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61 Cards in this Set
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Atman
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essential self
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Brahman
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essential cosmic spirit; ultimate reality
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Dharma
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duty, law
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Karma
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mortal law of cause and effect; what determines rebirth
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Maya
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illusion
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Moksha
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liberation; release from samara
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Sadhu
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holy man, renunciant
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Moksha
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liberation; release from samsara
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Sat, Chit, Ananda
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the character of ultimate reality (“being, consciousness, bliss”)
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“tat tvan asi”
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“you’re it!” (Atman = Brahman)
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Caste
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traditional social divisions
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Brahmin
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priestly caste
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Kshatriya
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warrior/administrative caste
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Vaishya
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merchant caste
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Shudra
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laborer caste
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Divali
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festival of lights
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Guru
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teacher
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Puja
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offerings to the gods
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Yoga
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discipline; path to god
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Jnana yoga
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way of knowledge
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Bhakti yoga
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way of devotion, love
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Karma yoga
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way of selfless action
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Raga yoga
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way of religious practice (meditation)
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Ganesha
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god of good fortune, guarder of thresholds
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Krishna
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incarnation of Vishnu
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Mahadevi
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the goddess (collective)
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Shiva
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god, the destroyer
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Vishnu
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god, the preserver
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Bhagavad Gita
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story of Krishna and Arjuna; “Song of the Lord”
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Mahabharata
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family feud of Bharata clan (contains the Bhagavad Gita)
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Ramayana
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family drama of Rama and Sita
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Upanishads
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philosophical scriptures
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Vedas
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central scriptures of Hinduism; hymns and lore of the Aryans
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Anatta
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no self
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Bodhi
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wisdom
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Dependent origination
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teaching that all things are interrelated
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Dharma
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teaching of the Buddha
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Dukkha
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suffering; impermanence
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Eightfold path
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classic description of the Buddhist way of life
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Four Noble Truths
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classic teaching formula
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Karuna
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compassion
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Metta
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loving-kindness meditation
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Nirvana
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“extinction”; state of enlightenment
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Sangha
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the community of monks or disciples
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Vipassana
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mindfulness or insight meditation
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Arhat
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one who has attained enlightenment
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Bodhisattva
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one who postpones enlightenment to save all sentient beings
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Buddha
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a title meaning “the enlightened one”
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Dalai Lama
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religious and political head of Tibetan Buddhism
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Siddhartha Gautama
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name of the man who became the historical Buddha
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Ch’an/Zen
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Chinese/Japanese meditation sect
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Koan
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verbal puzzle or parable
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Shikantaza/zazen
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sitting meditation
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Shunyata
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emptiness (teaching that all things are without self-nature)
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Pure land
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sect of Buddhism that aims at rebirth in paradise
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“Namu Amida Butsu”
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Pure Land chant
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Theravada
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“way of the elders”; early Buddhist school
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Vajrayana
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“lightning vehicle”; Buddhist schools of Tibet
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Mandalas
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visual diagrams used in meditation
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Sutra
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text that reports teachings of the Buddha
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Tripitaka
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first Buddhist canon (collection of teachings)
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