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Theology Final
Buddhism/Hinduism Terms
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Undergraduate 1
12/13/2010

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Anatman
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The principle that there is no eternal self
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anitya
Definition
Impermanence
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bodhisattva
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A person who is dedicated to liberating others from suffering
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Dharma
Definition
The teaching and laws for conduct given by the Buddha
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dukkha
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Discomfort, suffering, frustration, disharmony.
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karma
Definition
Out actions and their effects on this life and lives to come.
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koan
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a question used by Zen teachers to boggle the student's mind and thus liberating direct awareness.
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lama
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a high Vajrayana teacher
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Mahayanna
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The "Great Vehicle" the Buddhist school that stresses compassion
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nirvana
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the ultimate egoless state of bliss
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Pali Canon
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Ancient Buddhist scripture written in Pali and Considered authortative
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samsara
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the continual round of birth, death, and rebirth
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sangha
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the spiritual community. in Thereveda the monastic community.
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sunyata
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The doctrine of voidness, emptiness
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Theravada
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The remaining orthodox school of Buddhism, which adheres to the earliest scriptures.
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Triple Gem
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The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha
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Vajrayanna
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The Buddhist path of the Tibeten diaspora.
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Zen
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A Chinese and Japanese school emphasizing that all things have buddha- nature, which only can be grasped when one escapes from the intellectual mind.
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ashramas
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The four Hindu stages of life: Student, householder, hermit, and homeless wanderer.
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atman
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The soul, or the essence of consciousness, in Hinduism, a spark of the cosmic Brahman.
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bhakti
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Intense devotion to a personal manifestation of Supreme Rality.
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brahman
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Ultimate Reality
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brahmin
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Priest or member of the priestly caste; the highest caste in Hunduism
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deva
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A god or deity
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dharma
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Moral oder, social order, justice, righteousness, religion
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guru
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A spiritual teacher of hinduism
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karma
Definition
our action and their effects on this life and lives to come
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moksha
Definition
liberation from the cycle of reincarnation
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puja
Definition
Ritual Worship
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reincarnation
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After death, rebirth in a new life
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samasara
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The worldly cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
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santana dharma
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the eternal way of religious duty.
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sanskirt
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The ancient language of the Vedas
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Vedas
Definition
The religious texts often referred to as the foundations of Santana Dharma
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