monday- no school
tuesday
Brahma- reflects gods divine work of creating the universe
Vishnu- reflects gods work in keeping the universe in existence
shiva- destroyer
Buddhism
- Siddhartha gautama (buddha) was the founder
- Buddha means " the awakened one"
- He grew up up in a wealthy family but decided to follow a path of self-denual
- he didn;t find truth until he sat down under a tree, now known as the Bo tree
- There he was enlightened and attained the knowledge he had been looking for
- he discovered the four noble paths
4 noble truths
1. Existence is suffering
2. The cause of suffering is craving and attachment
3. Suffering ceases at some point and turns to nirvana
4. There is a path to nirvana which is mad up of 8 steps called the eightfold path
- About 1% of americans are buddhist
- Meditation is very important
- Lotus flower
- Believe that is can blossom while rooted in the impurity of the world
Wednesday
Dalai lama- the present spiritual leader of buddhism
ISLAM
major location-north africa, middle east, indonesia
- The islamic crescent star
- islam means "submission (to allah" in arabic
- "Allah" is arabic word which means "the one true god"
- Muslims believe that the quran is gods word as revealed to the prophet muhammad through the angel gabriel
- Muslims do not believe tat jesus was the messiah, although they do believe he was a prophet
- Islam is family oriented
- the primary means of transmitting the religion are through the family
- muslims are people the practice islam
- The word "muslim" means one who submits to the will of god, regardless of his/her race
- .6% of U.S. Adults follows Islam
- There are 2 main sects pf islam- Sunni and Shiite
- One of their main differences is in their beliefs about who were the leaders following the death of the prophet muhammad
- 5 pillars of Islam
- Shahadah-the muslim profession of faith-what they believe in done 2 twice a day
- Salat (daily prayer) is a prayer ritual; preformed 5 times a day by all muslims over the age of 10 ( they face the kaaba)
- Sawm (fasting) is abstaining each day during ramadan
- Zakat (almsgiving) is giving money to the poor (2.5% savings)
- Hajj- the pilgrimage to mecca that all physically/ financially able to muslims should make at least once in their lifetime- go to kaaba and circle 7 times, pray, go to a spring and drink water, have a feast, throw stones at 3 pillars, shave head, and run hills
- 5 pillars of Islam
Islamic Law
- Sharia law outlines laws for muslims and is based from the Quran
- Many African and middle eastern countries laws are based on sharia law
- 5 major crimes
- Theft
- Highway robbery
- intoxication
- adultery
- falsely accusing others of adultery
Food laws
- Similar to kosher laws
- no alcohol, pork, blood...
- Food must be prepared similarly to jews
Issues facing islam
- Radical islamic group
- ISIS
- Al-Qaeda
- Racial profiling in US
- Women's rights
Thursday
talked about time articles and watched videos
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