key terms Flashcards
Dhamma
teachings of the buddha
metta
lovingkindness
dukkha
pain / suffering
anicca
impermanence
anatta
no eternal self / soul
samsara
the cycle of life, death and rebirth
punabbhava
rebecoming
karma
the law of cause and effect / actions have consequences
bodhisattva
someone who will become a Buddha
Paticcasamupada
dependant origination - chain of causation
nibbana
state of enlightenment
arhat
someone who becomes enlightened by the teachings of the Buddha
ahimsa
non-violence
tanha
thirst / craving
avidya
ignorance
viparinama dukkha
suffering caused by impermanence
sankhara-dukkha
disatisfaction with life itself
samudaya
2nd noble truth - dukkha caused by craving and ignorance
kama tanha
craving for sensual experience
bhava tanha
craving for existence
vibhava tanha
craving for non existence
niroda
3rd noble truth - cessation of suffering
dasa sila
10 moral precepts
pancha sila
5 moral precpts for both lay and ordained buddhists
mindfulness
being aware of our mental states and looking at the way the world really is
uposatha days
‘observance’ days at least every new moon or full moon in which monks + nuns chant the patimokkha
upasaka / upasaki
monks / nuns that observe the 5 extra moral precepts
monastatic precepts
extra 5 precepts in the 10 moral precepts that ordained buddhists follow
parinibbana
enlightenment after death
