
Retire to enjoy the gift of your family
The statement “what goes around comes around” best represents the perspective of which religion(s)?
• The saying “what goes around comes around” can be related to karma
• The two applicable religions are Buddhism and Hinduism
• Cause and effect
Everything we say and do determines what's going to happen to us in the future. Whether we act honestly, dishonestly, help or hurt others, it all gets recorded and manifests as a karmic reaction either in this life or a future life. All karmic records are carried with the soul into the next life and body and determine the quality and events of our next life
Hinduism
• Karma is the totality of one’s actions in life, and it determines the form that an individual will take when he or she is born
• The accumulation of bad karma will result in the rebirth at the lower station in life or as a lower form of life
• The accumulation of good karma will result in rebirth at a higher station in life, which is closer to attaining salvation
• In order to achieve salvation, Hindus must work their way up the ladder of existence. They do so by trying to secure rebirth at a higher level
Buddhism
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Karma is the result of our own past actions and our own present doings
Constant cycle of death and rebirth as a consequence of our good and bad deeds
We ourselves are responsible for our own happiness and misery
We are the architects of our own fate
Introduction to Religion Terms
Infidel- one who has no religious beliefs, or doubts the beliefs of one’s own religion (literally means “unfaithful”)
Secular- concerned with or belonging to the material world
Agnostic- a person who doubts that humankind can know the existence of a possible god and the possible existence of anything beyond this life
Atheist- one who holds the belief that no god exists
Martyr- a person willing to offer or die for the beliefs or faith
Gentile- a term that commonly means non-Jew
Humanism- an outlook of thought that views humankind as the source of all value or meaning
Sacred- connected with religion
Aboriginal Religion
The Medicine Wheel
The Four Directions- symbolic of