The Sacred Paths: Understanding the Religions of the WorldThoroughly revised, The Sacred Paths, Third Edition, includes the following features:
Maps, timelines, discussion questions, and suggestions for further readings are some of the study features included in this book to help students understand the highly complex nature of the various religious traditions. |
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Ahura Mazda Amaterasu ancestors ancient basic become bodhisattva body Brahman Buddha Buddha-nature Buddhist called century ceremony Chan China Chinese Christ Christian church Confucian Confucius cosmic created creation culture Daoist death developed Dharma disciples divine earth emperor emphasized eternal ethical evil example existence festival God's goddess gods groups Guru harmony Heaven Hindu Hinduism holy human ideas important India Islam Israel Izanagi Jain Japan Japanese Jesus Jewish Jews Judaism kami karma Laozi leaders live Mahayana master means meditation modern monks movement Muhammad Muslim nature nirvana one's path of transformation person practices prayer priests prophets Pure Land Quran reality rebirth religion religious traditions rituals role rulers sacred power sacred story salvation samsara scriptures sense Shinto shrine Sikh social society soul spiritual symbol teaching temple things thinkers tion Torah truth ultimate ummah universe vision whole women worship Yahweh Zhuangzi Zoroastrian