Buddhism – Flashcards

Enlightenment.

Totality of Buddhist teaching.

Community of monks & nuns.

Impermanence, constant change.

"No self"; doctrine that there's no soul or permanent essence in people & things.

Sorrow, misery.

Release from suffering & rebirth that brings inner peace.

"Meditation"; focusing of the mind; sometimes stages of trance.

State of deep awareness, result of intensive meditation.

Cause of dukkha, craving, thirst, desire.

Cessation of dukkha.

Wisdom.

Morality.

Southern tradition (0-500 yrs).

Northern tradition (500-1000 yrs).

Tibetan tradition (1000-1500 yrs).

Gen term for "monk."

The "1 who has awakened"; the "Enlightened 1" who founded Buddhism.

Site in Benares where the Buddha preached his 1st sermon.

"Truth" or "reality" & "the true teaching about reality."

Experience of transformation of oneself from ordinary living to the extinction of new karma & no need to be reborn again, total release from all pain & suffering, total peace.

Basic practice of a monastic in 2 stages: the discipline of calming oneself physically & mentally, & to then experience the world as it really is.

Basic attitude in meditation & in living; to be truly aware every moment of exactly what 1 is doing.

Prohibitions that a monk or layperson vows to adhere to in daily living: don't knowingly take life, don't steal, don't drink intoxicants, don't misuse sex, don't lie, don't use gold or silver, don't eat after noon, don't dance or sing, don't decorate oneself, don't use a soft bed.

Name of the Buddha before his enlightenment.

Gods in the heavens, angels who serve gods, humans, animals & insects, ghosts, demons.

In Theravada, a person who's practiced monastic disciplines & reached nirvana, the ideal.

Sacred text, esp 1 said to record the words of the Buddha.

Shrine, usually in the shape of a dome, used to mark Buddhist relics or sacred sites.

Compassion, empathy.

"Enlightened being"; in Mahayana, a person of deep compassion, esp 1 who doesn't enter nirvana but is constantly reborn to help others; heavenly being of compassion.

3 "bodies" of the Buddha: Dharmakaya (cosmic nature), Nirmanakaya (historical), Sambhogakaya (celestial).

Buddha expected to appear on earth in the future.

Buddha of the W Paradise, a bliss-body Buddha in Mahayana.

Popular bodhisattva of compassion in Mahayana.

Circular design containing deities, geometrical forms, symbols, & so on that represent totally the self or the universe.

In Zen, the enlightened awareness.

In Chan & Zen Buddhism, a question that can't be answered logically; a technique used to test consciousness & bring awakening.

Tibetan Buddhist teacher; title of honor often given to all Tibetan monks.

"Diamond" scepter used in Tibetan & other types of Buddhist ritual, symbolizing compassion.

Symbolic hand gesture.

Path to enlightenment.

Shows insight into the 3 marks of existence.

Largest sect of Zen, emphasizes meditation.

One school of Zen, focuses on zazen & mindfulness.

Best known scripture of Mahayana.

Standard collection of scriptures in Theravada Buddhism.

The three "baskets," or collections, of Buddhist texts.

Involves chants to the Lotus Sutra.

The Mahayana notion of emptiness; means that the universe is empty of permanent reality.

"Thatness," or "thusness," "suchness"; is the uniqueness of each changing moment.

Popular stories in Buddhism with a moral lesson involving animals or people.

Emptiness.

Failing to see things in the right way.

2 truths.

Symbol of emptiness, round circle.

No words standing in the way; see things as they really are.

Love for all.