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Siddhartha Vocab Flashcards

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a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention.

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Ascetic

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dissatisfaction with ones circumstance

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Discontent

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a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation

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Mantra

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a point of view whereby the world is seen as an illusion: to siddhartha it was a veil of deception

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Maya

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a mantra consisting of the sound a three letter sound and used in contemplation of ultimate reality.

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Om

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the control of prana through the breath; prana is the vital energy needed by our physical and subtle layers

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Pranayama

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wondering ascetics

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Samanas

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one of the five restraints, that from falsehood. It represents truth, truthfulness, righteousness, correctness, order in Indian philosophy

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Satya

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each of a series of Hindu sacred treatises written in Sanskrit circa 800–200 BC, expounding the Vedas in predominantly mystical and monistic terms.

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Upanishads

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the most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit and containing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests of Vedic religion.

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Vedas

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Ethics/duties

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Dharma

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Reincarnation (the continuing cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth)

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Samsāra

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Action, intent and consequences

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Karma

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Nirvana (liberation from samsāra)

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Moshka

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Paths or practices

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Yoga

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The spirit or true self of every person, soul

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Ātman

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The supreme spirit

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Brahman

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List the Four Noble Truths

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Suffering exists
Suffering arises from attachment to desires
Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases
Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path

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Lost the eightfold path

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Right understanding 
Right thought 
Right speech
Right conduct 
Right means of making a living
Right mental attitude or effort 
Right mindfulness
Right concentration
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Freedom from all desire. Oneness from Atman. Complete knowledge and wisdom

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Nirvana

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the act of forgiveness towards someone who has committed a sin

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