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Midterm Vocab Flashcards

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pratityasamutpada

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dependent arising; dependent origination; dependent co-arising of all phenomena

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karma

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the effect such actions leave that influence the future of the actor; principle governing cause and effect

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nirvana

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goal of Buddhism, extinguishing flame of suffering

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parinervana

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complete or final nirvana, without remainder; achieved by buddha or arhat at moment of death

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duhka

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dissatisfactory condition of human nature; suffering; condition of transitory experience; first of four noble truths

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samsara

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process of birth, death, and rebirth; world of suffering

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arhat

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person who is free from defilements, attained nirvana; fourth final stage of advanced thervada path

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pratyekabuddha

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solitary buddha, person who achieves awakening with no help and never preaches to others

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dharma

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teaching of the Buddha; essence or nature of phenomena

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sangha

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monastic community; all buddhists lay and monastic

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anatman

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no-self; denial of permanent self or soul; denial of any permanent substantial nature of phenomena

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bodhi

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awakening; enlightenment

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theravada

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way or teaching of the elders; early buddhist school that became the major form in buddhism in Sri Lanka and southeast asia

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vinyana

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monastic discipline; one of the three baskets in the Pali canon

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triptaka

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three baskets; three divisions of the pali canon: Sutra, Vinaya, Abhidarhma

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Bodhicitta

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altruistic aspiration to attain buddhahood for the benefit of other beings

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bodhissatva

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person who seeks the wisdom and liberation of a buddha; in mahayana: one who seeks buddhahood to deliver others from suffering.

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paramita

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perfection, virtue of which there are six or ten traditionally in buddhism

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Manjusri

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bodhissatva associated with wisdom

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Amitabha

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celestial buddha of the Pure Land; buddha worshiped bu Pure Land schools of buddhism

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Yogacara

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major mahayana school of indian buddhism that emphasizes the nature of conscioussness

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alayavijana

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Storehouse consciousness; yogacara concept of a depth of consciousness that contains impure seeds of karmic experience along with pure seeds of awakening

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sutra

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text; scripture; collection of discourses by the buddha in buddhist canon

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hinayana

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small or lesser journey/course/vehicle; term used by mahayana to denote all forms of early buddhism that did not accept mahayana teachings

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mahayana

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great vehicle; name of one of the major divisions of Buddhism wherein person strive to become buddha rather than an arhat

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sunyata

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emptiness; lack of substantial independence; fundamental mahayana notion of ultimate reality

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dharmakaya

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“body of the dharma” totality of Buddhas qualities in early buddhism

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rupakaya

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form or material body of a buddha

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sambhogayaka

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enjoyment or reward body of buddha; body of a celestial buddha

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nirmanakaya

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manifestation body of the buddha; emenation body used by a buddha to help living beings and teach the dharma

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svabhava

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“own-being”; substantial self-existence; that which enables a phenomenon to exist independently

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maitreya

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bodhissatva who will be the next human buddha

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bhiksu

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male buddhist monk

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prajna

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wisdom; knowledge of truth associated with awakening

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tathagatagarbha

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“womb or embryo of the buddha”; innate potential for buddhahood

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mantra

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ritual formula; verse used to invoke a deity or to gain protection; sound used for focus in meditation

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mandala

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diagram or picture used in meditative practice; tantric diagram used for visualization of a buddhas qualities and realm

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mudra

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“seal”; hand ritual gesture

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sadhana

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tantric practice

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vajrayana

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diamond journey; path to buddhahood based on tantric practice

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vajra

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“diamond” or “thunderbolt”; tantric symbol for the power of tantrism, and the basis of buddhahood

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Lumbini

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buddhas birth palce

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sarnath

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buddhas first sermon

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kusinagari

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where buddha passed away

45
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Mara

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demon

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sakyamuni

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name of buddha

47
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avalokitesvara

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bodhisattva of compassion

48
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Tara

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female bodhisattva of liberation

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madhyamaka

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middle way

50
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nagarjuna

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founder of madhyamaka

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asoka

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king that spread buddhism throughout the empire

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tantrayana

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tantric system or vehicle

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cakra

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energy center, where energy channels come together

54
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abhiseka

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empowerment

55
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dependent arising; dependent origination; dependent co-arising of all phenomena

A

pratityasamutpada

56
Q

the effect such actions leave that influence the future of the actor; principle governing cause and effect

A

karma

57
Q

goal of Buddhism, extinguishing flame of suffering

A

nirvana

58
Q

complete or final nirvana, without remainder; achieved by buddha or arhat at moment of death

A

parinervana

59
Q

dissatisfactory condition of human nature; suffering; condition of transitory experience; first of four noble truths

A

duhka

60
Q

process of birth, death, and rebirth; world of suffering

A

samsara

61
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person who is free from defilements, attained nirvana; fourth final stage of advanced thervada path

A

arhat

62
Q

solitary buddha, person who achieves awakening with no help and never preaches to others

A

pratyekabuddha

63
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teaching of the Buddha; essence or nature of phenomena

A

dharma

64
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monastic community; all buddhists lay and monastic

A

sangha

65
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no-self; denial of permanent self or soul; denial of any permanent substantial nature of phenomena

A

anatman

66
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awakening; enlightenment

A

bodhi

67
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way or teaching of the elders; early buddhist school that became the major form in buddhism in Sri Lanka and southeast asia

A

theravada

68
Q

monastic discipline; one of the three baskets in the Pali canon

A

vinyana

69
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three baskets; three divisions of the pali canon: Sutra, Vinaya, Abhidarhma

A

triptaka

70
Q

altruistic aspiration to attain buddhahood for the benefit of other beings

A

Bodhicitta

71
Q

person who seeks the wisdom and liberation of a buddha; in mahayana: one who seeks buddhahood to deliver others from suffering.

A

bodhissatva

72
Q

perfection, virtue of which there are six or ten traditionally in buddhism

A

paramita

73
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bodhissatva associated with wisdom

A

Manjusri

74
Q

celestial buddha of the Pure Land; buddha worshiped bu Pure Land schools of buddhism

A

Amitabha

75
Q

major mahayana school of indian buddhism that emphasizes the nature of conscioussness

A

Yogacara

76
Q

Storehouse consciousness; yogacara concept of a depth of consciousness that contains impure seeds of karmic experience along with pure seeds of awakening

A

alayavijana

77
Q

text; scripture; collection of discourses by the buddha in buddhist canon

A

sutra

78
Q

small or lesser journey/course/vehicle; term used by mahayana to denote all forms of early buddhism that did not accept mahayana teachings

A

hinayana

79
Q

great vehicle; name of one of the major divisions of Buddhism wherein person strive to become buddha rather than an arhat

A

mahayana

80
Q

emptiness; lack of substantial independence; fundamental mahayana notion of ultimate reality

A

sunyata

81
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“body of the dharma” totality of Buddhas qualities in early buddhism

A

dharmakaya

82
Q

form or material body of a buddha

A

rupakaya

83
Q

enjoyment or reward body of buddha; body of a celestial buddha

A

sambhogayaka

84
Q

manifestation body of the buddha; emenation body used by a buddha to help living beings and teach the dharma

A

nirmanakaya

85
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“own-being”; substantial self-existence; that which enables a phenomenon to exist independently

A

svabhava

86
Q

bodhissatva who will be the next human buddha

A

maitreya

87
Q

male buddhist monk

A

bhiksu

88
Q

wisdom; knowledge of truth associated with awakening

A

prajna

89
Q

“womb or embryo of the buddha”; innate potential for buddhahood

A

tathagatagarbha

90
Q

ritual formula; verse used to invoke a deity or to gain protection; sound used for focus in meditation

A

mantra

91
Q

diagram or picture used in meditative practice; tantric diagram used for visualization of a buddhas qualities and realm

A

mandala

92
Q

“seal”; hand ritual gesture

A

mudra

93
Q

tantric practice

A

sadhana

94
Q

diamond journey; path to buddhahood based on tantric practice

A

vajrayana

95
Q

“diamond” or “thunderbolt”; tantric symbol for the power of tantrism, and the basis of buddhahood

A

vajra

96
Q

buddhas birth palce

A

Lumbini

97
Q

buddhas first sermon

A

sarnath

98
Q

where buddha passed away

A

kusinagari

99
Q

demon

A

Mara

100
Q

name of buddha

A

sakyamuni

101
Q

bodhisattva of compassion

A

avalokitesvara

102
Q

female bodhisattva of liberation

A

Tara

103
Q

middle way

A

madhyamaka

104
Q

founder of madhyamaka

A

nagarjuna

105
Q

king that spread buddhism throughout the empire

A

asoka

106
Q

tantric system or vehicle

A

tantrayana

107
Q

energy center, where energy channels come together

A

cakra

108
Q

empowerment

A

abhiseka

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