Buddhism Flashcards
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Definitions: enlightenment
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Understanding the truth about the ways of life
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Definitions: Buddha
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Enlightened one
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Definitions: Meditation
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Mental control leading to concentration, calmness and wisdom
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Definitions: Nirvana
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The stopping of greed and hatred. The end of everything imperfect
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What is the name given to the life cycle
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Samsara
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Describe the life of the Buddha
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When the Buddha was born his mother died, as those who birth the Buddha serve no other purpose. He therefore had to be in solitude for all his life and surrounded by wealth and good things.
