SE Asia Sub Flashcards
Dhammaraja
Righteous Buddhist king title
Jawi
Arabic calligraphy used to write local languages.
Community of SE Asians who stayed in Middle East to learn Arabic and study
Phra Malai
Buddhist Monk who reminded people to make merit for unfortunate relatives
Jatakas
Scenes from the Ramayana
Pipal
Tree under which the Buddha sat when became awakened
Nissaya
Texts that use Burmese to clarify the Pali for teaching
Ananda
The cosmic fish
Sadaik
Special boxes Buddhist monasteries used to store large numbers of manuscripts
Pei-za
Palm leaf manuscripts
Magyizi
Special script called tamarind seed - used in kammawasas
Kammawasa
Manuscript recording the Buddhist monastic code of conduct
Sakka
Lord of the Tavatimsa Heaven in Buddhism
Bhumisparsa mudra
Gesture of enlightenment
Curled worm
Small shaped balls of silver stamped with Buddha images that were used as coins by Ayutthaya
Anjali mudra
Gesture of homage
Cakka
The wheel of the law, the Buddha’s teachings
Cakkavatti
Ideal universal emperor of Buddhism. His ascension heralds the arrival of the awaited Buddha, Metteyya
Triple Gem
The Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha
Jalakas
The Buddha’s innumerable previous lives
Pali
Language of the Buddhist Canon
Dhamma
The Buddha’s teachings
Sangha
The community of Buddhist monks
Gantang
Standardized measure of rice in Thailand ( roughly 4 liters)
Chedi
Stupa (in Thai)
Wali songo
Nine saints who spread Islam on Java
Kawi
Old Javanese script