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12 Cards in this Set
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Ahimsa |
non-violence, a goal pursued to remarkable lengths and applications in Jain tradition. |
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Anckanta or Anckantavada |
"Many-sidedness'; the notion in Jain thought that the objects of our knowledge are seen under varied and changing modes. Leads to the concept of toleration because of the pluralistic or relativistic nature of truth. |
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anatman or anatta |
no-soul, the doctrine that the human person is impermanent, a changing combination of components. |
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Anicca |
the impermanence of all things. |
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Bodhisattva |
a person who is dedicated to liberating others from suffering. B; in Theravada, a being who i on the way to enlightenment or buddhahood but ha not yet achieved it; in Mahayana, a celestial being who forgoes nirvana in order to save others. |
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Five precepts |
most basic precepts practiced by lay believers and monks and nuns in varying degrees: not killing, not stealing, no improper sexual behavior, no false speech, and no drinking alcohol. |
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Four Noble truths |
The secret of existence revealed to the Buddha under the Bodhi tree. To live is to suffer, suffering is caused by desire, one can eliminate suffering by eliminating desire, and desire is eliminated by means of the noble eightfold path.
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karma |
our actions and their effects on this life and lives to come |
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nirvana |
blow out or extinguish, the ending of misery or rebirth |
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samsara |
the worldly cycle of birth, death, and rebirth |
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satori |
enlightenment. flash of insight that Buddha nature is within each one and the person is one with the Buddha. |
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Shakyamuni |
sage of the Shakya clan, a title used to refer to the historical figure of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. |
