| A | B |
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| siddartha Gautama | became interesting in the problem of suffering and set abotu finding ways to solve it |
| nirvana | freedom from cycle of rebirth, and so freedom from suffering |
| tathagata | what buddha is also known as; mean " thus-gone" and secribes someone who has achieved nirvana |
| tipitaka | means "three baskets". first written on palm leaves which were collected together in baskets |
| right view point | understanding the noble truths |
| right intention | trying to act considerably |
| right speech | avoiding anger, lies, and gossip |
| right work | avoiding jobs which harm anyone |
| right action | living honestly and not harming living things |
| right effort | trying hard to overcome desire and attachment |
| right mindfulness | thinking before speech or action |
| right meditation | freeing the mind of distractions, leading to enlightment and nirvana |
| the three jewels | the buddha, the dharma, the monastic order |
| sangha | name given to any community of Buddhist monks or nuns |
| samatha | basis for meditation |
| vipassana | once the mind is quiet a person may focus on the idea of impermanence and change |
| deer park | first sermon to place her in sarnath, near benares(varanasi) india |
| pravrajya | at which a boy becomes a novice monk |
| koans | puzzles |
| theravada buddhism | believe they follow the buddha's teachings more closely then other groups |
| sutras | stories and parables which explain some parts of the buddhas teachings that are difficult to understand |
| vajrayana | also known as tibetan buddhism because it use to flourish in tibet; leaders had political power and religious influence |
| pure land buddhism | began in china and spread to japan; central figure is buddha known as amida buddha( full of compassion) |
| zen buddhism | try to spend as much time as possible being' mindful' or meditating reality |
| Eight fold path | is the middle way followed by the buddha in his own search for enlightenment. it is a code for living as a buddhist |
| Dharma | duty |
| suffering | not only the great pain and tragedies people experience. it also means all those thing which make life less than perfect |
| 1st noble truth ( dukka) | all life involves suffering |
| 2nd noble truth (nirvana) | the cause of suffering is desire and attachment |
| 3rd noble truth (tah ha) | desir and attachment can be overcome |
| 4th noble truth( marga) | the way to overcome them is to follow the 8 fold path |
| 1st universal truth | everything in life is impermanent and constantly changing |
| 2nd universal truth | impermanence leads to suffering |
| 3rd universal truth | there is no unchanging personal self |
| yana | means vehicle |
| meditaion | right effort, right mindfulness, right meditation( eight fold path) |
| self discipline | right intention, right speech, right work |
| dukka | has to deal with first noble truth; it is life |
| eight-spoked wheel | used to represent steps of the Eightfold path |
| five percepts | buddha laid down five rules that every buddhist should obey in everyday life. |
| stupas | oldest style of buddhist shrine |
| mantras | shorter prayer phrases |
| Lumbini Grove | his birth |
| Bodh Gaya | his enlightenment |
| Sarnath | his first teaching |
| kusinara | his death |
| bodhisattvas | buddhist teacher; " buddha-to-be", describes people who are on the path to enlightment and have dedicated their whole spiritual career to helping other toward the same state |
| pagodas | taller thinner buildings then stupas |
| wesak | the celebration of the Buddhas birth and, in Theravada countries, of his enlightenment and death too |
| visakha | in thailand people light lamps, and there may be spectacular firework displays |
| hana matsuri | in japan, the buddha's birth is celebrated at a spring flower festival |
| asala day | commemorates the buddha's first teaching |
| losar | a major tibetan festival takes place at the full moon in February |
| obon | japanese festival held in july; three day celebration during which people pay their respects to family ancestors |
| vassa | a meditation retreat that takes place in the rainy season; all buddhists try to put aside time for study and meditation during this time |
| uposatha days | when buddhist perform their religious duties |
| lotus flower | which has its roots in mud at the bottom of ponds. the mud represents human life; the pure flower stands for enlightenment |
| mahayana | do not concentrate just on the buddha siddhattha gotama. see him as one of many buddhas of the past,present, and future |
| old age, illness,death, and sanyassi | four sights first buddha saw which made him go on the path of enlightment |
| dukkha | suffering pervades human life |
| annica | impermanence |
| anatman | permannet self= maya |
| 4 illimitables | loving kindness,compassion, joy n joy of others, equanimity |
| karma | what you get back from good or bad actiosn |
| king suddhodana | father of siddhata |
| queen mahamaya | mother of siddhata |
| rahula | siddhata son ( means change) |
| shakyamuni | prince of the shakyas( siddharta) |
| shakyas | shakyamuni disciples |
| enlightment | no longer fearing suffering and death |
| arhat | saint |
| dharma wheel | representation of the 8 fold path; buddhist symbol |
| mala | prayer beads |
| mandala | a symbolic picture of the universe. |
| pali canon | the complete scripture collection of the Theravada school. |
| pari nirvana | complete nirvana |
| tanha | an intense desire for life |
