| A | B |
|---|
| Siddhartha Gautama | Prince who became the Buddha |
| Jesus Christ | Founder of Christianity |
| Abraham | All three major monothestic religions trace back to him |
| Muhammad | Prophet who founded Islam |
| Mecca | City the Muslims face when they pray |
| Mohandas Gandhi | Hindu leader |
| Catholics | Christian group that also prays to saints |
| Protestant | Christian group who pray only to God |
| Karma | The sum total of all our thoughts, actions and words that determine our next life |
| Nirvana | Buddhist state of being where there is no more rebirth |
| Reincarnation | Soul never dies, but is continually reborn |
| Meditation | Calm, focused thought |
| Middle Path | Life style of neither self-indulgence nor self-denial |
| Moksha | Hindu release from rebirth |
| Bible | Christian sacred text |
| Torah | Jewish sacred text |
| Vedas | Hindu sacred text |
| Tripitaka | Buddhist sacred text |
| Qur'an | Islamic sacred text |
| Christianity | Largest religion |
| Judaism | First major monothestic religion |
| Hinduism | Oldest religion |
| Islam | Fastest growing religion |
| Bar Mitzvah | Boy's coming of age celebration |
| Bat Mitzvah | Girl's coming of age celebration |
| Trinity | God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit |
| Ganges River | Hindu sacred river to wash away Karma |
| Brahma | Hindu god, creator of the universe |
| Shiva | Hindu god, destroyer of universe |
| Vishnu | Hindu god, presever of universe |
| Brahman | Universal god, all are aspects of him |
| Monk | Buddhist holy man |
| Imam | Islamic prayer leader |
| Priest | Christian leader |
| Rabbi | Jewish leader |
| Bindi | Hindu forehead mark of good luck |
