Buddhism Keywords

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B K X B Y R U B P L L F B T S J L U P O C
G K U H F D B B Q N L Q N G V Y H X A U H
M C F I B R P T A D Y S H B V S S N M N Y
T B N K R J T M U V A Q C R K N A M S U V
Y R A K N P B V U R G X G I A V T Y I L R
U A H H N Q D T M S O H H E R V T L H P W
U H D U W T X P M G J B M I I I V U D I W
N M N N W J T S M V U L N D L I R D D W O
H A A I I K D H C H U A H A S F O G U L L
V V K B E I F P K F N O N U Y J O Q B I T
G I S H D H O K L A O O A R E C Q A D W X
V H A I K P I I B N I L O H I A W Y N K J
F A D K C H K B L T I A O G I V M P A G J
G R N S B S I F I S X O Q E B A Y E L C L
M A A H I N A D A Q S T G K O V V G E D K
B S H U N Q N T E U O G J I U U H R R P W
M S K N P O I B H N T D N C A S S Q U T R
R B W I C O O J E U D N Y F E V W V P K B
D E P E N D E N T O R I G I N A T I O N T
O I F W B F J D H G D I B Y T F T T C F R
M H S G T L D N D A L H E E P D A C T G G

Clues

  • 'Blowing-out'.State first achieved by the Buddha,usually translated as 'enlightenment'.Nirvana is not a place or an after-death state but a fully awakened state of mind. As a principle, nirvana is distinguished from its opposite, Samsara. (7, 7)
  • A branch of Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, where the goal is rebirth in the Pure Land: this is not achieved by one's own efforts, but through the grace of Amitabha Buddha. (4, 4, 8)
  • A Buddhist monk (7, 7)
  • A Buddhist nun (9, 9)
  • A type of meditation where an image, usually of a Buddha or Bodhisattva, is carefully reconstructed in the imagination. (13)
  • One of the five 'aggregates' or 'heaps' which make up a person with an ego: matter, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness. (6, 7)
  • The 4 states of positive emotion cultivated by 4 related meditations: Maitri (S)/Metta (P) (loving-kindness), karuna (compassion), mudita (sympathetic joy) and upeksha (equanimity). (13, 1)
  • The chain of causes and effects depicted around the edge of the Wheel of Life, which cause all phenomena to arise and bind us to continued unenlightened existence. (9, 11)
  • The Mahayana teaching that the Dharma should be taught in a way appropriate to those receiving it, even if later they would understand it in a different way. This explained why the Buddha had not at first taught Mahayana doctrines. (7, 5)
  • The process of cause and effect which affects all actions and events in the unenlightened universe. (14)

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