Key words Flashcards
(21 cards)
Tanha
Craving/desire
Karuna
Compassion
Metta
Benevolence
Rupa
Statue of Buddha
Gompa
Building where Tibetan Buddhists meditate
Mandala
Intricate, sand, circle shaped pattern symbolising impermanence
Stupa
Small building in a monastery containing holy relics
Vihara
Buddhist temple
Sangha
Buddhist community
Thangka
Detailed painting of Buddha or Bodhisattva
Arhat
Someone who has become enlightened, Theravada Buddhism
Bodhisattva
Someone who is enlightened and stays to help others, Mahayana Buddhism
Buddha nature
The essence of the Buddha inside everyone
Amitabha Buddha
Buddha worship by pure land Buddhists
Dependant arising
Idea that everything has a cause and causes something else
Dharma
Buddhas teachings
Magga
4th noble truth
Samudaya
2nd noble truth
Nirodha
3rd noble truth
Samsara
Cycle of birth life death and rebirth
Sukhavati
Paradise where Amitabha Buddha lives and where pure land Buddhists aim to be reborn into