q3 Flashcards by Sung Kim

nam

bows to

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myo

marvelous

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teaching

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ren

lotus

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flower

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kyo

sutra

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daimoku

Nichiren 1253 CE

shodai

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Five Dhyani Buddhas

Aksobhya

east

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Five Dhyani Buddhas

Amoghasiddhi

north

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Five Dhyani Buddhas

Vairocana

center

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Five Dhyani Buddhas

Ratnasambhava

south

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Five Dhyani Buddhas

Amitabha

west

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White tara

compassion

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black tara

power

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yellow tara

prosperity

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green tara

enlightenment

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red tara

righteousness

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blue tara

control of anger

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buddhist family of nations

theravada

sri lanka
burma
thailand
laos
cambodia
mekong delta area of vietnam

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buddhist family of nations

mahayana

china
taiwan
korea
japan
most of vietnam

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buddhist family of nations

tibet
bhutan
sikkim and ladakh regions of india
mongolia
northwestern Caspian Sea area

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Five main reasons for the decline and disappearance of

Buddhism from the Indian subcontinent

Hindu Renaissance wherein Hindu priests performed long and
colorful rituals that seemed more attractive to the masses
• The Buddha was turned into the 9th incarnation of one its
principal gods, Viṣṇu
• Hindu religious intelligentsia denounced Buddhist doctrines
• Buddhism found more hospitable and fertile turf in both
Southeast Asia and East Asia which now became its new
heartland
• Coming of Islam to South Asia

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Gaṇeśa

the god who removes all obstacles and the
first god to be worshipped in all benign undertakings be
they sacred or secular

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Śiva

One of the three great gods of Classical
Hinduism. He is the god of Cosmic dissolution at the
end of each kalpa (world period)

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Durgā

One of the three great gods of Classical Hinduism. She is the goddess of Fertility, Beauty, Protection from all natural disasters

Viṣṇu

One of the three great gods of Classical Hinduism. He is the god of Cosmic preservation. He incarnates many times in order to protect the virtuous, punish the vicious, and to re-establish Dharma (righteousness). His 7th incarnation as Rāma, and 8th incarnation as Kṛṣṇa are the most popular

Sarasvatī

She bestows charm, wisdom, elegance, versatility in the performing arts (music, dance, drama etc.) in particular and knowledge in general

Lakṣmī

She bestows wealth, boons, knowledge, valor, victory, and offspring as well as protect crops and livestock

Hanumān

He bestows sharpness of intellect, physical strength, fame, courage, fearlessness, freedom from diseases, spirituality, and eloquence in speech

mandira

temple

abhiṣeka

anointing the idol with water or milk

alaṅkāra

ornamenting the idol with silk garments | and flowers

naivedya

offering of food to the idol

ārati

glorification of the idol of the god with | lamps, bells and gongs

tīrtha

holy water given to the devotees

prasāda

holy food given to the devotees

pradakṣiṇa

clockwise circumambulation of the | shrine of an idol

Yama

[five abstentions]

ahimsā

[non-violence]

satya

[truthfulness]

āsteya

[not to steal]

brahmacarya

[celibacy]

aparigraha

[non-possessiveness]

Niyama

[five observances]

śauca

[cleanliness]

santoṣa

[happiness]

tapas

[austerities]

svādhyāya

[self-study of scriptures]

Īśvarapraṇidhāna

[worship of God]

Āsana

[body postures]. This is for the purposes of keeping | the body disease-free, preserve vital energy and make it fitfor meditation. There are 84 āsanas.

padmāsana

[Lotus posture]

dhanurāsana

[Bow posture]

nāgāsana

[Snake posture]

halāsana

[Plough posture]

śavāsana

[Corpse posture]

śirāsana

[Head-down posture]

matsyāsana

[Fish posture]

simhāsana

[Lion posture]

prāṇāyāma

[breath-control]. It steadies the body and is highly | conducive to meditation

pratyāhāra

[withdrawl of the senses from external objects]

dhāraṇa

[concentration on the object of meditation]

dhyāna

[steadfast contemplation]

samādhi

[concentrated absorption]

sahasrara

top of the head intellectual and intuitional

ajna

in between the eyebrows concentrational

visuddha

throat region vocal

anahata

heart region emotional

manipura

navel area digestive

svadhisthana

genital area reproductive

muladhara

bottom of the spine ambulatory

ida

left

pingala

right

susumna

center

para (transcendental aspect)

absolute inconceivable lord in himself

vyuha (cosmic forms)

periodic Creator, Sustainer and Destroyer of the Universe

Avatara (Incarnational Forms)

manifesting as an animal or human being to protect the virtuous, punish the vicious, and re-establish righteousness (dharma) Bhasgavadgita

Antaryami (Immanent Form)

omnipresence

Pratima (iconic forms)

as images consecrated in temples

kesh

long hair | wisdom and saintiness

kanga

comb | physical and mental purity

kacch

briefs | sexual morality and decency

kara

steel bangle | omnipresence of god

kirpan

short dagger | courage and confidence

japji

sacred prayer

gurdwara

temple

granth

scripture

sangat

community of elders

langar

free food for all after a sikh worship service