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Buddhism
Term | Definition |
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The Buddha | This means “Enlightened One” a title given to the Buddha by Siddhartha Guatama upon his attainment of enlightenment |
Buddhism | The religion based on the teachings of the Buddha. |
Eightfold Path | The eight steps that Buddha taught to escape the suffering in the world. |
Enlightenment | The state of awareness that Siddhartha achieved after meditation on how to escape the suffering of the world |
Four Noble Truths | The teachings of the Buddha about suffering in the world coming from desires. |
Karma | Cause and effect Is how good things happen to a person when they do good things and bad things happen to a person when they do bad things. |
Siddhartha Guatama | AKA The Buddha was a Nepalese prince who founded the religion of Buddhism based on his teachings in 500 BCE |
Nontheism | a religion that does not have the belief in a god or gods. |
Nepal | A present-day country in Northeastern Southasia (north of India) where Siddhartha Guatama was born and Buddhism was founded |