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| Śākyamuni (6th or 5th century BCE): |
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| historical Buddha, lit. “the sage of the Śākya clan” |
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| Mother of Śākyamuni Buddha |
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| given name of Śākyamuni Buddha before he left home |
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| family name of Siddhārtha |
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| the demon king of the desire realm |
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“The Great Vehicle,” late Indian sectarian movement that became the main form of Buddhism in East Asia |
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| Buddhist practitioner intent on the attainment of enlightenment based on profoundly altruistic motivations |
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- The third king of the Mauryan Dynasty who united India in around 315 BCE.
- Helped spread Buddhism in India and South-East Asia
- Used to bring about distruction and bloodshed with conquest, but changed to rule with generosity patience and Dharma.
- Instituted pilgramages to important sites of Siddhartha
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| a previous life of the Buddha |
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Four Truths of the Spiritually Superior: |
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1. Truth of suffering
2. Cause of suffering
3. Cessation of Suffering
4. Path to Nirvana |
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| Word used to describe teachings and underlaying moral laws of Buddha |
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The Bodhi Tree of Sakyamuni Buddha, Bharhut, Madhya Pradesh, India,
Sunga period, ca. 100-‐80 B.C., stone. Indian Museum, Calcutta.
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| Traditional symbol of rule, synonomous with act of teaching, "turning the wheel of the law" |
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