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| the term referring the buddhist belief referring to the absence of a permanent identity or soul |
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| the word for the impermanence of everything finite according to Buddhist Doctrine |
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| the perfected disciple who strikes out alone for nirvana, and with prodigous concentration, proceeds toward the goal. This is the ideal type for Theravada Buddhist. |
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| worldy pleasure, the first human want recognized by Hinduism which included job security, wealth, material belongings, etc. (Path of Desire) |
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| the powerful emporer that fostered Buddhism; like Constantine of Christianity. |
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| the God within according to Hinduism; the nucleus of the soul which is the soul ground of human awareness and existence. |
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| one of four paths to liberation; the path of devotion or the way to God through love, which aims to make actions an offerring to God. |
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| wisdom; this is considered by Theravada Buddhists to be the prime attribute of enlightenment. |
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| a being who, having reached the brink of Nirvana, voluntarily renounced that prize and returns to the world to make nirvana available to others. This is the Mahayana ideal. |
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| most often seated representing self disciplined meditation; when standing he represents warding off delusion, and when lying down he represents tranquilit being at rest but aware. |
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| literally means color; the system rank present in Hindu culture. The caste system involed four major castes, a fifth group known as the untouchables, and many sub-castes. |
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| duty; the third human want recognized by Hinduism, things such as family and helping others fall under this category, the want of Dharma can never be permanently fulfilled. |
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| sees everything in detail, of a specific orientation, mode of address- prayer, sees the wordl as real, Brahman- Saguna, bhakti yoga. |
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| the first of the four noble truths recognized by Buddhism; refers to persistent discomfort or suffering. It is considered to be caused by the second noble truth, Tanha. |
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| known for proposing to our extraverted century, that we ought to "turn the spotlight inward"; known for his work in raising the untouchables to human stature. He considered the Bhagavad- Gita to be the source of knowledge of truth, and most famously advocated non-violence. |
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| the son of Shiva and Parvati; the "remover of obstacles" and one of the most popular as he is sought for help in times of difficulty |
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| a quality; Saguna-having qualities, and Nirguna- without qualities |
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| one of the two outlooks of Buddhism, Also known as the little raft. |
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| the practice of repeating God's name. It's goal is to "keep the name of the Lord spinning in the midst of all your activities." |
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| the individual soul which passes through a sequence of bodies by the process known as reincarnation. What it wants is to first enter the human body and enjoy sensory delights, then to turn to social conquests and finally to turn to that which is infinite and eternal. |
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| one of the four paths of liberation; the path of knowledge, which aims to be very intentional by dissociating the divine self from the finite self. |
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| a destroyer God, sometimes thanked for destroying things that are bad for someone. She is a sort of demigoddess as she is one side of Shiva's consort, Paravati. |
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| pleasure; the first human want recognized by Hinduism, characterized by the egocentric needs and wants. |
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| a nuetral term referring to the cause and effect aspect of human destiny. (life cycles back and forth between this and samsara) This term describes the moral law of cause and effect s it implies a lawful world where "as a man sows, so shall he reap." |
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| compassion; according to Mahayana Buddhists this must be given priority over wisdom as the prime attribute of enlightenment. |
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| the term that refers to the world as God's playground which describes why God created the world. |
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| the big raft; fate of an inidividual is linked to fate of all life; holds grace as higher than self-reliance; prime-attribute is karuna; focused on laypeople; holds the boddhisattva as ideal, considers Buddha to be a world savior. More liberal! |
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| path; refers to the types of yoga or paths to liberation |
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| refers to the world that normally appears to us; the aesthetically pleasing world of materialism that can trick us into not wanting to journey forward |
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| liberation; the fourth of the human desires recognized by Hinduism, freedom from the merry-go-round of life. (Path of Renunciation) |
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| a traditional story; ostensibly about the actual historical events, that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or express the meaning of a practice, belief or natural phenomenon. |
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| no attributes; the term that refers to the indesribable charcter of Brahman, being beyond words. |
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| sees everything as a whole; of a general orientation; mode of address- meditation; sees the world as unreal; Nirguna Brahman; practices jnana yoga. |
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| sub-discipline of the academic study of religion; a combination of critical empathy and suspension of judgment used as a window for outsiders into the experiences, beliefs and understandings of a religion. THE BEST APPROACH TO STUDYING RELIGIONS! |
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| a hindu myth of origins; the man that everything came from. Thus everything contains a fragment of him. (SEE QUOTE) |
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| one of four paths to liberation; the path of psychopysical exercise, which uses eight yogic disciplines to descend through the four layers of the self; physical body, conscious mind, and the infinite self. |
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| Brahman having attributes |
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| the state in which the human mind is completely absorbed in God; this is major component to the last stages of raja yoga as it's final stage is without limits. |
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| a term referring to the death/rebirth aspect of human destiny (life cycles back and forth between this and karma). In Sanskrit the term refers to the reincarnation or transmigration of the soul. |
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| the Buddhist monastic order; this iss at the heart of Theravada Buddhism. |
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| The final stage of life wherein the goal of life is reached. This state neither loves nor hates anything, and proposes to cut free of presitige and economic bindings. |
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| Brahma's consort who bestows the power of widsom, speech, and learning. |
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| the inner, intuitive experience of seeing things "as they really are." These moments are sudden and momentary. (Lead up to by koan, zazen, and sanzen) |
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| means consort; the female counterpart of the male gods who create energy on the part of the male. |
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| a spiritual leader who can bypass symbolism and percieve spiritual relaties directly. This person is a sort of savant being defined as a person whose talents are so exceptional. |
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| the destroyer of the universe, destroys the universe in each world cycle; the archetype of both renunciation and passion. |
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| the historical and ideal "founder" of Buddhism; the subject of countless legends and the ideal figure of Buddha |
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| "emptiness"; which in describing zen aims to be without thoughts |
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| the second of the four noble truths recognized by Buddhism; refers to ego-centric desire; the cessation of this is the way to relieving dukkha. |
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| "That thou art"; the task of jnana yoga is to know profoundly this Sanskrit declaration. This equation expresses the essential identiy of Brahman and Atman. |
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| the Buddhist doctrine is also known as Hinayana; progress is up to the individual, humanity is on it's own; prime attribute- wisdom; ideal- Arhat; saw Buddha as an extraordinary role model. More conservative!! |
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| a human tribe is joined to an animal species in a cocial and ceremonial whole that gives them a common life |
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| directed attention away from the Vedas' ancient rites and dieties |
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| the God that protects and preserves the universe; sustains life and all of it's energies |
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| literally means a raft or a ferry; in Buddhism the word refers to the two outlooks, both claimed to carry people accross life's sea to the shores of enlightenment. (big raft, and little raft) |
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| form of worship including four main paths; bhakti-devotion, jnana-knowlege, raja- psychophysical exercise, karma- duty. |
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1. an old man
2. a sick man
3. a dead man
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| Preliminary Step of the Eightfold Path |
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| that which we should refrain from according to Buddhism: (1) killing (2) stealing (3) lying (4) wrongful sex (5) intoxicants |
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| The Eight Steps of the Eightfold Path |
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| (1) right views (2) right intent (3) right speech (4) right conduct (5) right livelihood (6) right effort (7) right mindfulness (8) right concentration |
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| a temporal and spiritual authority; his function is to incarnate to celestial principle of compassion/ mercy |
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| the vehicle of transport, or the boat to which we committed our lives |
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| choreograph hand gestures that turn them into holy formulas and sacred dance |
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| a training monks meeting with his master as a sort of consultation or meditation during which the trainee presents the koan and his answer |
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| the essence of Vajrayana Buddhism, the texts that focus on the interrelatedness of things |
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| "The Diamond Way"; the Tibetan Buddhism that is distinguished because it enables on to reach nirvana in a single lifetime |
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| seated meditation, in the lotus posture, to sit for hours on end seeing to waken the Buddha mind |
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| the object of this is to infuse temporal with eternal, to widen the doors of perception so that wonder of the satori experience can flood everyday life |
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