hinduism and buddhism laci tucker
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- 3. symbolic hand position
- 4. a round disk thrown as a weapon in ancient India; attribute of Vishnu
- 5. law; religious or moral dutythe total actions in a person's life thatdetermine the next state of existence
- 9. Path of the Elders; the form of Buddhism found throughout many parts of Southeast Asia. Vipassana meditation is a central part of this tradition.
- 13. The tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, India – a fig tree popularly called Pipal
- 14. The pattern of conditioned habits that we mistake for a sense of self
- 18. The practice of giving; generosity. Dana is the first of the ten paramis, or qualities to be perfected in order to become a Buddha
- 19. animal mount of a deity which identifies the god or goddess
- 20. "to be made flesh"; that is, to be born into the world
- 22. awakening
- 23. Fully awakened one; specifically the historical Buddha, Sakyamuni, who lived and taught in India 2,500 years ago; one of the three jewels of refuge
- 24. Vedana (Pali); the pleasant, unpleasant or neutral tone that arises with every experience; one of the five aggregates
- 25. serpent
- 27. Passaddhi (Pali); Physical and mental calm. One of the seven factors of enlightenment
- 28. six perceptual gates through which we experience the world. The six sense doors are…
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- 1. worshiper of Shakti, the Goddess
- 2. In the context of metta (lovingkindness) practice, someone for whom you feel no particular liking or disliking
- 4. law; religious or moral duty
- 6. Sati (Pali). Careful attention to mental and physical processes; a key ingredient of meditation; one of the five spiritual faculties; one of the seven factors of enlightenment; an aspect of the Noble Eightfold Path
- 7. a heavy club used as a weapon and a symbol of authority; attribute of Vishnu
- 8. a three-pronged spear; attribute of Shiva
- 10. A spiritual path that avoids extremes of self-mortification and self-indulgence, as discovered and taught by the Buddha
- 11. the breath of life; the vital breath or spirit
- 12. Piti (Pali); A gladdening of the mind and body. One of the seven factors of enlightenment
- 15. A technique used in meditation to help direct the mind to the object of meditation
- 16. symbol of creativity and fertility in the form of the male sexual organ
- 17. animal mount of a deity which identifies the god or goddess
- 21. to be born again as another form of life or into another class of human society
- 26. appearance of a deity in another form
- 29. Moral or ethical conduct, virtue, the foundation of Buddhist practice