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28 Cards in this Set
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Budh/Sakya
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The Sakya is the clan into which the Buddha was born.
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4 Sights
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Were specific observations made by Prince Siddhārtha (who later became Gautama Buddha), which led to a realization. The sights were an old man, a sick man, a corpse, and a holy man.
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Mid Way
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A basic Buddhist teaching that rejects both the pleasures of sensual indulgence and the self-denial of asceticism, focusing instead on a practical approach to spiritual attainment where one lives in between both extremes.
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Mara
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The demonic lord of evil.
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Sakyamuni
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One of the titles of the Buddha, deriving from the name of Sakya where he was born.
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Tathagata
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The word Buddha used to refer to himself. Means beyond all coming and going – beyond all transitory phenomena.
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Dukka
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Suffering. The first of the Four Noble Truths, the Basic Buddhist insight that suffering is part of the human condition.
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Tanha
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The desire to private fulfillment. The second of the Four Noble Truths, selfish desire, which causes dukkha.
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3 Poisons
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Greed, anger and foolishness.
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8 Fold Path
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A rigorous method whereby one can obtain happiness.
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Anicca
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One of the Three Marks of Existence: the Buddhist doctrine that all existent things are constantly changing
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Skandas
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Components of the human self. Aggregates of mental and physical characteristics that come together to create an individual.
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Arhat
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The holy one who has extinguished all desires. One who has become enlightened-the ideal type for Theravada Buddhism.
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Mahayana
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Big (great) Raft. One of the major schools of Buddhism, traditionally active in much of Nepal, Tibet, and East Asia and emphasizing compassion and the possibility of universal salvation.
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Hinayana
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Little Raft or Theravada: the Way of the Elders.
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Bodhidharma
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A Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th/6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Zen/Ch'an Buddhism
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Boddhisattva
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One whose essence is perfected wisdom. Future Buddhas. As the ideal types for Mahayana Buddhism, beings who have experienced enlightenment but, motivated by compassion, stop short of entering nirvana so as to help others achieve it.
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Zen/Ch'an
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The school of Mahayana Buddhism focused on meditation as the way to enlightenment.
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Sangha
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Buddhist monastic order. (Theravanda Buddhism). The Buddhist community of monks and nuns; one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism. Is used in one of two ways: it refers either to the community of ordained monks and nuns or to the community of "noble ones"— persons who have attained at least stream-entry, the first stage of Awakening.
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Zazen
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A meditative discipline practitioners perform to calm the body and the mind, and be able to concentrate enough to experience insight into the nature of existence and thereby gain enlightenment.
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Mahakasyapa
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One of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni Buddha and convened and directed the First Buddhist Council.
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Koan/Sanzen
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Koan is a story, dialogue, question, or statement, which is used in Zen-practice to provoke the "great doubt", and test a student's progress in Zen practice. Sanzen means going to a Zen master for instruction.
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Kensh/Satori
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Awakening, "comprehension; understanding". Enlightenment.
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Vajrayana
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The Diamond way of strength and lucidity - strength to realize the Buddha's vision of luminous compassion.
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Tantra
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Texts that focus on the interrelatedness of things. Is the essence of Vajrayana and its systems of meditation.
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Mantras
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Phrases or syllables chanted to evoke a deity or to enhance mediation; used in Hinduism and Buddhism, especially in Vajrayana.
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Mudras
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Choreographed hand movements used in the rituals of Vajrayana Buddhism.
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Mandalas
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Patterned icons that visually excite; used in Vajrayana Buddhism to enhance meditation.
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