Question 1. In patriarchal institutionalized religions, women have been __________.
Relegated to the fringes of religious organizations
Question 2. How many limited vows apply to Jain monks?
Twelve
Question 3. _____________ are predicted, repeated actions and may be individual or group led actions.
Rituals
Question 4. An allegory is an effective kind of religious narrative because it __________.
uses symbolic language to convey an abstract idea
Question 5. The word Jain derives from this term, meaning "winner over one's passions."
Jina
Question 6. The karma-run wheel of birth, death, and rebirth is called __________.
Samsara
Question 7. The practice that helps one determine the harmonious placement of a building or objects is known as __________.
Feng Shui
Question 8. Redaction refers to the __________ of scripture.
Editing
Question 9. A monk or a nun who renounces worldliness for the sake of following the path of liberation is called a __________.
Bhikshu
Question 10. The creative rhythm of the universe is called the __________.
Tao
Question 11. The Japanese teacher Nichiren believed that the essence of Buddhism could be found in the __________.
Lotus Sutra
Question 12. Chan Buddhism focuses predominantly on
mediation
Question 13. Sacred rituals that are especially important in the veneration of ancestors are called __________.
li
Question 14. What is the name for a Hindu spiritual teacher?
Guru
Question 15. The monastic order that developed from the Buddha's early disciples is called the __________.
Sangha
Question 16. The father of modern, independent India who taught nonviolent resistance to military and industrial oppression was _________.
Mahatma Gandi
Question 17. Jiva means __________.
Soul
Question 18. The oldest of the known Vedic scriptures is the __________.
Rig Veda
Question 19. Indigenous spirituality may be described as __________.
a lifeway that ideally pervades all moments
Question 20. A symbol for the unity of all things that many indigenous cultures use is that of the __________.
Circle