REL 1000 : Religion Final Study Guide
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Religion final exam study guide: religion in its original state, confined to a relatively small cultural setting, isolated, not branching from other religion, does not have modern influence, as if they are prehistoric, we make conjectures based on. Dea roma: the idea that rome itself is like a deity, and no longer needed the help of the old gods. Varna: the parts of the caste system of hinduism, highest to lowest, brahmans (priests and scholars, ksharyas (soldiers and warriors, vaisyas (merchants and professionals, sudras (laborers and servants) Monism: belief that everything is controlled by one thing, something higher than us. Great enlightenment: gautama found the answer that his inability to experience the release from suffering was due to his desire, or thirst. Desire and suffering: desire = tanha, desire holds us back from being released from suffering, not all desires can be realized. Four noble truths: 1) birth, decay, illness, and death are all suffering.
