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Buddhism
Buddhism
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History
9th Grade
01/26/2011

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Ahimsa
Definition
3: THe principle of non-violence toward all living things.
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Arhat
Definition
T: Someone who has attained the goal of the religious life.
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Bodhisattva
Definition
3: A person who is able to reach nirvana nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings.
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Buddha
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M: Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of buddhism. First to experience nirvana.
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Ch'an
Definition
Z: Zen. Chinese version
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Dhamma
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3: duty, law
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Dhammapada
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3 or T: The four noble truths. Together with the Buddha's later feelings makes dhammapada.
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Eightfold Path
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3: The path to nirvana, comprising of eight aspects. right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindflness, concentration
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Ethical Conduct
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M: To behave well.
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Flower Sermon
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Z: Buddha holds a lotus flower to his followers and only one smiles. It is there for the simple words of life, life is beautiful...
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Four Noble Truths.
Definition
3: The four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teachings.
1. Life means suffering.
2. The origin of suffering is attachment.
3. The cessation of suffering is attainable.
4. The path to the cessation of suffering.
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Karma
Definition
3: The sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
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Karuna
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M: Compassion
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Mahayana
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M: one of three major traditions.
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Mental Discipline
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Z: The term Mental discipline refers to the abilit to recognize and respond wisely to thoughts and feelings that occur in the mind and body.
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Monasteries
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T: The place of residence for monks.
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Mustard seed Parable
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3: The perfect explanation of the first noble truth. This women had a son who died and was told to get a mustard seed from a house where nobody died, and then couldn't find it... ya.
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Nirvana
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3: A transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and samsara. It represents the goal of Buddhism.
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Sakhyammuni
Definition
3: The buddha family name
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Siddhartha Gautama
Definition
3: The buddha in the story that we read over break.
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Stupa
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T: Buddhist shrine
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Tathagata
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3: An honorific title of the buddha
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Theraveda
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T: The teaching of the elders. THe oldest buddhist school
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wisdom
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T: The quality of having experience, knowledge, good judgement. THe quality of being wise.
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Zen
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Z: The value of meditatio and intuition
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Zen MAster
Definition
Z: Someone who teaches BUddhism to others.
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