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Details Title: Buddhism Terms Description: terms from World Religions East Total Flash Cards: 50 Created: 02/21/2006 11:35:41	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Amitabha Definition Buddha of the Pure Land Term Avalokitesvara Definition The Bodhisattva of Compassion, of whom the 14 Dalai Lamas are Incarnations. Term Anatman/Anatta Definition No soul/No Self Term Arahant/Arhat Definition An individual who has achieved individual enlightenment Term Bodhisattva Definition An individual who foregoes his own enlightenment out of compassion for all sentient beings Term Dharma Definition The Teachings of the Buddha Term Dipamkara Definition the Buddha of the age who meets Sumedha on the road and predicts his future birth as the Buddha Term Eightfold Path Definition 8 tenants for discovering enlightenment. Sila - right conduct, right speech and right livlihood. Samadhi - right effort, right mindfulness and concentration. Prajna - right view and right resolve. Term Satipati Definition Four foundations of mindfulness Term Four foundations of mindfulness Definition of body, of feelings, of mind as it is being mindful, of being mindful of the concepts of the ming Term Meditation, two kinds: Definition Samatha - tranquility Vipassana - Realization Term Sila Definition right conduct, right speech, right livlihood Term samadhi Definition right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration Term prajna Definition right view and right resolve Term satipati Definition four foundations of mindfulness Term four foundations of mindfulness (stages) Definition mindfulness of body, mindfulness of feelings, mindfulness of mind as it is being mindful, mindfulness of the concepts of the mind. Term four noble truths Definition Duhka - anxiety and suffering, Samudaya - origin of anxiety (trsnaltanha - thirst and desire) Nirodha - cessation of samudaya, leading to nirvana. Understanding and abandoning those desires. Marga - enlightenment, the way to it is the eightfold path. Term duhka Definition anxiety and suffering Term samudaya Definition the cause of suffering, which is desire Term nirodha Definition renouncing those desires in order to reach nirvana Term marga Definition enlightenment Term Hinayana Definition lesser or lower vehicle, a term used by Mahayanists for Theravadists. Term Jatakas Definition birth stories of the buddha Term klacakra Definition the wheel of time Term Madhyama marga Definition "middle path," the way Buddha taught to avoid extremes like hedonism and nihilism Term Mahayana Definition greater vehichle - the northern school of buddhism Term Mandala Definition a circle or geometric pattern used for meditational purposes. The ideal universe, used in Tantra Term Nirvana Definition the Buddhist void, literally extinguished as a candle flame Term Prajnaparamitasutra Definition the "Wisdom that has gone beyond sutra" (mahayana text) Term pratityasamupada or paticcasamuppada Definition the law of dependent co-origination Term saddharmapundarikasutra Definition the lotus of the true law sutra (mahayana text) Term samma Definition holistic term for the eight parts of the path. Term sumedha Definition the Brahmin in the Jatakas who takes the vow to be reborn as the Buddha Term sangha Definition the buddhist monastic community Term sunyata Definition emptiness, the state of being void Term skandha Definition aggregate heap of which there are five: form, sensations, perceptions, consciousnesses, karma Term sukhavati Definition the pure land Term Theravada Definition Way of the elders, refers to the southern school of Buddhism Term Three bodies of the Buddha Definition Dharmakaya - transcendednt body, unlimited by time, space and human reasoning. Sambhogakaya - body of enjoyment, makes the Buddha available in many different forms to serve in different ways. Nirmanakaya - constructed or manifest body Term dharmakaya Definition transcendent body of Buddha. unlimited by time space and reasoning Term sambhogakaya Definition body of enjoyment, makes the buddha available in many different forms to serve in many different ways Term nirmanakaya Definition constructed or manifest body Term Tripitaka/Tipitaka Definition Three Baskets - the three bodies of teachings making up the Buddhist scriptural canon: sutra (discourses of the Buddha) vinaya (rules of the monastic order, discipline) and abhidarma (learned discussions of the teachings and disciplines) Term sutra Definition discourses of the buddha Term vinaya Definition rules of the monastic order, discipline. Term abhidarma Definition learned discussions or the teachings and disciplines. Term Triratna (Three Jewels) Definition "I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the Dharma, I take refuge in the Sangha." A Daily vow chanted by Buddhist monks of both schools. Term Upaya Definition Clever or skillful means, refers to the methods used by the Buddha to teach at different levels of awareness. Term Vajrasana Definition the Buddha's diamond throne; refers to the spot where the Buddha sat underneath the bo tree and attained enlightenment Term Yatha Bhuta Definition seeing things as they really are