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21 Cards in this Set
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Maya |
The mother of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha |
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Shakyamuni |
The sage of the Shakya clan, Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. The term is widely used in China and Japan |
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Suddhodana |
The king who was father of Siddhartha Gautama. He is said to have tried to keep Siddhartha ignorant of human suffering |
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Yashodhara |
The wife of Siddhartha Gautama and mother of Rahula. She is said to have been a neighboring princess chosen for Prince Siddhartha. |
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Bodhgaya |
A temple that commemorates the grove where the Buddha found enlightenment |
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Mara |
The evil one who tempted the Buddha at Bodhgaya |
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Sangha |
The Buddhist monastic order. Buddhism accepted both monks and nuns. The term can also include laity |
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Arhat |
An enlightened, holy person |
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Dharma |
In Buddhism, law. It can be the law of the universe or the law or tradition taught by the Buddha |
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Tathagata |
A title of the Buddha, meaning one who has thus gone |
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Dukkha |
The Buddhist term for the suffering of humans and other sentient beings |
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Tanha |
In Buddhism, the thirst or craving that leads to suffering. In the second Noble Truth, it is identified as the cause of suffering |
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Eightfold Path |
The fourth Noble Truth, the path of deliverance in Buddhism |
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Jhana |
Buddhist meditation, or the state reached in Buddhist meditation |
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Skandhas |
Five strands, similar to strands in a skein or yarn, that constitute the self |
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Pratitya-Samutpada |
The Buddhist doctrine of dependent origination. It explains the experienced universe without resorting to either chance or a first cause |
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Karma |
The law that a person's thoughts and deeds are followed eventually by deserved pleasure or pain. In Hinduism, it is an explanation for caste. In Buddhism, karma is primarily psychological; in Jainism, it is understood in primarily physical terms |
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Nirvana |
In Buddhism, the state of being free of egocentrism and the suffering that it causes. Positively, it is joy and peace |
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Tripitaka |
The "three baskets" collection of Buddhist scriptures. It is composed of the "Vinaya Pitaka" (monastic rules), the "Sutta Pitaka" (discourses), and the "Abhidhamma Pitaka" (supplement to the doctrines) |
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Theravadins |
The elders, monks who imitated the Buddha's ascetic life to attain enlightenment |
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Mahayanists |
Those of the great vehicle, who emphasized universal Buddhist enlightenment |
