Buddhism
Across
- 2. riddles to confound the mind and help lead to enlightenment
- 3. a "school" of Buddhism favored by many in the West; Buddhahood must be experienced
- 5. the "blowing out" of the flames of craving that tie us to suffering and death
- 9. the three baskets of the Buddhist sacred text
- 10. form of Buddhism developed in Tibet; majority of Buddhists in the US
- 11. marks out an entire pattern of life to eliminate suffering
- 13. subject of the first public sermon of the Buddha after his enlightenment
- 14. seated meditation
- 17. the basis of Buddhism is the understanding that life is _________
- 18. name for the "enlightened one" - Siddhartha Gautama; one of the 3 jewels
- 20. another name for Buddhist scriptures
- 21. a community living the righteous life; one of the 3 jewels
- 22. term for the Buddha of the future
- 24. a Buddhist "saint"; one deserving reverence; at the fourth stage leading to Nirvana
- 25. a Buddhist shrine built in the form of a mound pointing upward and housing a relic of the Buddha
Down
- 1. "The Great Raft" branch of Buddhism; practiced in China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Nepal
- 4. condition achieved by Gautama during his meditation under the bodhi tree; the goal of Buddhism
- 6. teachings of Buddha; one of the 3 jewels
- 7. a term for sudden Enlightenment
- 8. spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetan Buddhism; chosen and trained at childhood
- 12. one who has reached "Buddhahood"; renounces Nirvana to help all creatures become enlightened
- 15. Japanese term for another Buddha popular in Mahayana Buddhism
- 16. the country of Buddhist and Hindu origins
- 19. name given to Buddhism monks
- 23. The Way of the Elders; Orthodox Buddhism practiced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia