RS Study of Buddhism Key Concepts

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Anicca
The belief in impermanence which states that nothing ever is, but is always in a state of becoming.
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Anatta
The belief that there is no permanent self, soul or essence in living beings.
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Dukkha
Pain, suffering, disease and disharmony.
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(S)kandhas
The five aggregates that make up the self as we know it.
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Samatha
Practising single-pointed meditation through mindfulness of breathing in order to calm the mind.
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Pratitya
Phenomena arising together in a mutually interdependent web of cause and effect.
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Mettabhavana
Loving-kindness meditation practised in order to cultivate loving-kindness towards others.
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Vipassana
Meditation practised in Theravada Buddhism involving concentration on the body or its sensations.
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The belief that there is no permanent self, soul or essence in living beings.

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Anatta

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Pain, suffering, disease and disharmony.

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Card 4

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The five aggregates that make up the self as we know it.

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Practising single-pointed meditation through mindfulness of breathing in order to calm the mind.

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