Hinduism Vocab

1. future Buddhas
5. the central teachings of Buddhism
6. an ancient language of India, similar to Sanskrit but more commonly understood
7. The Great Vehicle
8. Follows the earliest texts, prevalent form of Buddhism in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand
9. choreographed hand movements used in the rituals of Vajrayana Buddhism
10. the Buddhist doctrine denying a permanent self
13. the basic moral requirements that are binding for all Buddhists
15. patterned icons that visually excite
19. emphasizes the harnessing of sensual energies to attain nirvana
20. the suffering, frustration, dislocation, or discomfort. the first of the Four Noble Truths
21. phrases or syllables chanted to evoke a deity or to enhance meditation
22. the Buddhist doctrine that all existent things are constantly changing

2. the Buddhist community of monks and nuns
3. believed to be an incarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
4. characteristics that summarize the changing nature of reality
11. defines the basic practices of Buddhism that lead to nirvana
12. selfish desire
14. Siddhartha Gautama and all others who have by their own insight attached perfect enlightenment
15. a basic Buddhist teaching that rejects both the pleasures of sensual indulgence and the self-denial of asceticism
16. one who has become enlightened
17. the ultimate goal of all Buddhists
18. the teachings of the Buddha