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| the eternal self, which the Upanishads identify with Brahman; reincarnation |
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the eternal essence of reality and the source of the universe, beyond the reach of human thought
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| the wheel of rebirth or reincarnation |
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| the moral law of cause and effect of actions; determines the nature of ones incarnation |
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| ethical duty based on the divine order of reality; one of the four goals of life |
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| liberation or release of the individual self, atman, from the bondage of samsara; salvation; one of the four goals of life |
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| the highest of the 4 classes of the caste system; made of priests |
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| individuals who are at the bottom of the caste system |
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a sacred syllable representing Brahamn |
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| a teacher and guide for spiritual reasons |
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| a wandering ascetic who has advanced to the fourth stage of life |
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| three marks of existence (anatta, anicca, dukkha) |
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| the buddhist doctrine denying a permanent self;buddhist doctrine that all existent things are changing; suffering |
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| Guatama and all others who have by their own insight attained perfect enlightenment |
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| old age, sickness, death, sannyasin |
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| a basic buddhist teaching that rejects both the pleasures of sensual indulgence and the self-denial of ascetisism, focusing on a practical approach to spiritual attainment |
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| one of the four noble truths |
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| the ultimate goal of all buddhists, the extinsion of desire and any sense of individual self, resulting from liberation of samsara and its limiting conditions |
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| focuses on the earliest texts and emphasizes monastic lifestyle |
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| the largest of the three buddhism, encomppasses a variety of forms, including those that emphasize devotion and prayer to the buddhists |
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| the buddhas diamond specter;prevalent form of buddhism in tibet; emphasizes the harnessing of sensual energies to attain nirvana |
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huture buddhas; beings have experienced enlightenment, but stop short of nirvana to help others achieve it
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| one who has become enlightened |
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| mandala, mudra, mantra, tantrism |
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| sand paintings, ritualized hand movements, sayings, ritualized sex with spouse |
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