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20 Cards in this Set
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Siddharta Gautama
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the historical , Sakyamuni
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apotheosis
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transformation into God
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Four Noble Truths
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1) life is suffering
2)suffering arises from desire 3)desire can be overcome 4)the method is the 8 fold path |
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8 fold path
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(get the gist)
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dukkha
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suffering
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nirvana
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extinguishing, gone-ness
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maya
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illusion
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Mahayana
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(the great raft) dominant in East asia
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Theravada
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)the way of the elders)dominant in SE asia
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Vajrayana
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(the diamond raft) scattered, but dominant in Tibet
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arhat
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someone who has achieved the end; enlightenment, and gone into nirvana
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bodhisattva
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a being who, having gained enlightenment, remains i the world out of compassion
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buddha
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one who has achieved enlightenment without the guidance of a Buddha
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sangha
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monastic community, usually in theravada
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ordinary and extraordinary norms
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the normative lives or laypeople, and life of monks
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Dhammapada
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the most-beloved text of the pali-canon
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bhikku
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monk
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living, teaching, and dead relics?
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common theravada opposition?
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anatta
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doctrine of no soul
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zazen
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sitting zen
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