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Hinduism

Who is the highest God?

 Brahman
The 3 next Gods
 Brahma the creator
 Vishnu the sustainer
 Shiva the destroyer
Caste System:

Yoga
 Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or
disciplines which originated in ancient India. Yoga is one of the six
orthodox schools of Hindu philosophical traditions.
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5/3 Blind Men:

 The Blind Men and the Elephant is a famous Indian fable that tells the
story of six blind sojourners that come across different parts of an
elephant in their life journeys.
Reincarnation
 Reincarnation, a major tenet of Hinduism, is when the soul, which is
seen as eternal and part of a spiritual realm, returns to the physical
realm in a new body. A soul will complete this cycle many times,
learning new things each time and working through its karma.
Karma
 Karma is a concept in Hinduism which explains causality through a
system where beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial
actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a
system of actions and reactions throughout a soul's reincarnated lives
forming a cycle of rebirth.

Buddhism

Who was the first Buddha?

 In Pali texts, the first Buddha in Buddhavamsa sutta was Taṇhaṅkara
Buddha. The Mahapadana sutta says the first Buddha was Vipassi
Buddha.
Buddha
 Buddha is a Sanskrit word that means "awakened one." He or she is
awakened to the true nature of reality, which is a short definition
of what English-speaking Buddhists call "enlightenment.
Four Noble Truths
1. The truth of suffering (Dukkha)
2. The truth of the origin of suffering (Samudāya)
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3. The truth of the cessation of suffering (Nirodha)

4. The truth of the path to the cessation of suffering (Magga)

Eight Fold Path

1. Right understanding (Samma ditthi)

2. Right thought (Samma sankappa)
3. Right speech (Samma vaca)
4. Right action (Samma kammanta)
5. Right livelihood (Samma ajiva)
6. Right effort (Samma vayama)
7. Right mindfulness (Samma sati)
8. Right concentration (Samma samadhi)

Nirvana

 In Buddhism, this has no negative connotations; rather, it means

moving to another plane of existence by extinguishing the flames of
desire, delusion, anger and hatred. In Pali, nirvana is termed as
nibbana.

Taoism

Two Principles

1. The principle of the yang are maleness, the sun, creation, etc.
2. The principles of the yin are femaleness, the moon, completion, etc.
Founder
 Lao- Tzu
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