Buddhism
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sweeettink on October 5, 2009
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28 terms
Indonesian | English |
|---|---|
| Amitabha Buddha |  The Buddha of the Western Paradise, a bliss-body Buddha in Mahayana. |
| anatta | "No self"; the doctrine that there is no soul or permanent essence in the people and things |
| anichcha | Impermanence, constant change |
| arhat | In Theravada, a person who has practiced monastic disciples and reached nirvana |
| bodhi | Englightenment |
| bodhisattva | "Enlightened being" in Mahayana, a person of deep compassion, especially oen who does not enter nirvana but is constantly reborn to help others |
| Dharma | the totality of Buddhist teaching |
| dukka | sorrow, misery |
| dhyana | "Meditation" focusing of the mind |
| Guanyin | A popular bodhisattva of compassion |
| karuna | compasion, empathy |
| koan | A technique used to test consciousness and bring awakening |
| lama | A Tibetan Buddhist teacher; a title of honor often given to all Tibetan monks |
| Maitreya | A Buddha expected to appear on earth in the future |
| mandala | A geometric patter representing the self, or the universe |
| mundra | a symbolic hand gesture |
| nirvana | release from suffering and rebirth brings inner peace |
| samadhi | a state of deep awareness, the result of intense meditation |
| samsara | constant rebirth, attendant suffering |
| Sangha | community of monks and nuns |
| satori | the enlightened awareness |
| shunyat | the Mahayana notion of emptiness, meaning that the universe is empty of reality |
| stupa | shrine |
| sutra | sacred text |
| tathata | "thatness" "thusness" "suchness"; the uniqueness of each changing moment of reality. |
| trikaya | three "bodies" of the Buddha- Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya, Samhogakaya |
| Tripitaka | Three "baskets" or collections of Buddhist texts |
| vajra | the "diamond" skepter used in Tibetan and other types of Buddhist ritual, sybolizes compassion |
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