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Life Of Buddha Key Words Flashcards

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Asceticism

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Self denial religious practise

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Atman

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Eternal soul

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Anatta

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Non self, no permanent self

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Anicca

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Impertinence

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Asita

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Holy man which prophesied Buddha being a religious leader or a king

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Avidya

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Sanskrit word meaning ignorance

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Bodhi

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Awareness, enlightenment

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Brahman

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Monotheistic God of Hinduism

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Bodh Gaya

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Place of enlightenment

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Buddha

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Awakened one, fully enlightened one

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Caste

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Social group of Vedic religion

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Karuna

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Compassion

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Dharma (Hinduism)

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Duty

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Dharma (Buddhism)

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Teaching

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Dukkha

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Universe has basically unsatisfactory nature

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Enlightenment

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Nirvana

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Queen Maya

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Buddha mother

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Lumbini

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Buddha birth place

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Rahula

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Buddha son

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Renunciation

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Rejection of something

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Karma (Hinduism)

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One’s religious duty

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Karma (Buddhism)

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Action driven by intention

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King Suddhodana

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Buddha father

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Pali canon

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Collection of scriptures in Buddhism

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Kapilavastu

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Childhood and place where he saw the 4 sights

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Kusinara

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Death place of Buddha

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Metta

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Loving/ kindness

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Stupa

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Place of meditation

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Jainism

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Indian religion practising extreme asceticism

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Kshatriyas

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Class of rulers and warriors

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Moksha

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State of liberation from Samsara (Hinduism)

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Nirvana

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Nibbana ‘blowing out’ (of the flames of greed, hatred and delusion or the ego)

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Samsara

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Endless cycle of rebirth

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Sanskrit

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Ancient Indian religious language

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Skeptic

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Person who doubts all truths

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Shudras

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Lowest of 4 great classes of Vedic society- servants

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Vaishya

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Merchant/ landowner

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Vedas

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Four ancient scriptures

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Sadhu

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Religious ascetic

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Dependent origination

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Causes of suffering

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Three poisons

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Greed, anger and ignorance

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5 skandhas

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material form, or the physical world (rūpa)
feeling or sensations (vedanā)
perception (saññā)
mental formations (saṅkhāra), and
consciousness
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Rupa

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Form

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Princess Yasodhara

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Buddha wife

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Middle way

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Buddha used to describe the character of the noble eightfold path

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