Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Concepts-and-Values

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concept	description	religion/folklore
adhiṣṭhāna अधिष्ठान [san] adhiṭṭhāna 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 [pli]	determination	Theravāda
anattā 𑀅𑀦𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 [pli] anātman अनात्मन् [san]	no-self: no unchanging, permanent self or essence can be found in any phenomenon	Buddhism
Ascensio Iesu [lat] Análipsi tou Iēsoû Ανάληψη του Ιησού [ell]	Ascension of Jesus: belief that Jesus ascended to Heaven	Christianity Islam
ātman आत्मन् [san]	self	Buddhism
bāṭin باطن [arb]	interior; used to describe things hidden inside	Islam
diá Christón salótita διά Χριστόν σαλότητα [ell] jurodstvo юродство [rus]	foolishness for Christ: ascetic behaviour that contests the society's order by being abnormal.	Eastern Orthodoxy
ecclesia [lat] ekklisía εκκλησία [ell] ekklēsía ἐκκλησία [grc]	church: true body of Christians or the original institution established by Jesus Christ	Christianity
euangélion εὐαγγέλιον [grc] ēvangelium [lat]	gospel: message	Christianity
géwù zhìzhī 格物致知 格物致知 [cmn]	gaining knowledge by intense studying of the object	Ruism
gnôthĭ seautón γνῶθι σεαυτόν [grc] gnóthi seautón γνώθι σεαυτόν [ell]	know thyself
ʾīmān إِيمَان [arb]	recognition of faith and deeds	Islam
kamma [pli] kárma कर्म [san]	one's actions can effect the future	Buddhism Hinduism Jainism
paññā 𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀸 [pli] prajñā प्रज्ञा [san]	understanding of the true nature of phenomena	Buddhism
pāramitā पारमिता [san]	a noble character quality generally associated with enlightened beings	Buddhism
punarjanm पुनर्जन्म [hin] punarjanman पुनर्जन्मन् [san]	reincarnation: living being begins a new lifespan in a different physical form after biological death	Buddhism Hinduism Jainism Sikhism Catharism Alawism Hasidism Druze Rastafari
qadar قدر [arb]	divine power: predestination	Islam
qì 氣 气 [cmn]	vital energy	Ruism Daoism Han Buddhism
shàng shàn ruò shuǐ 上善若水 上善若水 [cmn]	the highest goodness is like water (for water is excellent in benefiting all things, and it does not strive)	philosophical Daoism
sōtēría σωτηρία [grc] sotiría σωτηρία [ell] salus [lat]	salvation: saving of human beings from sin and its consequences	Christianity
tàijí 太極 太极 [cmn]	supreme polarity: cosmological state of the universe and its affairs on all levels	Daoism Ruism Chinese folk religion
tawḥīd تَوْحِيد‎ [arb]	monotheism: oneness of God	Islam
tiānlǐ 天理 天理 [cmn]	heavenly reason: underlying reason and order of nature as reflected in its organic forms	School of Principle
tiān-rén héyī 天人合一 天人合一 [cmn]	unity of Heaven and humanity: societal phenomena are direct reflections of the nature	Ruism Daoism Han Buddhism
trinitas [lat]	Trinity: three distinct persons God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit sharing the same essence	Christianity
waḥdat al-fikr وحدة الفكر [arb]	unity of intellect: all humans share the same intellect	Aristotelianism
wú wéi 無為 无为 [cmn]	take no action and let the nature take its course	philosophical Daoism
wú wéi ér zhì 無為而治 无为而治 [cmn]	govern by non-interference (philosophical Daoism); govern by rule of virtue (Ruism)	philosophical Daoism Ruism
wúyòng zhī yòng 無用之用 无用之用 [cmn]	use of the useless: things without recognised values are kept away from attention and are preserved	philosophical Daoism
yawm al-qiyāma یوم القيامة [arb]	Judgement Day: the day when all bodies will be resurrected, all people are called to account for their deeds and their faith during their life on Earth	Islam
ẓāhir ظاهر [arb]	exterior; used to describe things manifested outside	Islam
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ, bǎi zhàn bù dài 知己知彼，百戰不殆 知己知彼，百战不殆 [cmn]	if one knows oneself and the opponent, the one won't worry about the results in a hundred battles	School of Military
zhī-xíng héyī 知行合一 知行合一 [cmn]	unity of knowledge and action: keep one's cognition and deeds consistent	Yangming school