Essential Questions

Community: Are there certain obligations for humanity to treat members of a community and the natural enviornment in a certain way? Are there constraints? If so, are the obligations and constraints based only on a concern for the indirect effects on humanity?

Justice: What are the justifications for, and implications of, claiming that there are universal standards for morality? When moral codes of individuals conflict, can criteria be developed for an international morality that transcends them?

Forgiveness: To what extent does the state of a person's knowledge play in deciding whether an act is right or wrong? Under what conditions would it be legitimate for a person to plead ignorance?

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Hinduism & Buddhism Test

Please know the following definitions for a Test on Hinduism & Buddhism on Friday Oct. 23

Dharma
Karma
Samsara
Moksha
Caste System:
Brahmins (Priests)
Kasatrayas (Warriors/Landowners)
Vaisyas (Merchants)
Sudras (Farmers)
Hrijan (Untouchables)
Darsan
Hindu Trinity (Brahmin, Vishnu, Shiva)
Mahabarata & Bhagavad Gita
Ramayana

Shiva & Parvati
Ganesh
Kali
Ram & Sita
Hanuman
Lakshmi

Prince Siddhartha
Nirvana
The Middle Path
The Buddha
4 Noble Truths
Mahayana or Greater Vehicle Buddhism

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