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Buddhism terminology Flashcards

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Buddha

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  • “awakened one” or “enlightened one”
  • one venerated god
  • honored because he gave us the teachings
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3 jewels

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  1. Buddha
  2. Dharma
  3. Sangha
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3 primary traditions

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  1. Theravada: Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia
  2. Mahayana: East Asia
  3. Vajrayana: Himalayas
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4 Noble Truths

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  1. Suffering (Dukkha) exists: to live is to suffer
  2. Suffering has a cause: craving/desire
  3. Suffering has an end: cessation of desire
  4. The Eightfold Path is the way to end desire and suffering
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The Eightfold Path

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  • Right understanding
  • right thought
  • right speech
  • right conduct
  • right livelihood
  • right effort
  • right mindfulness
  • right meditation
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3 characteristics of existence

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  • suffering
  • impermanence
  • anatman
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Buddha (real names)

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Siddhartha Gautama/Shakyamuni

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Worthy ones or saints

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Arhats

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Bodhisattvas

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  • take vows to work toward Buddhahood
  • celestial being who leads others to nirvana
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Jataka

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  • birth stories of the buddha
  • in these stories he sees his past lives
  • he seems more human because we can see him struggle
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four sights of the great departure

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  1. sick man
  2. suffering old man
  3. dead man
  4. ascetic
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Bodh Gaya

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  • the place (tree) where buddha achieved nirvana
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Parinirvana

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  • ultimate perfection of bliss
  • achievable only upon death
  • final end of the cycle of rebirth
  • beyond human understanding
  • can be achieved by all living things
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Dharma

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Eternal teachings or truth of Buddha

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All is suffering

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  • Subbam Dukkham (incompleteness/unsatisfactoriness)
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Trishna

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  • thirst
  • desire
  • craving
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Nirvana

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  • “to cool by blowing”
  • cooled the poison we have as humans (greed, hatred, envy, craving, ego)
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Karma

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  • Habitual tendencies
  • we have different capabilities because of our karma
  • determines nature of rebirth
  • acting on ignorance and desire gets you bad karma
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Ordained women and men

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  • Bhikshus (men)
  • Bhikshunis (women)
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3 buddhist traditions

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  1. Theravada (way of elders)
  2. Mahayana (great vehicle)
  3. Vajrayana (diamond vehicle or thunderbolt vehicle)
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Buddhist scripture

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  • Tripitaka
  • “three baskets”
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Lay adherents

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Upasikas

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Lesser vehicle

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Hinayana

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Color of clothing

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  • Theravada (saffron)
  • Mahayana (orange)
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Individual effort

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  • sharamana
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Stupa

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  • important buddhist architecture which holds significant artefacts of the religion
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Vajra

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  • thunderbolt or diamond
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Om Mani Padme Hum

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  • Oh Jewel in the lotus
  • special blessing
  • one of the mantras
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Mandalas

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sacred geometric designs

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Yab Yam

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  • symbol of male and female cosmic forces
  • wisdom is female
  • compassion is male
  • Spiritual wisdom is harmonized
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Mantras

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  • Chanted prayers written down
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Tantra

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  • ## transcend dualities for liberation (experiencing spirituality and the world as a unified whole)

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