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What are two religions which believe in something called karma but have different views of what karma is? How do their views differ?

Which of the following, referring to goodness, love humaneness, and gentility, is the inward expression of Confucius’ chun-tzu or superior individual?

Which of the following refers to the “god shelf” or altar in Japanese homes where Shinto devotees may worship their gods and goddesses, remember the deeds of their ancestors, and make small sacrifices?

Who, among the following, are “crossing builders” who show the way to liberation and are the beings to whom Jain temples are most often dedicated?

Who served, very successfully, according to tradition, as the prime minister in the government of the Duke of Lu in China?

Which of the following refers to an incarnation or embodiment of Hindu gods or goddesses, an earthly representation of a god or goddess?

Which is the Jain attitude toward a creator god and gods who may assist humans or provide salvation?

While the sacred reality holds all that may be, it also holds nothing that is and, in this sense, may be described as empty.

According to the Buddhist tradition, which of the following refers to a state of existence in which all the passions or desires of individuality have ceased to burn and in which, consequently, there is no suffering and pain?

The four noble truths include all except which of the following?