buddhist beliefs + practises

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anatta
no fixed self or soul - people change in the course of their lives
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anicca
impermanence
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arhat
a perfected person. Theravada buddhism - someone who has attained nibbana
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ascetic
a life free from worldly pleasures
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bodhisattva
Mahayana buddhism - a being destined for enlightenment, who postpones final attainment of Buddhahood in order to help living beings
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buddha
1. enlightened one 2. awakened or enlightened person
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buddahood
enlightenment
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buddhanature
Mahayana buddhism - fundamental nature of all beings, which means that all beings can attain Buddhahood
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consciousness
fifth of the five aggregates - awareness of something without or before recognition
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dependent arising
everything is interconnected and that everyone affects everyone else
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dharma
universal law - the teachings of Buddha
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dhammapada
sacred text of the Pali tradition with 426 verses
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dukkah
suffering
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the eightfold path
the fourth noble truth, the middle way, magga- mental training and the way of morality
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enlightenment
wisdom or understanding, enabling clarity of perception
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the five aggregates
form, sensation, perception, mental formation and consciousness - idea that one's being is composed of these five factors
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form
first of the five agregates - matter, the sense organs and the objects of their experience
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four noble truths
dukkha, samudaya, nirodha, magga (suffering, the cause of suffering, the end of suffering, the path to the end of suffering)
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the four sights
Gautama's encounter with illness, old age, death and a holy man
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greed
one of the three poisons, pig, attachment to material things, sensual desires
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hate
one of the three poisons, snake, wishing others harm
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ignorance
one of the three poisons, bird, inability to see things as they really are
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anicca
nothing is permanent
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jakata
stories about the previous lives of the Buddha
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magga
'the middle way' - leads to freedom from suffering
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Mahayana
focuses on achieving enlightenment for the sake of all beings (china, Tibet and Japan)
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mental formation
mental activities that direct a person to good, bad or morally neutral actions -> contribute to karma
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morality
following the five precepts , one of the six perfections
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nirvana
reaching a state of perfect peace where the individual experiences liberation from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth
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panna
insight into the true nature of reality
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perception
(third of the five aggregates) the ability to distinguish between different objects that we experience through our senses
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pure land
dominant Buddhism in Japan - focuses on chanting the name of Amitabha bUDDHA
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sensation
the feelings that arise from our sense organs coming into contact with other objects
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skandhas
five aggregates
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sunyata
'emptiness' in Mahayana Buddhism, It refers to the absence of intrinsic nature in all phenomena
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tanha
craving that causes suffering
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Theravada
kind of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and Thailand
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three marks of existence
dukkha - suffering, Annica - impermanence, anatta - no fixed self
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three refuges
Buddha, dhamma and sangha
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unsatisfactoriness of life
Dukkha. - the experience of suffering means that life is unsatisfactory
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buddha rupa
an image of a being that has achieved Buddhahood
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chanting
singing or intoning
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compassion
karuna, pity, part of the spiritual path
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devotional ritual
puja, a ceremony that involves meditation, prayer and offerings
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energy
one of the six perfections, relates to making a courageous effort to maintain enlightenment
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ethics
sila, moral conduct
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five moral precepts
don't kill, steal, adultery, lying, drugs + alcohol
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generosity
one of the six perfections. the sincere and selfless desire to benefit others with no exception of reward
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gompas
tibetan monasteries associated with learning
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karma
'action' - deliberate actions that affect the believes circumstances in this and future lives, cause and effect
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karuna
compassion or pity
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loving kindness
metta, a pure love which is not possessive and which does not seek to gain
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mantra recitation
a short sequence of words or syllables chanted repetitively as a form of meditation
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malas
string of beads, used as a prayer aid
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meditation
one of the six perfections, a spiritual experience that opens up to the highest state of consciousness
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metta
loving kindess
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mindfulness of breathing
Theravada, zen and tibetan - entails focus on breathing, inhalation and exhalation
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monasteries
vicars, buildings that house monks and nuns
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parinirvana day
a festival in Mahayana buddhism that celebrates the death if the Buddha and his attainment of final nirvana
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patience
one of the six perfections , tolerance
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meditation
samadhi - spiritual experience leading to the highest form of consciousness
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Samatha
concentration and tranquility , method of meditation
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six perfections
guides in Mahayana Buddhism to lead one to enlightenment
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shrine
room that contains a statue of the Buddha
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temple
a structure reserved for spiritual activities
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the threefold way
ethics, meditation and wisdom
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vipassana
insight into the true nature of things, meditation
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visualisation
Mahayana Buddhism - imaging an image of a Buddha or Bodhisattva, focusing on its qualities with the Aim of becoming one to help others
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weak
festival to celebrate the buddhas birth
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wisdom
one of the six perfections - insight into the true nature of reality
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zazan
main form of Zen meditation , and is practised sitting cross-legged
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zen
Japanese school of Mahayana buddhism - focusing on meditation and intuition, rather than ritual worship and study of the scriptures
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