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| founder of jainism, extreme asceticism (12 years traveling), "great hero", contemporary buddha |
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| a-himsa, himsa= violence; non-violence; animsa paramo dharma= non-violence as most important duty |
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| jian scriptures or percepts; said to be beliefs of mahavira |
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| 1st guru of 10 human; mystical revelation; Naam Japna; founder sikhism |
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| "disciple"; followers of sikhism, the 10 gurus, and a monotheistic god |
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| eternal textual guru, holy text of sikhism written in punjabi |
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| saint-soldiers, initiates must have 5 K's, protectors of all religion |
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| final human guru, initiated the khalsa, 10th of 11 gurus; |
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| Singh as a last name is mandatory for all baptized male Sikhs, originally by the Hindu Kshatriyas (warriors and kings), "lion" |
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| sword (kirpan), hair, comb, shorts (under-garmnets of certain fabric), and bracelet, along with taking amrit is necesary to join khalsa |
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| house of god in sikhism, all of equal importance because all contain holy text; granth sahib |
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| Buddha, practiced asceticism until found middle path, raised by king, 4 passing sights, enlightened under bodhi tree, "enlightened one" |
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| old man, sick man, corpse, and sadhu (sannyasin) (practitioner of asceticism) |
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| tree in which Siddhartha became "enlightened one", the buddha |
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| not giving into sensual desires, while not ignoring one's NEEDS..... between living lavishly and practicing asceticism |
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| i take refuge in the buddhe, in the sangha, and in the dhamma |
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| Based on dhamma of the buddha, written 400 years after the life of the buddha; ti pitaka (three baskets palin canon divided into) |
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| suffering (dukkha), craving (tanha), cessation (overcoming), and right view (overcoming suffering); talked about in the lotus sutra; conceptual framework for all buddhist thought |
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| suffering, life is in state of dislocation, birth (not pain of birth) but being brought in this world is suffering... brought into world of sickness, death, pain, and unhappiness |
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| craving, produce renewal of lust and joy; attachment |
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| anatman; "no self"; removal from the aggregates, no "I" or "mine"; the five khandhas of living beings are "not-self", i.e. not "I" or "mine", but also that clinging to them as if they were "I" or "mine" gives rise to unhappiness; releasing from this world |
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| the 5 aggregates; 5 elements that constitute human beings; not to be attached to or seen as "I" or "mine"; matter, sensation, perception, mental formations, and conciousness |
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| "assembly"; community of bhikkhu' ariya sangha= noble sangha |
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| early followers of the buddha; "monk"; theravada buddhism |
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| the old path, way of the elders, orthodox in practice, "hinayana" the lesser of two path, "smaller vehicle" |
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| "greater path/ vehicle"; encompasses cha'n (zen) and pure land buddhism; currently dominant; "greater raft" |
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| "perfected one"; some one fully dedicated to the buddhas dhamma; achieved nirvana |
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| "enlightened-existence";originally the buddha before he became buddha (his path), any one dedicated to compassion, dedicated to following dhamma and reaching enlightenment |
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| (ch'an in china), founded by bodhidharma, study AND practice, mind transmission to reach enlightenment (from master to practitioner) |
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| sitting meditation; do not think do not act and you will understand; aspect of zen buddhism inspired by daoism |
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| perplexing question; meant to shock listener out of old beliefs and into realization; like a cold bucket of water pouring shocking listener awake |
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| going to a roshi (master) to see if practicing buddhism correctly, see if you are going down the right path |
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| dahli lama is a member, in tibet, inspired by zen buddhism, practitioners of transmission and realization |
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| supposed to help reach enlightenment in one lifetime through use of physical energy... sexual, excersize, etc... |
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