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Buddhism Terms from Textbook
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- 1Anatman"No soul", the denial of a permanent, immortal soul as the spiritual centre of a human.
- 2ArhatIn the Theravada tradition, an enlightened disciple, in the Mahayana, an advanced disciple.
- 3Bhikku/bhikkuniOrdained Buddhist monk/nun
- 4BodhisattvaA Buddha-to-be, in a present or future life; in the Mahayana tradition, the great celestial bodhisattvas could be reborn but choose to continue assisting humans.
- 5BuddhaOne who has awakened and entered nirvana; achieved liberation from karmic bondage and the cycle of rebirth.
- 6Dependent OriginationA twelve-part formula explaining how individuals are bound by the cycle of rebirth until they extirpate desire and ignorance.
- 7DharmaThe body of the Buddha's teachings, one of the refuges; the truth at the center of Buddhism, the basis for realizing enlightenment.
- 8DukkhaSuffering.
- 9Eightfold PathThe eight qualities needed to reach nirvana, concerning morality, meditation, and salvific wisdom.
- 10'Engaged Buddhism'A global reformist movement seeking to relate Buddhist teachings to contemporary suffering.
- 11Four Good DeedsA doctrinal formula guiding the laity on the uses of wealth, advising the pursuit of happiness, security, philanthropy, and ritual.
- 12Four Noble TruthsA doctrinal formula diagnosing the human condition as marked by suffering and distorted by desire, then prescribing the Eightfold Path as the solution.
- 13KarmaThe elements of experience that drive the cycle of rebirth; the sum of merit and demerit accumulated in past lifetimes as it affects future lives. While Hindus see karma as the individual soul, Buddhists see it as acting on the consciousness.
- 14KarunaCompassion; the quality that motivated the Buddha to preach and the principle Buddhist social virtue.
- 15KoanA spiritual riddle designed to foster spiritual growth, associated with the Zen/Ch'an tradition.
- 16Lotus SutraOne of the earliest and most influential Mayahana texts, revealing the cosmological nature of a Buddha and the universal character of Buddhist truth.
- 17MadhyamakaA Mayahana philosophy where all assertions are provisional and incomplete; its goal is to clear away attachment even to words, making realization possible.
- 18MahayanaThe 'Great Vehicle' that is a dominant strain in Tibet and East Asia; various schools developed cosmological theories of Buddhahood in which the universe was permeated by bodhisattvas.
- 19MaitriLoving-kindness, an ethical virtue and topic of meditation.
- 20NirvanaThe blissful state of enlightenment achieved by people who have liberated themselves from karma and the cycle of rebirth by eliminating desire, attachment, and ignorance.
- 21Pali CanonThe complete early collection of Buddha's teachings written in Pali and divided into three sections: monastic code, sermons, and advanced teaching formulas.
- 22PrajnaThe 'insight' necessart for enlightenment, the ability to see 'clearly' into the nature of existence as marked by suffering, impermanence, and absence of a soul.
- 23Protestant BuddhismAn approach to Buddhism modeled after Protestant Christianity but also protesting colonialism.
- 24PunyaMerit or good karma earned though moral practices, learning, and meditation.
- 25Pure LandThe realm where Mahayanists believe that humans can reach enlightenment with the help of the inexhaustible merit of the Buddhas and advanced bodisattvas.
- 26SanghaA monastic community of monks and nuns.
- 27ShramanaA wandering ascetic at the time of the Buddha.
- 28ShunyataEmptiness, "no-thing-ness"
- 29SkandhaOne of the five 'aggregates' identifying the components that define a human being: the physical body, feelings, perceptions, habitual mental dispositions and consciousness.
- 30SthaviravadinsThe early Buddhist traditionalists, whose only surviving school is the Theravada.
- 31StupaThe distinctive Buddhist shrine.
- 32TheravadaThe last surviving school of the Sthaviravadin 'elder' tradition, not the dominant form of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia
- 33Three Marks of ExistenceImpermanence, suffering and no-soul as the central realities of human life.
- 34Three RefugesThe 'Three Jewels' that every Buddhist takes refuge in for all rituals: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.
- 35Thunderbolt VehicleVajrayana, tantric, that uses unorthodox means such as sexual union to propel devotees quickly toward enlightenment.
- 36ViharaA Buddhist monastery.
- 37VipassanaInsight meditation, focusing on calming the mind and discerning the truly real.
- 38Zen/Ch'anJapanese and Chinese names for the Mahayana school focused on meditation practice.
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