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pratityasamutpada

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dependent arising; dependent origination; dependent co-arising of all phenomena

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karma

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the effect such actions leave that influence the future of the actor; principle governing cause and effect

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nirvana

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goal of Buddhism, extinguishing flame of suffering

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parinervana

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complete or final nirvana, without remainder; achieved by buddha or arhat at moment of death

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duhka

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dissatisfactory condition of human nature; suffering; condition of transitory experience; first of four noble truths

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samsara

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process of birth, death, and rebirth; world of suffering

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arhat

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person who is free from defilements, attained nirvana; fourth final stage of advanced thervada path

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pratyekabuddha

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solitary buddha, person who achieves awakening with no help and never preaches to others

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dharma

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teaching of the Buddha; essence or nature of phenomena

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sangha

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monastic community; all buddhists lay and monastic

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anatman

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no-self; denial of permanent self or soul; denial of any permanent substantial nature of phenomena

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bodhi

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awakening; enlightenment

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theravada

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way or teaching of the elders; early buddhist school that became the major form in buddhism in Sri Lanka and southeast asia

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vinyana

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monastic discipline; one of the three baskets in the Pali canon

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triptaka

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three baskets; three divisions of the pali canon: Sutra, Vinaya, Abhidarhma

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Bodhicitta

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altruistic aspiration to attain buddhahood for the benefit of other beings

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bodhissatva

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person who seeks the wisdom and liberation of a buddha; in mahayana: one who seeks buddhahood to deliver others from suffering.

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paramita

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perfection, virtue of which there are six or ten traditionally in buddhism

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Manjusri

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bodhissatva associated with wisdom

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Amitabha

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celestial buddha of the Pure Land; buddha worshiped bu Pure Land schools of buddhism

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Yogacara

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major mahayana school of indian buddhism that emphasizes the nature of conscioussness

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alayavijana

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Storehouse consciousness; yogacara concept of a depth of consciousness that contains impure seeds of karmic experience along with pure seeds of awakening

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sutra

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text; scripture; collection of discourses by the buddha in buddhist canon

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hinayana

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small or lesser journey/course/vehicle; term used by mahayana to denote all forms of early buddhism that did not accept mahayana teachings

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mahayana
great vehicle; name of one of the major divisions of Buddhism wherein person strive to become buddha rather than an arhat
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sunyata
emptiness; lack of substantial independence; fundamental mahayana notion of ultimate reality
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dharmakaya
"body of the dharma" totality of Buddhas qualities in early buddhism
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rupakaya
form or material body of a buddha
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sambhogayaka
enjoyment or reward body of buddha; body of a celestial buddha
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nirmanakaya
manifestation body of the buddha; emenation body used by a buddha to help living beings and teach the dharma
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svabhava
"own-being"; substantial self-existence; that which enables a phenomenon to exist independently
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maitreya
bodhissatva who will be the next human buddha
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bhiksu
male buddhist monk
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prajna
wisdom; knowledge of truth associated with awakening
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tathagatagarbha
"womb or embryo of the buddha"; innate potential for buddhahood
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mantra
ritual formula; verse used to invoke a deity or to gain protection; sound used for focus in meditation
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mandala
diagram or picture used in meditative practice; tantric diagram used for visualization of a buddhas qualities and realm
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mudra
"seal"; hand ritual gesture
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sadhana
tantric practice
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vajrayana
diamond journey; path to buddhahood based on tantric practice
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vajra
"diamond" or "thunderbolt"; tantric symbol for the power of tantrism, and the basis of buddhahood
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Lumbini
buddhas birth palce
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sarnath
buddhas first sermon
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kusinagari
where buddha passed away
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Mara
demon
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sakyamuni
name of buddha
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avalokitesvara
bodhisattva of compassion
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Tara
female bodhisattva of liberation
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madhyamaka
middle way
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nagarjuna
founder of madhyamaka
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asoka
king that spread buddhism throughout the empire
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tantrayana
tantric system or vehicle
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cakra
energy center, where energy channels come together
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abhiseka
empowerment
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dependent arising; dependent origination; dependent co-arising of all phenomena
pratityasamutpada
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the effect such actions leave that influence the future of the actor; principle governing cause and effect
karma
57
goal of Buddhism, extinguishing flame of suffering
nirvana
58
complete or final nirvana, without remainder; achieved by buddha or arhat at moment of death
parinervana
59
dissatisfactory condition of human nature; suffering; condition of transitory experience; first of four noble truths
duhka
60
process of birth, death, and rebirth; world of suffering
samsara
61
person who is free from defilements, attained nirvana; fourth final stage of advanced thervada path
arhat
62
solitary buddha, person who achieves awakening with no help and never preaches to others
pratyekabuddha
63
teaching of the Buddha; essence or nature of phenomena
dharma
64
monastic community; all buddhists lay and monastic
sangha
65
no-self; denial of permanent self or soul; denial of any permanent substantial nature of phenomena
anatman
66
awakening; enlightenment
bodhi
67
way or teaching of the elders; early buddhist school that became the major form in buddhism in Sri Lanka and southeast asia
theravada
68
monastic discipline; one of the three baskets in the Pali canon
vinyana
69
three baskets; three divisions of the pali canon: Sutra, Vinaya, Abhidarhma
triptaka
70
altruistic aspiration to attain buddhahood for the benefit of other beings
Bodhicitta
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person who seeks the wisdom and liberation of a buddha; in mahayana: one who seeks buddhahood to deliver others from suffering.
bodhissatva
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perfection, virtue of which there are six or ten traditionally in buddhism
paramita
73
bodhissatva associated with wisdom
Manjusri
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celestial buddha of the Pure Land; buddha worshiped bu Pure Land schools of buddhism
Amitabha
75
major mahayana school of indian buddhism that emphasizes the nature of conscioussness
Yogacara
76
Storehouse consciousness; yogacara concept of a depth of consciousness that contains impure seeds of karmic experience along with pure seeds of awakening
alayavijana
77
text; scripture; collection of discourses by the buddha in buddhist canon
sutra
78
small or lesser journey/course/vehicle; term used by mahayana to denote all forms of early buddhism that did not accept mahayana teachings
hinayana
79
great vehicle; name of one of the major divisions of Buddhism wherein person strive to become buddha rather than an arhat
mahayana
80
emptiness; lack of substantial independence; fundamental mahayana notion of ultimate reality
sunyata
81
"body of the dharma" totality of Buddhas qualities in early buddhism
dharmakaya
82
form or material body of a buddha
rupakaya
83
enjoyment or reward body of buddha; body of a celestial buddha
sambhogayaka
84
manifestation body of the buddha; emenation body used by a buddha to help living beings and teach the dharma
nirmanakaya
85
"own-being"; substantial self-existence; that which enables a phenomenon to exist independently
svabhava
86
bodhissatva who will be the next human buddha
maitreya
87
male buddhist monk
bhiksu
88
wisdom; knowledge of truth associated with awakening
prajna
89
"womb or embryo of the buddha"; innate potential for buddhahood
tathagatagarbha
90
ritual formula; verse used to invoke a deity or to gain protection; sound used for focus in meditation
mantra
91
diagram or picture used in meditative practice; tantric diagram used for visualization of a buddhas qualities and realm
mandala
92
"seal"; hand ritual gesture
mudra
93
tantric practice
sadhana
94
diamond journey; path to buddhahood based on tantric practice
vajrayana
95
"diamond" or "thunderbolt"; tantric symbol for the power of tantrism, and the basis of buddhahood
vajra
96
buddhas birth palce
Lumbini
97
buddhas first sermon
sarnath
98
where buddha passed away
kusinagari
99
demon
Mara
100
name of buddha
sakyamuni
101
bodhisattva of compassion
avalokitesvara
102
female bodhisattva of liberation
Tara
103
middle way
madhyamaka
104
founder of madhyamaka
nagarjuna
105
king that spread buddhism throughout the empire
asoka
106
tantric system or vehicle
tantrayana
107
energy center, where energy channels come together
cakra
108
empowerment
abhiseka

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