| Term | Definition |
|---|
| siddhartha Gautama | The original buddha |
| karma | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation |
| buddhism | the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth |
| four noble truths | the central teachings of buddhism |
| Eightfold Path | in buddhism a set of guidelines on how to escape suffering |
| middle way | according to Buddhist belief, the law of the Eight Fold Path lead to this |
| monk | a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work |
| Kosala | an acient kingdom in northern India where Siddhartha Gautama is said to have been born |
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