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CHAPTER 16 VOCAB....
Chapter 16 vocabulary from TCI Subscriptions Words:Buddha, Prediction, Acetic, T
Question | Answer |
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What is the Buddha? | A Sanskrit word meaning “enlightened”; the name given to the man who founded Buddhism. |
What does Prediction mean? | A guess as to what will happen in the future. |
What is an Acetic? | A person who gives up worldly pleasure. |
What does Transformed mean? | To change in appearance or character. |
What does Enlightenment mean? | The state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth; the goal of Buddhists. |
What does Alms mean? | Goods or money given to the poor. |
What does Denied mean? | To hold back or refuse something. |
What does Seek mean? | To actively search for something or someone. |
What does Nirvana mean? | An ideal state of happiness and peace. |
What does Buddhism mean? | The religion founded by Siddhartha, which teaches that life brings suffering that one can escape by seeking nirvana through enlightenment. |
What are the Four Noble Truths | The four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism. |
What is the Eightfold Path? | A key idea of Buddhism that people must live lives with these 4 guides: misery is here in everything, and nothing lasts. 2. Misery is made by wants. 3. The way to end misery is to rid all wants. 4. How to rid all wants is to live with the Eightfold Pa |