World Of Religion Jennifer Saunders Unit 6 Buddhism

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Anatman (Pali: anatta)

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The principle that there is no eternal self

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Arhant( Pali:arhat)

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A "Worthy One" who has follwed the Buddha's Eightfold path to liberation, broken the fetters that bind us to the suffering of the Wheel of Birth and Death, and arrived at nirvana; the Theravadan ideal.

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Bhiskshu (Pali: bhikkhu)

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feminine: A Buddhist monk or nun who renounces worldliness for the sake of following the path of liberation and whose simple physical needs are met by lay supporters.

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Bhikshuni (Pali: bhikkuni)

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feminine: A Buddhist monk or nun who renounces worldliness for the sake of following the path of liberation and whose simple physical needs are met by lay supporters.

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Bodhisattva

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In Mahayana Buddhism, one who has attained enlightenment but renounces nirvana for the sake of helping all sentient beings in their jouney to liberation from suffering.

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Dharma (Pali: Dhamma)

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In hinduism, moral order, righteousness, religion. In Buddhism, the doctrine or law (Dharma), as revealed by the Buddha; also the correct conduct for each person according to his or her level awareness.

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dukkha

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Accorind to the Buddha, a central fact of human life, variously translated as discomforct, suffering, frustraition, or lack of harmony with the environment

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Jataka

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not in book

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Jodo Shinshu

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A popular Japanese Buddhist school.

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koan

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In Zen Buddhism, a paradoxical puzzle to be solved without ordinary thinking.

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lama

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A Tibetan Buddhist monk, particularly one of the highest in the hierarchy

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Mahayana

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The "Great Vehicle" in Buddhism, the more liberal and mystical Northern Schoo, which stressed the virtue of altruistic compassion rather than intellectual efforts at individual salvation.

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mandala

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A symmetrical image, with shapes emergin from a center, used as a meditiational focus.

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nirvana (Pali: binnana)

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In Buddhism, the ultimate egoless state of bliss.

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Pali Canon

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scriptures recognized by the Thereavadins....refer to book for more

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Pure Land

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A Buddhist sect in China and Japan that centers on faith in Amitabha Buddha, who promised to welcome believers to the paradise of the Pure Land, a metaphor for enlightenment.

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Sangha

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In Theravada Buddhism, the monastic community; in Mahayana, the spirtiual community of followers of the Dharma.

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Stupa

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A rounded monument contating Buddhist relics or commemorative materials.

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Tantras

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The ancient Indian texts based on esoteric worship of the divine as feminine.

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thangka

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In Tibetan Buddhism, an elaborate image of a spiritual figure used as a focus for meditation.

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Theravada

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The remaining orhodox schoool of Buddhism, which adheres closely to the earliest scriptures and emphasizes individual efforts to liberate the mind from suffering.

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"Triple Gem"/ "Three Refuges"/" Three Jewls":

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The three jewels of Buddhism:Buddha,Dharma, Sangha

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Vajrayana

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The ultimate vehicle used in Mahayana, mianly Tibetan, Buddhism, consisting of esoteric tanric practices and concentration on deities.

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vipassana

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In Buddhism, meditation based on watching one's own thoughts, emotions, and actions.

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Zasen

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Zen Buddhist sittting meditiation

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Zen

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A Chinese and Japanese Buddhist school emphasizing that all things have Buddha-nature, which can only be grasped when one escapes from the intellectual mind.