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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