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| Question | Answer |
| Animism | Belief that a soul or spirit exists in everything |
| Animistic | Tradition which attribute spirit to everything in and beyond the world around us e.g. Aboriginal Spirituality |
| Atman | the Hindu soul |
| Brahman | Hindu concept - the ultimate and only reality of the universe. All things originate from Brahman. |
| Eastern (Trident) | Traditions on the 'eastern' arm which originated in China. |
| Entrapment | The state of being caught in or as in a trap |
| Immanent | Existing, operating or remaining within, or relating to a collection of gods being present throughout the universe |
| Indian | Traditions on the 'central' arm which originated in the Indian subcontinent |
| Karma | Actions that determine future existence |
| Moksha | Hindu escape into ultimate reality |
| Monotheism | Belief in the existence of one and only one god |
| Myth | A traditional story explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events |
| Pantheism | Belief that god is present in all nature, rather than transcending it |
| Pantheistic (Trident) | Traditions which have multiple god-entities which share responsibility for everything e.g. Greek Mythology |
| Pluralism | Belief that spiritual truth is plural in form not singular |
| Reincarnation | An aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body or form after each biological death |
| Religion | Organised religious or sacred belief systems; also called Faiths |
| Semitic | Traditions on the 'western' arm which originated in the middle east from Palestine to Persia e.g. Christianity |
| Syncretism | A process by which two belief systems or traditions are blended to form a new, separate and unique tradition e.g. Sikhism |
| Theodicy | An attempt to explain or defend the perfect benevolence of god despite the apparent presence of evil in the world. |
| Transcendent | Having continuous existence outside the created world |
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