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31 Cards in this Set
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Nirvana
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unconditioned reality, the ultimate buddhist goal.
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Buddha
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the blessed one
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Samgha
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order of buddhist monks
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3 ideals of Buddhist practice
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Buddha, Transformations of consciousness, Karma
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Siddhartha Gautama of the Sakya clan(563-483 BCE)
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Buddha
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4 sights of buddha
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aged man, diseased man, corpse, monk
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4 noble truths
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suffering,attachement as cause of suffering, truth to end attachement, Eightfold path as a way to end it.
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Eightfold Path
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understanding,thought,speech,action,livelihood,effort, mindfullness,concentration(samadhi)
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The Middle way
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what buddha taught. avoiding attachment to all extremes.All reality comes in Pair of opposites and self gets hung on one pole or other.
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Three Jewels
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Take refuge in Buddha, take refuge in Dharma, Refuge in Samgha
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10 prohibitions for monks
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taking life,taking what is not given,sexual misconduct,lying,taking intoxicants,eating afternoon,watching or doing dancing or singing,adorning oneself, sleeping in soft bed, handling money
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arhants
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fully liberated being who will suffer no more rebirths.
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Devadatta
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Like Judas tried to kill Buddha
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Anatman
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no self or ego. Humans are a collection of parts, skandhas (5 parts)
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Skandhas
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fr\orm, sense,perception, reactions and consciousness
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4 unlimited virtues
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unlimited friendliness, compassion,sympathetic joy, evenmindfullness
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Sutra
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Sanskrit text in Mahayana Buddhism
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Theravada Buddhism
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Sri Lanka, Myanmar,Thailand,Cambodia,Laos. Based on Tripitaka written in Pali Canon,COnsider to preserve original buddhism.
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Mahayara Buddhism
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China Korea, japan.Mahasamghilla great monastic order. open to all, Mahayana Sutras ( sanskrit)Dharmakaya ( anyone can be a buddha)bodhisattva.Liberation of all beings ( no just oneself)
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Dharmakaya
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the clear light of the void. Everyone is an unrealized Buddha
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Bodhisattva
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a being on the path to enlightement. works for the world.
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Pure Land Buddhism
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China,Korea ,Japan & Vietnam. Faith in Amitabha, the lotus sutra.Developed of mahayana tradition. Emiduo(chinese)Amida(Japanese)
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Trikaya ( 3 buddha bodies)
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Dharmakaya(truth body)Sambhogakaya(bliss body), Nirvanakaya(marvelous trasformation body)
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Tantric Buddhism ( Vajrayana)
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Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan. Mongolia.Originated in OLD INDIA. Tantras text (sanskrit)Enlightement in one lifetime. Secrecy,occultism,Dalai Lama.Female teachers( yoginis or tantrikas)Female Dakinis
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Bardothodol ( tibetian Book of the dead)
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Account of what happnes to a person between death and being born again.
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Chan Zen Buddhism
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From India to China. 520 CE realization is not attained by effort but by doing nothing.enlightement comes suddenly and intuitive. Void doctirne of Nagarjuna and mind only of Yogacara.Experience over study. (alan watz)
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Koan
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enigmatic riddle in Zen buddhism
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Emperor Ashoka(273-232 BCE)
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united all north india, sent missionaries everywhere
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Bhiksuni -Samgha (order of nuns)
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Mahaprajapati ( buddhas aunt)different rules
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Mara
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tempted buddha under tree. 3 poisons of b.Ignorance,desire,aversion
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The Five Aggregates
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Matter, sensation,Perceptions, mental formations/intentions( karma) ,Consciousness
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