RELIGST 1B06 Final: COMPLETE Exam Review

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 1B06
• Professor: Philippa Carter

Document Summary

Religion ( to tie back ): four dimensions about ultimate reality, meaning, purpose, identify, etc. Who are the founders and what the major texts on which these beliefs and discourses are conveyed: Vedas -> accumulation of knowledge from the sages who heard it while meditating. Guru nanak dev ji, has a date. Guru granth sahib preserves his teachings, as well writings of the guru"s after him. Also includes teachings from hindu and muslim saints. They are a line of founders (9 after guru nanak) who have authority. Buddha: the awakened one or the enlightened one . The zhunagzi (written by zhuangzi): another name elaborate the first texts. Text: the analects (compiled of confucius" teachings) Mensius - after confucius - named his book the mensius. Who am i? (or what am i?) How should i live? (concepts of the human condition; identify; goal; afterlife; principle, laws/rules, etc. )