Buddhism

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  1. 3. choreographed hand movements used in rituals of Vajrayana Buddhism
  2. 5. the Buddhist community of monks and nuns, one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism
  3. 7. the central teachings of Buddhism
  4. 8. one who has become enlightened, the ideal type for Theravada Buddhism
  5. 10. the basic moral requirements that are binding for all Buddhists
  6. 15. spiritual leader of Vajrayana Buddhism, believed to be an incarnation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  7. 16. an ancient language of India, used in the writing of the earliest Buddhist texts, most important for Theravada Buddhism
  8. 18. one of the Three Marks of Existence, the Buddhist doctrine that all existent things are constantly changing
  9. 19. one of the Three Marks of Existence, the Buddhist doctrine denying a permanent self
  10. 21. “the Vehicle of the Diamond”, named for the Buddha’s diamond scepter, form of Buddhism that emphasizes the harnessing of sensual energies to attain nirvana
  11. 22. one of the Three Marks of Existence first of the Four Noble Truths, basic Buddhist insight that suffering is part of the human condition
  12. 23. the second of the Four Noble Truths, selfish desire, which causes dukkha
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  1. 1. the ultimate goal of all Buddhists, the extinction of desire and any sense of individual selfhood, resulting in liberation from samsara and its limiting conditions
  2. 2. future Buddhas, those who have experienced enlightenment but stop short of entering nirvana so as to help others achieve it
  3. 4. characteristics that summarize the changing nature of reality: anatta, anicca, and dukkha
  4. 6. the fourth of the Four Noble Truths, defines the basic practices of Buddhism that lead to nirvana
  5. 9. “the way of the elders’, form of Buddhism that focuses on the earliest texts and emphasizes monastic lifestyle
  6. 11. patterned icons that visually excite, used in Vajrayana Buddhism to enhance meditation
  7. 12. Siddhartha Gautama and all others who have by their own insight attained perfect enlightenment
  8. 13. “the Great Vehicle”, largest of Buddhism’s three divisions, includes forms that emphasize devotion and prayer
  9. 14. phrases or syllables chanted to evoke a deity or enhance meditation
  10. 17. a basic Buddhist teaching that rejects both the pleasures of sensual indulgence and the self-denial of asceticism, focusing instead on a practical approach to spiritual attainment
  11. 20. ethical duty based on the divine order of reality, one of the four goals of life