Buddhism Terms Flashcards
Arhat
Saint that reached nirvana; released from Samsara
Bhikkhu
Buddhist monk
Bodhisattva
Being wanting to be fully enlightened
Buddha
Enlightened one
Dalai Lama
Spiritual and political leader of Tibetans
Dharma
The truth; teaching of the buddha
Eightfold Path
Toward Nirvana, the right:
- Views
- Resolve
- Speech
- Conduct
- Livelihood
- Effort
- Mindfulness
- Concentration
Five Precepts
Moral precepts, to refrain from:
- Destroying life
- Taking what is not given
- Wrongful sex
- Wrongful speech
- Drugs and liquor
Four noble truths
Teachings from Buddha:
- Truth of sorrow
- Cause of sorrow
- Overcoming sorrow
- Path to follow
Four Sights
Lead Buddha to seek enlightenment:
- Sickness
- Old age
- Death
- Wandering hermit
Impermanence
Change is characteristic of everything that arises
Karma
All deeds and thoughts have consequences
Mantra
Powerful sacred words for meditation
Nirvana
Liberation form suffering and rebirth
Parinirvana
Complete liberation achieved at death
Rebirth
Belief that after death the accumulated karma with cause rebirth
Samsara
Rebirth cycle of existence
Sangha
Communities of buddhist monks and nuns
Skandhas
A person is a changing process in:
- Physical matter
- Sensations
- Perceptual Activities
- Impluses to actions
- Bits of consciousness
Theravada
Teaching of the elders
Three refuges
I take refuge in: the Dharma, Buddha, and the Sangha
Vinaya
Rules for Buddhist monastic life
