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Buddhism 1
Buddhism Vocabulary
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 4
02/08/2012

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Ananda
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one of the Buddhist’s disciples; his attendant
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anatman
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No self – Buddhist denial of a permanent and substantial self
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arhat
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An awakended Buddhist saint
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bhiksu
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a Buddhist monk; actually means beggar/mendicant
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bhiksuni
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a Buddhist nun
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Bodhgaya
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where Siddhartha sat under the Bodhi (awakening) tree
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bodhisattva
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one on the path to Buddhahood
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dana
Definition
generosity
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dharma
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the mental and physical phenomena, or the teachings, that constitute Dharma
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Dharma
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the underlying law of reality; the teachings of the Buddha
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duhkha
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pain – the unease or unsatisfactoriness which characterize existence
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karma
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action – intentional action that influence future well-being, etc.
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Lumbini
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where the Buddha was born
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Mara
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the tempter figure in Buddhist methodology – tried to knock Buddha off the path
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nirvana
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cessation of suffering/samsara – ultimate goal of the Buddhist practice, to become enlightened
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samadhi
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concentration
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samatha
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calm (type of Buddhist meditation)
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samsara
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the round of rebirth
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sangha
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the Buddhist monastic community of monks and nuns
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vipasyana
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insight (type of Buddhist meditation)
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