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Word List #15
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11th Grade
05/03/2007

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Censorious
Definition
Adj faultfinding, severely critical
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Censure
Definition
v to criticize harshly
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Legate
Definition
n a representative sent on a special mission
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allege
Definition
v to claim that something is true without necessarily having proof
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relegate
Definition
v to banish to a place of exile
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Punitive
Definition
adj inflicting or intending punishment
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Impunity
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n exemption from punishment or penalty as a result of a particular act
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Subpoena
Definition
n a legal requirement that someone appear in court to give or be evidence
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Probity
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n impeccable integrity
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approbation
Definition
praise, commendation
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reprobate
Definition
n a morally decadent person
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reproof
Definition
n an expression of criticism
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vindicate
Definition
v to clear from blame, to exonerate, to prove to be valid
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vindicative
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adj revengeful
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vendetta
Definition
n a bitter feud, especially one perpetuated by acts of revenge, often between successive generations of two families or clans
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Anatta
Definition
The doctrine were Buddha stated that the human self has no soul.
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Arhat-
Definition
The holy one who has extinguished all negative desires.
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Bo Tree-
Definition
The tree which Buddha sat under when he attained enlightment
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Bodhi-
Definition
enlightenment
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Bodhidharma-
Definition
Indian Buddhist monk who brought his teachings to China
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Bodhisattva-
Definition
an enlightened being
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Buddha-
Definition
Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism
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Dhammapada-
Definition
One of the most loved Buddhist texts that discusses the influence of the mind
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Dharma-
Definition
One’s righteous duty
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Dukkha-
Definition
Suffering
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Hinayana-
Definition
“the low path”???
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Karuna-
Definition
Compassion
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Mahayana-
Definition
Devotional sect of Buddhism
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Nirvana-
Definition
The highest destiny of the human spirit and its literal meaning is extinction.
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Pali Canon-
Definition
Great Buddhist Text
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Sakyamuni-
Definition
Another name for Siddh?rtha Gautama
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Sangha-
Definition
The religious order founded by Buddha
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Sanzen-
Definition
The meeting in which a Buddhist teacher and student are able to discuss the student’s progress
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Tanha-
Definition
The cause of life’s dislocation
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Tathagata-
Definition
A term the Buddha used to describe himself, meaning “one who has gone”
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Theravada-
Definition
Oldest surviving Buddhist school
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Zazen-
Definition
Seated Meditation
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Zen-
Definition
A dazzling confusing type of Buddhism I don’t have a good handle on
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Ca. 560 BC-
Definition
Siddhartha Gautama’s birthday
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480 BC-
Definition
Siddhartha Dies?
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Pure Land Sect-
Definition
Pure Land Buddhism teaches that through devotion to just Amit?bha, one will be reborn in the Pure Land in which enlightenment is guaranteed, it is a large subset of the Mah?y?na branch of Buddhism
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Yanas-
Definition
Difference Paths of Buddhism
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Eightfold Path-
Definition
part of the 4th noble truth right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration
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The three truths-
Definition
the Historical Buddha, the Teachings of the Buddha, The Community of those great people who have attained Enlightenment. so that those people(Sangha) will help you to attain Enlightenment.
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