Buddhism vocab Flashcards
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Buddha
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a Sanskrit word meaning “awakened”; the name given to the man who founded Buddhism
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ascetic
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a person who gives up worldly pleasures
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enlightenment
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the state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth; the goal of Buddhists
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nirvana
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an ideal state of happiness and peace
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Four noble truths
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the four basic doctrines or principles of Buddhism
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Buddhism
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the religion founded by Siddhartha, which teaches that life brings suffering that one can escape by seeking nirvana through enlightenment
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Eight fold paths
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a key idea of Buddhism here by followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings
