Buddhism Flashcards

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Sunyata

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Oneness

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Vajrayana

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another term for Tibetan Buddhism

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Dalai Lama

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Leader of the Tibetan Monks

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Lotus Symbol

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symbol of enlightenment
symbol of women
“divine birth”

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Mudra

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Tibetan for “to please the gods”

Hand symbols

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Mandalas

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square drawing that Tibetan Buddhists make when a monk is being ordained.

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Four Noble Truths

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  1. Life if painful
  2. Pain and suffering are caused by craving, selfish desire, and attachment
  3. Craving and attachment can be eliminated
  4. The “eight-fold middle path” leads to the extinction of suffering
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the Eightfold Middle Path

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  • Right understanding or view
  • Right purposes or aspirations
  • Right Speech
  • Right conduct or actions
  • Right livelihood
  • Right effort or endeavor
  • Right Alertness or Mindfulness
  • Right Concentration or Meditation
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Skanda

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Body (form), perceptions, feelings, subconscious, and reasoning
Each life you get a new skanda, where each of these five things are different. However, these traits can be subject to past Karma

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