The most important religious site and place of pilgrimage, the Mahabodhi Temple houses what is believed to be the Bodhi Tree where the Buddha realised enlightenment and Buddhahood.
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Lumbini
Birthplace of the Buddha
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Sarnath
Where the Buddha delivered his first teaching
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Kusinara
where the Buddha died and attained Parinirvana.
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Asceticism
A religious practise of self-denial and even inflicting pain on oneself.
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Brahma
The God of Hinduism, unifying all other gods and part of the structure of the universe.
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Bodhi
Awareness, enlightenment
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Bodhi tree
The type of tree under which the Buddha was said to have become enlightened
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Brahmin
Priest in Vedic and Hindu religion and society
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Caste System
one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
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Dharma
In Hinduism it refers to 'duty' in the caste system. In Buddhism it refers to 'teaching'(of the Buddha)
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Guru
Religious leader
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Karma
The effect of our actions
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Kshatriya
Class of rulers and warriors to which the Buddha belonged by birth.
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Mara
A character representing the forces working against enlightenment and were seen trying to scare and lure the Buddha from his purpose as he came close to Nirvana.
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Meditation
Practise found in Buddhism and other religions focusing the mind
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Moksha
freedom from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth
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Nirvana
A fully awakened state of mind
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Four Noble Truths
The truth of suffering (Dukkha) The truth of the origin of suffering (Samudāya) The truth of the cessation of suffering (Nirodha) The truth of the path to the cessation of suffering (Magga)
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
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Birthplace of the Buddha
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Lumbini
Card 3
Front
Where the Buddha delivered his first teaching
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Card 4
Front
where the Buddha died and attained Parinirvana.
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Card 5
Front
A religious practise of self-denial and even inflicting pain on oneself.
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