Who were the Essenes? Summarize at least three ways in which Essene practice and belief may have influenced Christianity.

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A) ?worshiped in a detached way. B) ?ritually invoked and engaged as inhabitants of the world. C) ?invoked through myths as celestial beings. D) ?referred to as the founders of the tribes and worshiped every day.

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According to whom does philosophical knowledge free us from the cycle of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth?

a. Plato b. Aristotle c. Krishna d. Buddha

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Radical individualism is the view that some patients have very strong and extreme political views

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Buddhists who follow the Theravada tradition study a large collection of ancient scriptures called the

a. Rig Veda. b. Great Vehicle. c. Way of the Elders. d. Pali Canon.

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