Buddhism Study Guide

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