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Buddhism

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a religion founded 2500 years ago

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Buddha

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a title given to someone who has achieved enlightenment

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the Four Sights

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old age; illness; death; holy man

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Jataka

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the tales of the lives of the Buddha

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ascetic

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living a simple lifestyle with few pleasures and possessions

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meditation

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a practise of calming and focusing deeply on the mind; reflecting deeply on specific teachings to penetrate their true meaning

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enlightenment

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the gaining of true knowledge about God, self, nature of reality.
gaining freedom from a cycle of rebirth

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Mara

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the demon which represents spiritual obstacles especially temptation

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the three watches of the night

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the three realisations that the Buddha made

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the five ascetics

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the Buddha’s first five students

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Dhamma

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the Buddha’s teachings

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Pali

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the language of the earliest Buddhist scriptures

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Sanskrit

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the language used in later indian buddhist texts

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dependent arising

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the idea that all things arise in dependence upon conditions

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the Tibetan Wheel of Life

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an image that symbolises samsara, often found in monasteries and temples

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nidanas

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the twelve factors that illustrate the process of birth, death and rebirth

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samsara

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the repeating cycle of birth, life, death, rebirth

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kamma

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a persons actions; the idea that skilful actions result in happiness and unskilful ones in suffering

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nibbana

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a state or complete enlightenment happiness and peace

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dukkha

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the first noble truth; there is suffering

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anicca

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impermanence; the idea that everything changes

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anatta

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the idea that people do not have a permanent self

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the five aggregates

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the five aspects that make up a person

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the Four Noble Truths

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the four truths that the Buddha taught about suffering

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dukkha

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the first noble truth; there is suffering

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samudaya

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the second noble truth; there are causes of suffering

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nirodha

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the third noble truth; suffering can be stopped

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magga

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the fourth noble truth; the way to stop suffering; the Eightfold path

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Theravada Buddhism

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the school of elders; an ancient Buddhist tradition found in southern Asia

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Mahayana Buddhism

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an umbrella term to describe some later Buddhist traditions

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tanha

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craving

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the three poisons

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greed; hatred and ignorance; the main causes of suffering

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