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bodhisattva
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"enlightenment being". teacher. not fully enlightened, as opposed to arahat
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buddhadharma
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teachings of the buddha. also "truth body"
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sakyamuni
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another name for gautama. lit. "sage of the Shakyas"
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hinayana
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lit. "the inferior vehicle". used by mahayana to refer to more individualistic teachings
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sangha
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community of ordained monks
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(maha)parinirvana
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final nirvana, achieved at death
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bhavacakra
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Wheel of Becoming.
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samsara
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cycle of life and death. lit. "continuous movement"
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form, sensation, perception, mental formations, consciousness.
constitute entirety of 'self' |
khandhas or "five aggregates"
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humans, animals, gods, hungry ghosts, demigods, hell
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6 destinies (realms of existence)
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buddha, dharma, sangha
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three jewels (refuges)
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raga/desire (rooster), dvesa/hatred (snake), moha/ignorance (pig).
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three poisons
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anicca
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impermanence (three marks)
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dukkha (suffering), anicca (impermanence), anatta (non-self)
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three marks of existence
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anatta
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non-self (three marks)
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Sutta
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scriptures representing buddha's teachings. lit. "line"
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dvesa
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hatred (one of three poisons)
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Upāsaka
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layperson practitioner
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upekkha
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equanimity (four brahmaviharas)
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bodhisatta
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Buddha in previous lives or stages.
seeks enlightenment or buddha-to-be |
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Samadhi
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one-mindedness.
access concentration. |
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kammatthana
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40 subjects of meditation
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arūpajhānas (formless states), Brahma-vihara, anussati (recollections), asuba (repulsive), kasinas (Whole objects)
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divisions of kammatthana
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yamma
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god of death (grips wheel)
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samatha
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calming meditation (serenity)
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vipassana
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insight
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5 hindrances
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sense desire (kamacchanda), ill-will (byapada), laziness (thina-middha), worry and restlessness (uddhacca-kukkacca), doubt (vicikiccha)
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nimitta
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tangible mental image of meditative object.
counterpart sign. |
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prasabbdhi
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mental and physical pliancy.
comes from sampajanna. leads to nimitta |
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upacara samadhi
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access concentration
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sampajanna
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"clear comprehension," full alertness
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moksa
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liberation that constitutes nirvana
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bodhi
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enlightened knowledge
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punna - apunna
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merit and demerit
(also kusala and akusala) |
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arahant
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buddha and his disciples. achieved nirvana
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karuna
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compassion (four brahmaviharas)
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mudita
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sympathetic joy
(four brahmaviharas) rejoice in others happiness. |
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kusala - akusala
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wholesome - unwholesome
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dependent origination
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inter-relatedness of existences
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Maitreya
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future buddha
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sila
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ethical principles
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bhavana
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development of... (e.g. metta)
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Kalyāṇa-mittatā
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good friend (meditative aide, teacher)
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sati
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mindfulness, bare concentration
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kammatthana
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place in mind
or one of 40 objects |
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Patimokkha
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rules for monasticism
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anus-sati
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recollective mindfulness (sati)
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anapana-sati
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breathing mindfulness (sati)
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Sati-patthana
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foundation of mindfulness.
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sati-upaṭṭhāna
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presence of mindfulness
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body (kaya), sensations (vedana), consciousness (sita), mental objects (dhamma)
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4 foundations of mindfulness (sati-patthanas)
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1. view
2. intention 3. speech 4. action 5. livelihood 6. effort 7. mindfulness 8. concentration |
eightfold path
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panna
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wisdom (right view, right intention)
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Vedanā
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sensation
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citta
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a lay-disciple of buddha
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panca-nivaranani
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five hindrances (incl. doubt)
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byapada
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anger (one of five hindrances)
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kamacchanda
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sensual desire (five hindrances)
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thina-middha
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laziness (five hindrances)
sloth and torpor |
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uddhacca-kukkacca
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restlessness and worry (five hindrances)
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vicikiccha
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doubt (five hindrances)
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arupa
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immateriality
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Vitakka
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applied thought
JHANA |
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Vicara
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sustained thought
JHANA |
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Sukha
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quiet happiness ~piti (deep rapture)
JHANA |
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Ekaggatā
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one-pointedness
JHANA |
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ekaggata, vitakka, vicāra, pīti and sukha, upekkha
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jhana factors
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adukkha-masukha vedana
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neither pleasure nor pain
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iddhi
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supernormal powers
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abhiñña or abhijna
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higher knowledges including extra-sensory abilities
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appana-samadhi
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deep concentration (deeper than upacara-samadhi)
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upacara-samadhi
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weak concentration
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bhumi
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Ten stages to buddha-dom:
joy, purity, emission of light, glowing, overcoming final illusions, appearance of supreme wisdom, progression, immobility (middle way), complete wisdom, cloud of teaching |
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Metta Sutta
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scripture used in metta meditation
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metta
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loving-kindness (friendliness)
(four brahmaviharas) |
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yourself
a good friend a neutral person a difficult person all four entire universe |
six stages of metta
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three marks of buddhism
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anatta (non-self), anicca (impermanence), dukkha (suffering)
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dvesa
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hatred (three poisons, snake)
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moha
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ignorance (three poisons, pig)
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raga
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desire (three poisons, rooster)
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brahmana / brahmin
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priest.
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brahman
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power inherent in speech
AND the ultimate reality |
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brahma
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the hindu creator deity.
gods in general in buddhism |
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suffering, origin of suffering, cessation of suffering, path to the cessation of suffering
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four noble truths
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