| A | B |
|---|
| Arduouos | Steep and difficult to ascend; hard to climb |
| Ascetic | One who lives a life of contemplation and rigorous self-denial for religious purposes |
| Austerity | Severity of manners or life, harsh discipline |
| Diamond Sutra | Ancient Buddhist text |
| Enlightenment | Being made able to see the truth, free from ignorance, prejudice or superstition |
| Homage | To pay respect by external action |
| Incantation | The chanting of magical words or a formula in casting a spell |
| Karma | In Buddhism or Hinduism, the effect of the actions of past and present lifetimes, both good and bad, on one's present life |
| Koan | A Zen Buddhist puzzle |
| Nirvana | In Buddhism, the state of perfect blessedness achieved by the extinction of individual existence and by the absorption of the soul into the supreme spirit, or by the extinction of all passions and desires |
| Novice | One who has entered a religious group or order, but has not taken the final vows |
| Orthodox | Conforming to the usual beliefs or established doctrine, especially in religion |
| Reincarnation | Rebirth in another body |
| Sadhu | A Hindu holy man |
| Sangha | Buddhist community of monks |
| Secular | Pertaining to the world, things not sacred or spiritual |
| Sutras | Buddhist sacred texts |
| Wesak | An important Buddhist holiday |
