Buddhism

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Adi Granth

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"original collection," the sacred Scripture of the Sikhs

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Sacred Scripture

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Agamas

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main scriptures of the Jains

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Jains

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ahimsa

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"nonviolence," one of the most important Jain principles; also emphasized in Buddhism and Hinduism

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one of the most important Jain principles

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Arhat

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"worthy one," a perfected saint who has reached nirvana and will be released from samsara at death

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"worthy one" a perfected saint

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Bodh Gaya

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The place where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment

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attained enlightenment

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Bodhisattva

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Being who is intent on becoming fully enlightened; in Mahayana Buddhism, one who reaches enlightenment but vows to continue rebirths in samsara to assist others

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Being who is intent on becoming fully enlightened

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Buddha

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"Enlightened one"; Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha for our present age

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dependent co-arising

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central Buddhist teaching that everything is conditioned by something else, that all reality is interdependent

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Dharma

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In Buddhist usage, the truth; the teaching of the Buddha

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The truth

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Eightfold Path

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the fundamental path toward nirvana as taught by the Buddha, involving eight interrelated practices

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fundamental

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Four Noble Truths

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basic teachings presented in the Buddha's first sermon: the truths of sorrow, of the cause of sorrow, of the overcoming of sorrow, and of the path to follow

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basic teachings presented in the Buddha's first sermon

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Four Sights

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sickness, old age, death, and a wandering hermit; seeing these motivated Siddhartha Gautama to seek enlightenment

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seeing these motivated Siddhartha Gautama to seek enlightenment

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Guru

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leader and guide for Sikhs, through whom God's word is channeled; besides the ten gurus, God and the Adi Granth are also Guru

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guru

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spiritual guide and master

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Guru Granth Sahib

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"Sacred Collection," the Sikh sacred scriptures, with the title Guru; another name for the Adi Granth

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"sacred Collection"

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Kabir

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a poet, an important predecessor of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism

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Poet, predecessor, founder

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Karma

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Jain idea of subtle form of matter that clings to the soul because of the soul's passion and desire, causing rebirths

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Kirtan

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Sikh practice of singing hymns in worship of God

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Mahavira

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the twenty-fourth and last Jina of the present world half-cycle, who according to Jain tradition lived from 599 to 527 B.C.E

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Last Jina

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Mahayana

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the "great vehicle," form of Buddhism that arose in India beginning in the second century B.C.E and eventually spread to East Asia

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"Great Vehicle", form of Buddhism that arose in India

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Nagarjuna

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important philosopher of the Madhyamika school of Buddhism

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Nam

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in Sikhism, the Name of God, the total divine presence in the world

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Nanak

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founder of Sikhism and the first guru

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Nirvana

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"blowing out" the fires of life, liberation from suffering and rebirth, the spiritual goal of Buddhist practice

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"blowing out"

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sangha

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the communities of Buddhist monks and nuns

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communities

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shunyata

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"emptiness," Mahayana Buddhist teaching that all things are devoid of any substantial or independent reality

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"emptiness"

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Sikh

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"disciple," that is, one who follows the gurus

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"disciple"

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Singh

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surname taken by men who join the Sikh khalsa

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(Noun.)

Surname taken...

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skandhas

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"heaps" or aggregates; the Buddhist teaching that a person is really a changing process in five aggregates: physical matter, sensations, perceptual activities, impulses to action, and bits of consciousness

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Five aggregates

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Tantrism

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movement using initiation, rituals, imagination, and sexual symbolism as spiritual practices leading toward liberation

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spiritual practices leading toward liberation

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Theravada

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"teaching of the elders," term for the early Buddhist tradition

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"teaching of the elders"

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Three Refuges

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the ritual formula, "I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the Dharma, I take refuge in the Sangha"