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Religion
Buddhism
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Religious Studies
12th Grade
01/12/2006

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Term
Buddhist rebirth
Definition
Samsara
Term
"Awakened one"
Definition
Buddha
Term
First Buddhist monastic community
Definition
Sangha
Term
What are the Three Jewels of Buddhism?
Definition
1. Buddha
2. Dharma
3. Sangha
Term
Buddhist teachings
Definition
Dharma
Term
What are the Three Marks of Existence?
Definition
1. Ahatta - "No self"

2. Anicca - "Impermanence"

3. Dukkha - "Suffering"
Term
What are the 5 Karma precepts?
Definition
1. Do not take life.
2. Do not take what is not given
3. Do not engage in sensious misconduct
4. Do not use false speech
5. Do not drink intoxicants
Term
List the 4 Noble Truths:
Definition
1. To live is to suffer
2. Suffering is caused by desire
3. Suffering can be brought to cessation
4. The solution to suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path
Term
"Meditation"
Definition
Zen
Term
"Blowing out"; the ultimate goal which results in liberation from samsara
Definition
Nirvana
Term
Spiritual leader of Buddhism
Definition
Dalai Lama
Term
The moral law of cause and effect of actions; determines the nature of one's rebirth
Definition
Karma
Term
"Circle"; patterned icons that visually excite and are used to enhance meditation
Definition
Mandalas
Term
"Desire, thirst, or craving"
Definition
Tanha
Term
"hrases or syllables chanted to evoke or enhance meditation
Definition
Mantras
Term
Buddhist teaching that rejects both the pleasures of sensual indulgence and self-denial
Definition
Middle Way
Term
"Nonviolence"; the avoidance of violence toward other life-forms
Definition
Ahimsa
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The non-living components of the Jain universe: space, time, motion, rest, and all other forms of matter
Definition
Asceticism
Term
"Those who garmet the sky"
Definition
Digambaras
Term
Bows that are binding for Jain ascetics: do not injure other lifeforms, avoid lying, do not steal, renounce sexual activity, and renounce possession
Definition
Five Great Vows
Term
"Conqueror"
Definition
Jina
Term
"Souls, or life"
Definition
Jivas
Term
Perfect and complete knowledge that is Jain enlightenment; liberation from samsara
Definition
Kevala
Term
Jain universe depicted as having the shape of a giant man
Definition
Loka
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