15 Words

Question 1

Anatta

Answer 1

Not self

Question 2

Annihilationism

Answer 2

Belief that a person will be annihilated at death

Question 3

Arahant

Answer 3

Buddhist who is enlightened as result of the Buddha’s teachinf

Question 4

Ascetiscm

Answer 4

A lifestyle characterised by renunciation of desire and pleasure

Question 5

Bodhisattva

Answer 5

An enlightened being who gives up entry to parinirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment

Question 6

Bodhisattva vow

Answer 6

How to save all other beings from suffering before accepting parinirvana for oneself

Question 7

Buddha

Answer 7

Given to an enlightened person who attains enlightenment on their own and then teachers others how to overcome suffering

Question 8

Dalai Lama

Answer 8

Great ocean, the leader of the ruling Gelung sect of Tibetan Buddhist

Question 9

Dual-belonging

Answer 9

A belief from the modern scholar Paul Knitter that one can belong to two different faith traditions without one compromising another

Question 10

Dukkha

Answer 10

Sufferring

Question 11

Eightfold path

Answer 11

Magga
View, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, concentration, mindfulness

Question 12

Engaged Buddhist

Answer 12

The belief that Buddhists ought to be socially active and work for social justice

Question 13

Hedonism

Answer 13

Pursuit of pleasure, avoidance of pain

Question 14

Inculturation

Answer 14

Gradual acquisition of characteristics and norms of culture or religious tradition by a person or another culture

Question 15

Jhana

Answer 15

To meditate, the four jhanas are the four stages of meditative development leading To enlightenment