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| x Buddhism |
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Broadcast Genre | Gautama Buddha |
Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices, considered by many to be a religion. A Buddhist is one who takes refuge in The Three Jewels: the Buddha (the Awakened One), the Dharma (the Teaching of the Buddha) and the Sangha (the Community of...
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| x Zen |
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Book Subject | Bodhidharma | Madhyamaka |
Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. Chan is itself derived from the Sanskrit Dhyāna, which means "meditation" (see etymology below).
Zen emphasizes dharma practice and experiential wisdom—particularly as realized in...
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| Quotation Subject | Taoism | ||||
| x Judaism |
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Broadcast Genre | Abraham |
Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה, Yehudah, "Judah"; in Hebrew: יַהֲדוּת, Yahedut, the distinctive characteristics of the Judean eáqnov) is the religion of the Jews. In 2007, the world Jewish population was estimated...
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| x Calvinism |
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Heinrich Bullinger |
Calvinism (sometimes called the Reformed tradition, the Reformed faith, or Reformed theology) is a theological system and an approach to the Christian life that emphasizes the rule of God over all things. It was developed by theologians such as...
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| Pietro Martire Vermigli | |||||
| Martin Bucer | |||||
| Huldrych Zwingli | |||||
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| x Hinduism |
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Broadcast Genre |
Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as Sanātana Dharma (सनातन धर्म) by its practitioners, a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law." Among its roots is the historical Vedic...
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| x Abrahamic religion |
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Book Subject | Abraham |
Abrahamic religions are monotheistic faiths — such as, Judaism, Islam and Christianity — that recognise a spiritual tradition identified with Abraham. Other religions that identify in this way, such as Samaritans, the Druze and the Bahá'í, are also...
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| x Islam |
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Broadcast Genre | Muhammad |
Islam (Arabic: الإسلام; al-'islām (help·info); pronounced: [ɪs.ˈlæːm]) is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. The word Islam means ...
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| x Assyrian Church of the East |
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The Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East (Syriac: ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܠܝܚܝܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ, ‘Ittā Qaddishtā wa-Shlikhāitā Qattoliqi d-Madnĕkhā d-Ātārāyē), currently presided over by Mar Dinkha IV, is a Christian church and one of...
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| x Taoism |
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Laozi |
Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊ.ɪ.zəm/ or /ˈtaʊ.ɪ.zəm/; also spelled Daoism) refers to a variety of related philosophical and religious traditions and concepts. These traditions have influenced East Asia for over two thousand years and some have spread...
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| x Confucianism |
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Confucius |
Confucianism, literally "The School of the Scholars," is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of the early Chinese sage Confucius. Confucianism is a complex system of moral, social, political,...
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| x Shinto |
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Shinto (神道, Shintō) is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It is a polytheistic and animistic faith, and involves the worship of kami (神, kami), or spirits. Some kami are local and can be regarded as the spiritual being...
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| x Sikhism |
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Guru Ram Das |
Sikhism (IPA: /ˈsiːkɪzəm/ (help·info) or /ˈsɪkɪzəm/ (info); Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ, sikkhī, IPA: [ˈsɪkkʰiː] (info)), founded on the teachings of Nanak and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century Northern India, is the fifth-largest organised religion in...
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| Guru Har Gobind | |||||
| Guru Nanak Dev | |||||
| Guru Har Krishan | |||||
| Guru Har Rai | |||||
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| x Restorationism |
Restorationism, sometimes called Christian primitivism, frequently describes religious movements that believe pristine, or original Christianity is restored in themselves to an important degree. These diverse groups teach that a restoration of...
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| x Protestantism |
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Military Combatant | John Knox | Catholicism |
Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Protestant doctrine, also known in continental European traditions as Evangelical doctrine, in opposition to that of Roman...
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| Huldrych Zwingli | |||||
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| x Jainism |
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Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma / Shraman Dharma (जैन धर्म) is an ancient religion of India. Jainism is a small but influential religious minority with as many as 10 million followers in modern India, and successful growing immigrant...
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| x Taoic religion |
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In the study of comparative religion, the East Asian religions (also known as Far Eastern religions, Chinese religions, or Taoic religions) form a subset of the Eastern religions. This group includes Caodaism, Chen Tao, Chondogyo, Confucianism,...
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| x Christianity |
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Broadcast Genre | Paul of Tarsus | Judaism |
Christianity
is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of
Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the Holy Bible. Christians
believe Jesus to be the Son of God and the Messiah prophesied in the
Old Testament. With an estimated 2.1...
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| x Anglicanism |
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Protestantism |
Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith. Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a...
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| x Eastern Orthodox Church |
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The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian communion in the world. It is believed by its adherents to be the very same Church established by Christ and his Apostles. It is composed of numerous but theologically unified...
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| x Oriental Orthodoxy |
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Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only three ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Ephesus. They reject the dogmatic definitions of...
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| x Catholicism |
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Quotation Subject | Paul of Tarsus | Judaism |
As a Christian ecclesiastical term, Catholic—from the Greek adjective καθολικός (katholikos), meaning "general" or "universal"—is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as follows:
Leaving aside the historical meanings indicated under (b) and (c...
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| x Madhyamaka | Nagarjuna |
Madhyamaka (Sanskrit: मध्यमक, Madhyamaka, traditional Chinese: 中觀宗, Pinyin: Zhōngguānzōng; also known as Śunyavada) is a Buddhist Mahayāna tradition systematized by Nāgārjuna. Nagarjuna may have arrived at his positions from a desire to achieve a...
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| x Methodism |
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Anglicanism |
Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The Methodist movement traces its origin to the evangelical...
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| x Holiness movement |
The Holiness movement in Christianity is composed of people who believe and propagate the belief that the carnal nature of humanity can be cleansed through faith and by the power of the Holy Spirit if one has had his or her sins forgiven through...
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| x Sunni Islam |
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Muhammad | Islam |
Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic: أهل السنة والجماعة) (people of the example (of Muhammad) and the community), or Ahl as-Sunnah (Arabic: أهل السنة) for short. The...
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| x Modern Orthodox Judaism |
Modern Orthodox Judaism (or Modern Orthodox or Modern Orthodoxy) is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize traditional observance and values with the secular, modern world. Modern Orthodoxy draws on several teachings and...
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| x Seventh-day Adventist Church |
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The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated "Adventist") Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath. The denomination grew out of...
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| x Conservative Judaism |
Conservative Judaism (also known as Masorti Judaism in Israel and Europe) is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid-19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s....
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| x Baptist |
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Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. The name is derived from a conviction that followers of Jesus Christ are commanded to be baptised (by being immersed in water) as a public display of...
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| x East Asian Buddhism |
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East Asian Buddhism is a collective term for the schools of Buddhism that developed in the East Asian region, most of which are part of the Mahayana (which means "The Greater Vehicle") transmission. These include Chinese Buddhism, Korean Buddhism,...
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| x Reformed Baptist |
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