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key terms Flashcards

1
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Dhamma

A

teachings of the buddha

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metta

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lovingkindness

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3
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dukkha

A

pain / suffering

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4
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anicca

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impermanence

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5
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anatta

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no eternal self / soul

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6
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samsara

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the cycle of life, death and rebirth

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7
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punabbhava

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rebecoming

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8
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karma

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the law of cause and effect / actions have consequences

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bodhisattva

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someone who will become a Buddha

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10
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Paticcasamupada

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dependant origination - chain of causation

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nibbana

A

state of enlightenment

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12
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arhat

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someone who becomes enlightened by the teachings of the Buddha

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13
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ahimsa

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non-violence

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14
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tanha

A

thirst / craving

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15
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avidya

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ignorance

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viparinama dukkha

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suffering caused by impermanence

17
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sankhara-dukkha

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disatisfaction with life itself

18
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samudaya

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2nd noble truth - dukkha caused by craving and ignorance

19
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kama tanha

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craving for sensual experience

20
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bhava tanha

A

craving for existence

21
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vibhava tanha

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craving for non existence

22
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niroda

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3rd noble truth - cessation of suffering

23
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dasa sila

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10 moral precepts

24
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pancha sila

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5 moral precpts for both lay and ordained buddhists

25
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mindfulness

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being aware of our mental states and looking at the way the world really is

26
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uposatha days

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‘observance’ days at least every new moon or full moon in which monks + nuns chant the patimokkha

27
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upasaka / upasaki

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monks / nuns that observe the 5 extra moral precepts

28
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monastatic precepts

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extra 5 precepts in the 10 moral precepts that ordained buddhists follow

29
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parinibbana

A

enlightenment after death

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