Chapter 6 Quiz

Eastern Thought
. __________ can claim to be the world's oldest living religion.

. The set of sacred compositions known as the Vedas is considered the reference point in
__________.

. The Hindu Upanishads are __________.

. The Hindu brahmanas are __________.

. In Hinduism, __________ is one's cycle of repeated deaths and rebirths.

. In Hinduism, __________ is one's soul or self.

. In Hinduism, __________ is the impersonal, all-pervading spirit that is the universe yet
transcends all space and time.

. The Buddha's system of teaching about the nature of reality and how to live correctly is
known as the __________.

. Buddhism conceives of the self in a manner similar to the Western philosopher
__________.

. According to Buddhist teaching, the self is __________.

. In Buddhism, right __________ means, among other things, refraining from lying and slander.

. In Daoism, the Dao refers to __________.

. __________ is the name of the essential Confucian virtues, including benevolence,
sympathy, kindness, generosity, respect for others, and human-heartedness.

. The __________ is the Confucian text containing the conversations of Confucius and his followers.

. In Confucianism, the ideal world is generated through the practice of __________ and _________.

. The Dao bears some similarities to what Heraclitus called the logos.

. Daoism advocates the view that the best life is lived in harmony with nature.

. The Buddha denied the existence of gods and goddesses.

. The Buddha renounced religious devotion to any deity.

. The Buddha taught that women should be barred from spiritual life.

. Bhagavad-Gita translates to Song of the Wind.

. Karma is the universal principle that governs the characteristics and quality of each rebirth or future life.

. Confucianism and Daoism are essentially the same philosophy.

. Hinduism has no common creed, founder, or deity.

. Dharma is the Buddhist concept of moral duty.

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