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| bias | an opinion before there is reason for it. |
| context | the social or historical situation in which something happens. |
| culture | the human made world; what it looks and sounds like; what people surround themselves with; what they believe; and what they value. |
| cosmos | The universe regarded as a orderly and harmonious whole. |
| deity | a person or thing that is exhalted or revered as supremely good or great. |
| god | a being of supernatural powers or attributes believed in and worshipped by people. |
| goddess | a female god or deity. |
| God | a being conceived as the perfect all powerful and all knowing originator and ruler of the universe. The principle of faith and worship in monotheistic religions. |
| religion | belief in gods or God. A particular system of worship. |
| secular | of or relating to the world and its affairs as distinguished from the spiritual or eternal. Not specifically religious. |
| bodhisattva | "pure minded one" who has dedicated his/her life to the welfare and enlightenment of all beings that can feel. |
| buddha | an enlightened or awakened one. |
| dharma | the Truth as taught by the buddha and the enlightened ones. |
| enlightenment | buddist term for divine understanding. |
| mandala | an image of the cosmos represented by an arrangement of concentric geometric shapes containing diagrams or images. Used for meditation and contemplation they are most often found in buddist temples. are most oft |
| mudra | A symbolic hand gesture in Indian art. The many different ones each denote certain behaviors, actions, or feelings. |
| nirvana | State of mind described by buddism as free from all suffering |
| Siddhartha Gautama or Gautama Buddha | Founder of buddism who lived 2500 years ago. |
| Zen Buddism | a form of Japanese Buddism that emphasizes meditation. |
| Bar/Bat Mitzvah | Jewish ceremony celebrating the passage of a boy/girl into adulthood |
| Jeruselum | a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims |
| Judeans | people of Judea - where the word "Jew" comes from |
| menorah | multi branched lamps or candle holders, a common Jewish symbol |
| the Sabbath | Jewish weekly holiday observed from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday and it is the seventh day of the week |
| Star of David | a six pointed star often used to decorate items of ritual art or religious significance |
| synagogue | Jewish meeting place for worship and study |
| Tanach | Judaism holy book made up of the Torah, the prophets and the writings known as the Old Testament in Christianity |
| The Ten Commandments | Ten laws that Jews believe that God gave to Moses to give to the Isrealites |
| Torah | the first five books of the Jewish scripture also called the law - holiest part of the Jewish Tanach |
| Allah | all powerful god of Islam |
| Koran | the holy book of Islam - considered by Musllims to be the divine word of God |
| Mecca | holiest city of Islam in Saudi Arabia |
| mosque | a building used for public worship by Muslims |
| Mohammed | allah's prophet on earth founder of Islam |
| a pilgrammage | a journey to a sacred place |
| ramadan | Muslim holy month of fasting |
| shahada | First pillar of Islam a declaration of faith |
| salat | the second pillar of Islam - prayer |
| zakat | third pillar of Islam giving money to the poor |
| sawm | fourth pillar of Islam - fasting |
| hajj | fifth pillar of Islam - holy pilgrammage to mecca |
