Key Beliefs (Junior Cert Religious Education): Flashcards

Ultimate universal soul/spirit, source of all existence

No physical shape or form

Polytheistic - belief in many gods and goddesses

The soul - part of Brahman in every living being

Released & reborn in different body (human, animal, plant)

Sacred duty - responsibilities to live a good life

Always doing what is right and correct

The four stages of life with different duties

Brahmacharya - student stage focused on learning

Grihastha - householder stage, marry & start family

Vanaprastha - retirement, focus on spiritual development

Sanyaas - wandering stage, spiritual growth & prep for death

Soul lives through many lifetimes in different forms

Cycle of birth, death, and rebirth

Freedom from rebirth cycle, union with Brahman