| A | B |
|---|
| bodhi tree | tree under which buddha achieved nirvana |
| bodhisattva | enligthened buddhist staying on earth to help others |
| Chan buddhism | sect of buddhism emphasizing meditation for salvation |
| Dao | "the way" natural universal path |
| Jakata | didactic narrative stories of buddha's past lives |
| legalists | group that incorporated confucian ideas w/ government |
| Mahayana buddhism | sect of buddhism emphasizing boddhisattvas |
| nirvana | state of spiritual enlightenment |
| pagoda | a tall tower representative Buddhist architecture and part of temples |
| ren | confucian concept of human heartedness |
| sanskrit | original language of buddhist sutras, from india |
| sutra | buddhist text, didactic tool |
| tantric buddhism | sect that emphasized secret rituals and had foriegn divinties |
| Vara mudra | hand position in buddhist staturay figures symbolized charity |
