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| aggregates (skandha/khandas) |
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the components of the psychophysical personality, on which beings commonly impute the false notion of self. There are five aggregates, each based on the previous one:
Form
Feelings
Discrimination
Consciousness
Compositional Factors |
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| the doctrine of “NoSelf” or “NoSoul”. One of the three marks of existence, along with dukkha ‘suffering’ and anitya/anicca ‘impermanence’ |
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| Literally “Entering the Path of Enlightenment,” sometimes called “A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life.” Written by Shantideva (Santideva) during the 8th century CE. |
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| literally ‘the mind of awakening,’ the altruistic intention to achieve awakening in order to benefit all other beings |
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| the historical Buddha (c. 480 c. 400 BCE), Siddhartha Gautama at birth, who is credited with establishing the Buddhist doctrine (Dharma) in the present era |
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| dependent origination (sometimes called interdependent origination) |
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| The process of causation, in which phenomena are created, sustained, and pass in dependence on causes and conditions. It is composed of the 12 links (nidanas). See the handout for The Wheel of Life: Central Doctrines of Tibetan Buddhism |
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| the teaching and practice of Buddhism. Compare with dharma in Hinduism. |
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| Dimensions of Human Beings, Four. |
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| Gandhi’s analysis of individuals consists of: body, manas, atman, and swabhava |
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| Selfenclosed, distinct, clearly separated from others, capable of maintaining its integrity only by preserving its separateness, seat of senses. Source of individualist “illusion”, |
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| Chetana (stream of consciousness) which began at birth, ended at death, Buddhi intelligence (discernment, analytical reason, insight, intuition), Seat of passions, thoughts, memories, moods |
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| All living beings, More like energy than a substance or entity, Moksha is recognizing its identity with and merging into the cosmic spirit; liberation from the illusion of particularity, Source of spiritual force or energy |
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| Distinct psychological and moral constitution, Made up of various tendencies and dispositions; path to moksha different for each person, Product of a previous life, Nonmaterial personality |
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| The Four Noble Truths, it is composed of: Wisdom, Ethical Conduct, and Mental Discipline or Concentration |
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| Wisdom (Skt: prajña, Pali: pañña) |
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1. Right view
2. Right intention |
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| Ethical Conduct (Skt: sila, Pali: sila) |
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3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood |
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| Mental Discipline or Concentration (Skt. and Pali: samadhi) |
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6. Right effort
7. Right mindfulness
8. Right concentration |
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| four major pilgrimage sites of Buddhism |
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Lumbini (birthplace of the Buddha)
Bodhgaya (the place where the Buddha became Awakened)
Sarnath (the place where the Buddha first taught)
Kushnigar (the place where the Buddha died) |
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The nature of suffering (Dukkha)
Suffering's origin (Samudaya)
Suffering's cessation (Nirodha)
The Way, the Eightfold Path, leading to the cessation of suffering |
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the four events that caused the Buddha to give up his life royal ease to seek Awakening;
1. a sick person
2. an old person
3. a corpse
4. a world-renouncing ascetic |
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| one of the four orders of Tibetan Buddhism, sometimes called the ‘Yellow Hat’ school. It was founded by Tsong Khapa. The Dalai Lama is the head of this order. |
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| literally the “Lesser Vehicle,” a pejorative term used by those that practice the Mahayana for Mainstream Buddhism |
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| a genre of Buddhist texts in which previous lives of the Buddha are told to illustrate the practice of Buddhist virtues (paramitas). See Sumedha. |
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| literally “Great Vehicle,” this is the form of Buddhism that began to develop around the beginning of the Common Era with the ideal of the bodhisattva |
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| Sometimes called Early Conservative Buddhism. The dominant form of Buddhism for the first 500 years after Buddha (approx. 500 BCE 0 CE). The ideal is the arhat. |
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| marks of existence, three (trilaksana, tilakkhana) |
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All originating things are impermanent. (anitya, anicca)
All defiled things are linked to suffering. (du?kha, dukkha)
All things (esp. the Self or Soul) are empty. (anatman, anatta) |
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| the Buddha’s teaching which is a rejection of both worldly sensual pleasures and painful selfmortification |
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the 12 links of dependent origination: ignorance
karma
consciousness
name and form
six senses or sources
contact
feeling(or grasping)
attachment
existence
birth
aging
death |
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| Perfections, six (paramita) |
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the six qualities in which bodhisattvas train to achieve Awakening. They are:
Generosity
Ethics
Patience
Endeavor
Meditative Concentration
Wisdom |
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| giving of one’s possessions and one’s self or body |
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| virtue, morality, discipline, proper conduct |
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| tolerance, forbearance, acceptance, endurance |
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| Meditative Concentration (dhyana) |
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| onepointed concentration, contemplation |
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| lit. means “fetter, bond, or leash” the Buddha’s son |
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The six different types of rebirth possible according to Buddhism. They are:
Humans (Most Fortunate Position b/c Awakening is possible)
Animals
Hell Dwellers or Beings
Pretas (Avaricious Spirits or Hungry Ghosts)
Asuras (Lesser Gods or Demigods)
Gods |
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| the community of Buddhist monks, nuns, and laymen and laywomen. |
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| “One Who Accomplishes All His Goals,” shortened to Siddhartha the Buddha’s given name |
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| (lit. “seizing the truth” or “the struggle for truth”) Truthforce. The term used by Gandhi to describe his method of nonviolent opposition to social and political injustices. |
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| one who is adept in the methods and philosophy of satyagraha |
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| King and the Buddha’s father |
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| The lifetime in which the Buddha becomes a bodhisattva by taking a vow to achieve Enlightenment in the presence of a previous Buddha, Dipamkara. |
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| a teaching attributed to the historical Buddha |
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| goods made in one’s own country; indigenous products or ideas |
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| ‘selfrule’ or freedom in the political sense; for Gandhi it also meant having control over oneself |
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| The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha |
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| (13571419 CE) the founder of the Gelukpa Order in Tibetan Buddhism |
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| the monastic code in Buddhism |
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| Originally term for Vedic sacrifice. In Classical Hinduism it means any activity undertaken in the spirit of sacrifice to any deity. For Gandhi, it is human interdependence and mutual service. |
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