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| "No-self", doctrine that there is no soul or permanent essence in people and things. |
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| Impermanence, constant change. |
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| Theravada, a person who has practiced monastic disciplines and reached Nirvana, the ideal. |
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| Totality of Buddhist teachings. |
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| Buddha of Western paradise, bliss-body Buddha in Mahayana. |
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| "Meditation", focus the mind, stages of a trance. |
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| Popular Bodhisattva of compassion, in Mahayana. |
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| Chan and Zen Buddhism, question that cannot be answered logically; technique that makes you aware. |
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| Buddhist teacher, title and honor often given to monks. |
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| A Buddha expected to appear in the future. |
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| Circular design containing gods,geometrical shapes, and symbols that represent totality or the universe. |
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| Release from suffering, and rebirth that brings inner peace. |
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| State of deep awareness which is a result from deep meditation. |
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| Constant re-birth and the attendant of the suffering. The everyday world of change. |
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| Community of monks and nuns that are lowercased, refers to an individual monastic community. |
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| In Zen, enlightened awareness. |
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| Mahayana notion of emptiness, meaning that the universe is empty of permanent reality. |
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| Shrine, usually in the shape of a dome, used to mark Buddhist relics or scared sites. |
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| Sacred text, texts of Buddha. |
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| "Thatness", "Thusness", "Suchness", each changing moment in reality. |
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| Three bodies of Buddha; Dharmakaya-Cosmic Buddha of Nature, Nirmanakaya-historical Buddha, Sambhohakaya-Celestial Buddhas. |
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| Three baskets, or collections of Buddhist texts. |
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| "Diamond" scepter used in Tibetan and other types of Buddhist rituals, symbols compassion. |
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