| A | B |
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| Siddartha Gautama | "The Buddha" Born a Hindu Prince, founder of Buddhism |
| Four Passing Sights | Old, sick, dead, holy men |
| Bodhi | Enlightenment |
| Bodhi Tree | The tree where Buddha became enlightened |
| Buddha | Enlightened or Awakened One |
| Mara | Spirit tempting Siddartha during his meditation |
| Three Jewels | The Buddha, Dharma, Sangha |
| Anichcha | Life has constant change, impermanence |
| Anatta | No Soul or No Self |
| Dukkha | Suffering, Sorrow, dissatification |
| Four Nobel Truths | Four truths about life |
| First Nobel Truth | To live is to suffer |
| Second Nobel Truth | Suffering comes from desire |
| Third Nobel Truth | To end suffering, end desire |
| Fourth Nobel Truth | Release from suffering comes through the Nobel 8-fold path |
| Noble Eightfold Path | Eight steps that bring a person to nirvana |
| Nirvana | State of wanting nothing |
| Ahisma | No harm, non-violence |
| Karma | Determines how one will be reborn, ones fate |
| Samsara | Cycle of birth and rebirth |
| Three Marks of Reality | Change, No Permanent Identity, Suffering |
| Therevada Buddhism | The Way of the Elders, goal is to pass teachings on of the Buddha unchanged |
| Arhat | A person who has reached nirvana, according to Therevada Buddhists |
| Tripitaka | "Three Baskets," Therevada writings divided into three subject matters: rules for a monastic life, sayings of the Buddha, systemized doctrine beyond basic teachings |
| Mahayana Buddhism | "Big Vehicle," feels anyone can achieve enlighentment, and it is a call for compassion |
| Karuna | Empathy or compassion towards others |
| Bodhisattva | Enlighented being, a person with deep compassion (will be willing to be reborn until all have been enligntened) |
| Zen Buddhism | Branch of Mahayana, believes in meditation, hardwork and koan (riddles that require pondering) |
| Mandalas | Geometric formations, represent different teachings of oneness and compassion |
| Vajrayana Buddhism | "Diamond Vehicle," also known as Tibetan Buddhism, believe in chanting and rituals to gain supernatural powers |
| Mudras | Symbolic hand gestures on Buddha statues |
| Lama | Important Buddhist teacher |
| Sangha | Group of monks |
