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- 3. In Mahayana Buddhism this refers to the belief that all beings can become enlightened/ reach Buddhahood.
- 10. A state of wisdom that enables total clarity and understanding of the truths of existence; to be freed from the cycle of rebirth.
- 11. A perfected person. In Theravada Buddhism this is a term for a person who has become enlightened.
- 12. One of the Three Poisons; a feeling of intense dislike, anger, wishing others harm.
- 14. The community of Buddhists, including the monastic order (monks and nuns) as well as laypeople.
- 16. A pure love which is selfless and not possessive; a key part of Buddhist ethics (loving-kindness).
- 18. Suffering; the belief that all life includes suffering and unsatisfactoriness; one of the Three Marks of Existence.
- 19. This is the oldest school of Buddhism, with a focus on individual enlightenment (becoming an Arhat).
- 20. The belief that when a being dies their karma lives on in another being. This process will continue until Nirvana is attained.
- 22. Literally ‘blowing out'; the extinguishing of desire; a state of perfect peace and liberation from samsara.
- 25. Sympathy and concern for the suffering of others; a key part of Buddhist ethics (compassion).
- 26. Literally ‘emptiness’; the Mahayana belief about the absence of an intrinsic nature or self-identity.
- 27. Teaching from the Jataka Tales about Siddhartha Gautama’s experience of illness, old age, death and a holy man.
- 29. A collection of Buddhist scriptures; the standard text of the Theravada Buddhist tradition.
- 30. Literally 'action’; the belief in cause and effect, intentions and actions will affect the future.
- 31. The ongoing state of desire which causes suffering; grasping at things we enjoy/ want ('Tanha' in Pali).
- 32. The five moral rules (part of Right Action) - Not taking life, not taking things which aren’t given, not misusing the senses, not speaking lies, not clouding the mind with intoxicants.
- 33. A collection of Buddhist fables that narrate the previous lives of the Buddha (including the Four Sights #075).
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- 1. The collection of things that make up human personality - including form, sensation, perception, mental formation, consciousness.
- 2. In Mahayana Buddhism this is a being destined for enlightenment, who postpones their escape from samsara in order to help living beings.
- 4. Impermanence; the belief that nothing lasts forever; one of the Three Marks of Existence.
- 5. A realm of ultimate bliss where beings can easily achieve enlightenment, through chanting the name of Amitabha Buddha.
- 6. A life free from worldly pleasures; giving up material possessions with the aim of pursuing spiritual goals.
- 7. The Buddha's main teachings: the existence of suffering, the cause of suffering, the end of suffering, the path to end suffering.
- 8. The fourth Noble Truth, also known as ‘The Middle Way’; it includes the threefold way of wisdom, ethics, and mental discipline.
- 9. A spiritual practice that opens a person up to the highest state of consciousness; part of the Eightfold Path (Samadhi).
- 13. The cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound; fuelled by the Three Poisons at the centre.
- 15. The teachings of the Buddha; the ultimate truth. Can also refer to following the Buddhist path.
- 17. Not-self; the belief that there is no fixed self/no soul; one of the Three Marks of Existence.
- 21. One of the Three Poisons; the inability to see things as they really are. Not understanding the truth of dukkha, anicca and anatta.
- 23. The ethical principle of not causing harm to other living things.
- 24. Literally 'Greater Vehicle'; this school of Buddhism focuses on achieving enlightenment for the sake of all beings (becoming a Bodhisattva).
- 28. One of the Three Poisons; the attachment to material things, and the ongoing selfish desire for more.