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anatman
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literally, "no atman"; Buddhist teaching that human have "no permanents self or soul"
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anicca
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Pali for "impermanence"; Buddhist concept that all reality is constantly changing and without any permanence
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arhant
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Theravada Buddhist term for someone who has followed the teachings of the Buddha and attained enlightenment
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Ashoka
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was an Indian emperor, of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled from 273 BC to 232 BC. Often cited as one of India's greatest emperors, he reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests
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bodhi
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Sanskrit for "a being intended for enlightenment." In Buddhism, the tree under which Siddartha Gautama experienced enlightenment is alled the _________ tree.
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dhama
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Pali term that describes the Buddha's teaching, followed by all who seek to lead a Buddhist lifestyle
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dukkha
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Pali for "suffering".
According to Buddhist belief, suffering caused by craving is the condition from which humans need to be liberated |
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Four Noble Truths
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the basic teaching of Buddhism, expressed by Siddartha Gautama in his Deer Park Sermon:
1.life is painful 2.the cause of this suffering is desire 3.there is a way to overcome this suffering 4. the way is the eightfold path |
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Four Passing Sights
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1.old man
2.sick man 3.dead man 4.monk |
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nirvana
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the state of bliss that comes when desire and attachment are overcome
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Pali Canon
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the Theravada Buddhist scripture, consisting of the Tripitaka "three baskets": the baskets of disciplinary regulations, discourses, and higher philosophy
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parinirvana
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is the final nirvana, usually understood to be within reach only upon the death of the body of someone who has attained complete awakening
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Mahayana Buddhism
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literally, "large raft"; used to refer to one of the branches of Buddhism, dominant in East Asia and Vietnam. So named because of the belief that its teachings provide a "large raft" to carry people across the river of rebirth to liberation
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Maitreya
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the next Buddha to appear, who will lead many followers to liberation
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sangha
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the Buddhist order of monks and nuns
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Siddartha Gautama
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founder of Buddhism
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skandhas
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the five "aggregates" which categorize or constitute all individual experience
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stupas
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a type of Buddhist mound-like structure
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sutras
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collections of aphorisms, sayings.
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Theravada Buddhism
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literally, "way of the elders"; surviving school of one of the branches of Buddhism, found in Southeast Asia
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