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29 Cards in this Set
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Siddhartha
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name of buddha; wish fulfiller
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bhikshu
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a monk who devoted his life to the poor teachings
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Who became a bhikshu?
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buddha's son
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sangha
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buddha's followers who were from all different backrounds
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Bhikshunis
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the order of nuns buddha founded
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Who were Bhikshunis?
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his step mother and wife
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nirvana
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the ultimate state of bliss
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Name the four noble truths that buddha taught
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Life inevitably involves suffering, suffering originates in our desires, suffering will cease if desires cease, there is a way to realize this state: the noble eightfold
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dukha
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the first noble truth which means suffering and frustrations
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Theravada
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the way of the Elders
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Mahayana
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the greater vehicle
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Tipitaka
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the three baskets; scriptures of Buddha written on palm leaves
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Triple Gem
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one who is buddhist will study the triple gem : buddha, dharma, sangha
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Vipassana
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meditating by gaining insight
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Bodhisattavas
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dedicated a life to attaining enlightenment
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Name the three bodies of buddha
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wisdom bliss and transformation
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What is the main branch of mahayana?
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Vajrayana
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Bon
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the religion in tibet before buddhism
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lamas
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teachers of vajrayanas
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Deity Yoga
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the practice of meditating on a certain deity
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Thangka
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an elaborate image of a spiritual leader to meditate towards
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Mandalas
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a symmetrical center with images coming from the center to meditate towards
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zen
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a chinese and japanese buddhist school that emphasizes that all things have a Buddha Nature
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Buddha Nature
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a fully awakened conscienceness
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kensho
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sudden enlightenment in zen buddhism
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koan
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a paradoxical puzzle to be solved without ordinary thinking
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Satori
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realization of ultimate truth
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Pure Land
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a buddhist sect in china and japan that centers on faith in Amida buddha who promised to welcome believers to the paradise of the pure land
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Amida
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the buddha of infaninte light the personification of compassion whom the pure land buddhists revere as the intermediary between humanity and supreame reality
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