- Who freed the Jews from captivity in Babylon in 538 BC?
- When did the kingdom of Israel split into two kingdoms?
- The personal sin of Adam and Eve as well as the fallen condition of the human nature is __________________.
- What is the name of the Northern Kingdom and its capital city?
- According to the prophet Jeremiah, where would God's New Covenant be found?
- Which empire conquered the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 BC?
- What is the date of the Babylonian exile?
- What is the name of the Southern Kingdom and its capital city?
- - to be transformed into a "worthy one"- still living, awaiting death and final nirvana- to be awakened
- the basic moral requirements that are binding for all Buddhists
- Which analogy demonstrates the balance that is brought about by the Noble Eightfold Path?
- one who has become enlightened; the ideal type for Theravada Buddhism
- pali for "desire," "thirst," or "craving"
- an ancient language of India, similar to sanskirt but more commonly understood, and used in the writing of the earliest Buddhist texts; most important for Theravada Buddhism
- pali for "suffering," "frustration," "dislocation," or "discomfort"
- the central teachings of Buddhism: to live is to experience suffering; suffering is caused by desire; the cessation of suffering can be achieved; the solution is the Noble Eightfold Path
- the first of the 4 noble truths, the basic buddhist insight that suffering is part of the human condition; three marks of existence
- the fourth of the four noble truths; defines the basic practices of Buddhism that lead to nirvana
- the only thing that persists after death
- the second of the four noble truths, selfish desire which causes dukkha