A person who has achieved enlightenment following the Buddha’s teaching.
Arhat
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The founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, after his enlightenment. It is a title which means the enlightened or awakened one.
Buddha
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Buddhist doctrine about the nature of existence and includes the teachings of the Buddha.
Dhamma
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A set of beliefs or teachings held by a religion or within a particular subject.
Doctrine
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Suffering; illness; dissatisfaction; imperfection. An unavoidable fact of existence according to the first Noble Truth.
Dukkha
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The realisation of the truth about life. In Buddhism it releases a person from the cycle of rebirth.
Enlightenment
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The five components or aggregates that make an individual self - body, perception, conception, volition, and consciousness.
The Five Khandas
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A natural part which belongs within someone or something.
Intrinsic
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Actions, and the consequences of actions. An important concept in Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism.
Karma
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Sacred Buddhist scriptures.
Mahayana Sutras
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Thinking quietly as a spiritual or religious exercise. Connection of the mind and soul with the Divine using breathing and other techniques. In Buddhism, using one of a set of techniques or exercises for calming the mind, developing positive emotions
Meditation
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The Buddhist term for loving kindness. A pure love which is neither grasping nor possessive.
Metta
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The state when Buddhists have achieved understanding and have broken free from the cycle of samsara.
Nibbana
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The teachings of the Buddha that can lead to the end of suffering: 1 - Right Views; 2 - Right Thinking; 3 - Right Speech; 4 - Right Action; 5 - Right Livelihood; 6 - Right Effort; 7 - Right Mindfulness; 8 - Right Meditation.
Noble Eightfold Path
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The collection of scriptures preserved in the Theravada Buddhist tradition.
Pali Canon
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The concept of dependent arising. The belief that everything in existence is because other things are. The idea that everything is interconnected and that everyone affects everyone else.
Paticcasamupada
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All things are inter-related, nothing is independent. Also known as paticcasamupada, dependent origination or dependent arising
Principle of Conditionality
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In Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism, this is the cycle of life, death and rebirth.
Samsara
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The Buddhist community of practitioners, usually used to mean the community of monks.
Sangha
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A term used to refer to creatures that are conscious and able to experience pleasure and pain.
Sentient
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In Buddhism these are impermanence (anicca), dissatisfaction or suffering (dukkha), and non-self (anatta). They are characteristics shared by all humans.
The Three Marks of Existence
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The three most important features of the Buddhist life, recited as an expression of belief and commitment: I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the Sangha, I take refuge in the dhamma.
The Three Refuges
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The founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, after his enlightenment. It is a title which means the enlightened or awakened one.
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Buddha
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Buddhist doctrine about the nature of existence and includes the teachings of the Buddha.
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A set of beliefs or teachings held by a religion or within a particular subject.
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Suffering; illness; dissatisfaction; imperfection. An unavoidable fact of existence according to the first Noble Truth.
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