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A tool for learning about the Baha'i Faith, Sikhism, Shinto, Jainism, and Buddhism
Challenge: Even if you do not have the textbook, can you unscramble the words that match each description?
| Scrambled word | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1. 'Ballhauha' ________________ | The founder of the Baha'i Faith |
| 2. aNkan ________________ | The founder of Sikhism, also known as Guru Nanak |
| 3. Bhaia' ________________ | An independent world religion founded by Baha'u'llah in nineteenth-century Persia |
| 4. eTldeepGlomn ________________ | The famous Sikh gurdwara in Amritsar, also known as Harmandir Sahib |
| 5. imSskhi ________________ | A religion founded by Guru Nanak and developed under ten successive human Gurus |
| 6. iotShn ________________ | Japan's indigenous religious tradition; its name means 'the way of the gods.' |
| 7. kzmaaiek ________________ | A Japanese word commonly translated as 'divine wind'; it was also used for pilots who carried out suicide attacks during World War II |
| 8. msinMo ________________ | The view that reality is ultimately one |
| 9. siJamni ________________ | The religion associated with Mahavira, whose life stories have similarities to those of Gautama Buddha |
| 10. sraoFleeiwvtlf ________________ | A Japanese Buddhist festival, commonly observed on April 8, celebrating the Buddha's birthday |
| 11. trioi ________________ | Two vertical posts covered by two parallel horizontal beams that form the gate into the grounds of a Shinto shrine |
| 12. urgu ________________ | A spiritual teacher; in Sikhism, this title applies to the ten human Gurus and to the Guru Granth Sahib |
-- Howard Culbertson, hculbert@snu.edu
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