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14 Cards in this Set
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Buddha |
One who is fully enlightened, |
Siddhartha Gautama |
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Dukkah |
The process of suffering or unsatisfactoriness |
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Tanha |
Desiring, wanting, craving of possessions |
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Eightfold path |
The eight steps towards achieving Nirvana (or nibbana) 1. right view 2. right intention 3. right speech 4. Right action 5. Right livelihood 6. Right effort 7. Right concentration 8. Right mindfulness |
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Samatha |
Calm, breathing, meditation |
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Dharma (or dhamma) |
Teachings of the Buddha |
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Sangha |
The community of Buddhists, Lay or Monk |
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Wesak |
A festival to remember the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha/ Siddhartha Gautama |
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Four noble truths |
The four stages of the Buddha’s first teaching 1. Suffering 2. The cause of suffering, The 3 poisons of tanha (greed, hatred, anger) 3. The end of suffering or to get rid of suffering 4. How to end suffering, usually done by overcoming tanha (cravings) and living the middle way |
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Vipissana |
Meditation know as ‘insight’ meditation which enables the individual to see the true nature of things Stages of meditation 1. See a connection between the mind and the body 2. Seeing the Unity of the mind and the body without effort 3. Experiencing only concentration and happiness |
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Mettabhavanna |
The four types of loving kindness, usually through meditation 1. Love 2. Compassion 3. Joy for others 4. Peace |
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Paranivana (or parinibbana) |
The final stage of Nirvana, after death the Buddha (after achieving nirvana him or herself) passes on their teachings |
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Vessa |
The raining season that lasts around 3 months typically, during these 3 months monks and lay Buddhists are separated . Also during these 3 rainy months the monks will stay in monasteries to keep dry preventing any illnesses |
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Kathina |
Kathina occurs after vessa, When kathina comes the lay Buddhists and the monks are reunited this is why it’s also called the festival of unity. |
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