Buddhism Study Guide

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  1. 5. compilation of three collections of early Buddhist texts
  2. 7. teachers and heads of monasteries
  3. 9. Buddhist teaching that liberation comes from the middle spectrum
  4. 10. The teachings of the Buddha
  5. 11. The spiritual goal for all Buddhists
  6. 14. a being that refrains from entering nirvana in order to save others
  7. 15. prominent branch of Buddhism in Tibet
  8. 17. A basic moral standard by which all Buddhists are to live
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  1. 1. A person who renounces material comforts to live a self-disciplined life
  2. 2. the community of monks, nuns, and lay persons
  3. 3. accommodates a greater number of people from all walks of life
  4. 4. head lama of Tibetan Buddhism
  5. 6. items of religious devotion
  6. 8. Sacred fig tree where Siddhartha arrived at enlightenment
  7. 12. The inspiration to become a monk for Siddhartha
  8. 13. one who has attained Nirvana, and is liberated from rebirth
  9. 16. Buddhist doctrine of "no soul"
  10. 18. a word to describe Hindu literature written in Sanskrit and concerned with rituals