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The 4 Great Miracles

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Birth of Buddha
The Enlightenment
The First Sermon
Nirvana

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Circumambulation

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Act of walking around in a circular pattern as a form of mobile meditation.

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Stupa

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Buddhist temple meant for memorial/burial site.

Assumed to be a site of spiritual focus (Cosmic Anchor)

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Ascetic/Sadhu

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One who withdraws from the material world

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Jataka

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Tales of Buddha’s past lives and experiences.

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Yakshi/Yaksha

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Semi-Devine beings of elemental nature

Male/Female

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Mudra

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Hand gestures holding meaning

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Bhumisparasha Mudra

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Calling the Earth to witness

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Dharmachakra mudra

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The Turning of the Wheel

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Bodhisattva

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Buddha in a previous life

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Nirvana

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Higher state of enlightenment

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Iconic Representation

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Literal representation of person/object being depicted

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Aniconic Representation

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Figurative representation of person/object being depicted

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Urna

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Tuft of hair between the eyebrows, representing Buddha’s perfection.

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Ushnisha

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Cranial bump representing Buddha’s perfection

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Mauryan Empire

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King Ashoka
Ashokan Pillars
321-231 BC

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Pillars:

Capital, Abacus, Edicts

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Capital: Animal crowning of pillar
Abacus: platform animal sits upon
Edicts: inscriptions on pillars

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Torana

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Gateway at Stupa

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Vedika

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Railing lining the walkways along stupa

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Medhi

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Elevated Walkway around Stupa

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Harmika

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Square platform on top of stupa

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Chattra

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Three-tiered topping ornament atop the Harmika of the stupa

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Architrave

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Crowning of pillars

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Mandala

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Sacred Diagram to represent order within the world

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Chakravartin

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“The Turner of the Wheel”

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Dharmachakra

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“the Wheel”

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The Middle Way

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Way of living one’s life in a modest order, free of temptation to follow salvation in the buddhist ways.

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Kushan Empire

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Emperor Kanishka

30-375 AD

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Vihara

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Monastic residential hall for Buddhist monks

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Vajrasana (Diamond Throne)

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Located at Mahabodhia Temple in Bodhgaya

Patron: Ashoka

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