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50 Cards in this Set
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Abhidharma
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Higher Dharma
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Anatman
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Not Self
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Anjali
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Praying Hand Gesture
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Asrava
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Binding Influence
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Agama
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Grouping of Sutras in the Sutra Pitaka
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Anitya
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Impermanent and inconstant
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Arhat
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A person who has attained Nirvana
Buddist Saint |
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Avidya
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Ignorance
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Bhiksu
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Buddisht Monk
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Bhinksuni
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Buddist Nun
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Bodhi
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Awakening
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Buddah Field
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Fertile/pure ground surrounding a Buddha
Seeds/abundant fruit |
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Buddah
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Awakened One
(3 types) |
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Caity
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Shrine
Buddah Images |
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Deva
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a god
divinity |
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Dharma
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Teaching of Buddah
Truth, Law, Doctrin |
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Dharma-Kaya
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Body of Dharma
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Dhyana
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Meditation
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Duhkha
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Suffering, Ill, or stressful
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Karma
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Intentional Act
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Maitreya
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Next Buddah - Friendly one
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Mara
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Death of an evil one
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Nikaya
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School of early Buddism
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Nirvana
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Release from samsara
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Parinirvana
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Total Nirvana
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Prajna
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Wisdom - Understanding of True Reality - Leads to release of Nirvana
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Pratimoksa
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List of Rules
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Pratitya-Samutpada
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Dependant Origination - Formula that analysis the preconditions
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Samadhi
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Concentration
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Sakyamuni
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Most recent Buddah
"Sage of Sakyan Clan" |
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Samsara
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Wondering On
Death and rebirth process |
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Sangha
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Buddist Community
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Sila
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Morality - Virtue
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Skandha
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Mass - Heap
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Sramana
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Striver - One who abandons life to seek religious Quest
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Srotapanna
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Stream winner
One who entered the stream leading to Nirvana |
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Stupa
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Memorial Shrine
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Superknowledge
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Knowledge attained through meditation
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Sutra-Pitaka
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Collection of discourses included in early mainstream canons
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Svabhava
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Own nature
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Tathagta
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"Thus come one"
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Theravada
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Teaching of the Elders
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Tripitaka
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3 baskets
Early Buddist Canon Collections of Sutras |
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Trsna
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Thirst - Craving
Cause of Duhka |
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Vihara
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Monastic Residence
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Vinaya-Pitaka
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Collection of texts containing rules for discipline
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Vispasyana
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Insight
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Samvega & Prasaada
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Samvega-sense of alienation
Prasaad-Sense of confidence |
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Madhya & Anta
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Madya - Largest state in India
Anta - End |
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Wings to Awakening
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7 sets of Dharmas
Constitute the Buddah Teachings |
