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- 5. Language of Theravada Buddhist canon, believed to be the spoken language of the Buddha; closely related to Sanskrit
- 6. the total actions in a person's life that determine the next state of existence
- 9. a way of life that would eventually lead to enlightenment
- 10. nonviolence
- 12. The cycle of the phenomenal world, marked by the continual progression of birth, death and rebirth; transmigration
- 13. The cause of suffering
- 16. union with the universe
- 19. The tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, India – a fig tree popularly called Pipal (Ficus Religiosa)
- 20. a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion
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- 1. union with brahman
- 2. special, symbolic posture, seated or standing, used in yoga and in the representation of the gods
- 3. to be born again as another form of life or into another class of human society
- 4. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment
- 7. appearance of a deity in another form
- 8. the heart of Buddhist belief
- 11. he religious and moral duties of the person
- 14. a three-pronged spear; attribute of Shiva
- 15. 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
- 17. animal mount of a deity which identifies the god or goddess
- 18. God as creator, evolver, emanator; considered the author of the Vedas