ID Terms Flashcards

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Agape

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Selfless love; Christian tradition

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Ahimsa

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Principle of non-violence

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3
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Anatman

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Nonself

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Avidya

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Ignorance

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Avalokitesvara

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Boddhisattva who embodies compassion. The Dalai Lama is said to be a reincarnation of him.

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Balangoda Anada Maitreya

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20th Cen. Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka. Believed to be a boddhisattva.

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Bodhicayautra

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“Guide to Bodhisattva Path” written by Santideva a 7th/8th century Mahayana buddhist monk from India.

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8
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Cetana

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Intention; key buddhist definition of Karma

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Dana

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1 of 4 notions of compassion; generosity; altruism “giving”

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Deva

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god, being of a certain level of existence in which one can be reborn into

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Dharmakaya

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Truth body of Buddha; ultimate body of Buddha

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Dominus Iesus

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“Lord Jesus” declaration published in 2000 signed by Ratzinger. Christianity should be single unified church. Mission of church is universal. Reaction to relativism.

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Henri de Lubac

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20th Century Jesuit priest and cardinal. Studied Buddhism very seriously.

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Inclusivism

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Belief that members of other religions can achieve salvation through one’s own religion- Fulfillment theory

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15
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Isuava

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“Lord;” higher god; closer analogy to Christian concept.

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16
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Karuna

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Compassion, pity

17
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Maitri

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Loving-kindness; benevolence

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Nostra Aetate

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“In Our Age” Doctrine issued from Vatican II. Treats topic of church’s relation to other non-Christian religions.

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Pagoda

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East Asian stupa- tall tower; houses Buddhist relics or artifacts

20
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Philia

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Friendship, brotherly/sisterly love

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Pratitya Samutpada

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Dependent origination

22
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Samatha

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Form of meditation; calming or stilling of mind

23
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Santideva

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7th/8th 7th/8th century Mahayana buddhist monk from India. Wrote “Guide to Bodhisattva Path”

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Smrti/Sati

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mindfulness

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Sunyata

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emptiness

26
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Tathagatagarbha

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embryo/matrix of Buddha

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Upaya

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expedient mean idea that Buddha adapted his teachings to ability of his followers to understand

28
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Vipasyana

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Form of meditation; insight/discernment

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Buddhagotra

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Buddha nature