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Buddhism
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boddhisatvas | the not gods' gods who helped other achieve nirvana |
| Dalai Lama | reincarnation of the Boddhisatva of compassion, currently the 14th reincarnation |
| Dharma | Buddhist teachings |
| Dukkha | human suffering |
| Eightfold Path | the process to eliminate dukkha, and achieve nirvana |
| First Teaching of the Buddha | gave his teachings to 5 ascetics, at Deer Park |
| Four Noble Truths | 1. All of life is dukka 2. suffering has an origin: ignorance, desire 3. suffering can be eliminated 4. there is a path to eliminating dukkha |
| Four Sights | sickness, old, dead, holy |
| Great Departure | Siddhartha left the palace to find peace, sat under bodhi tree |
| Maya | evil god (thought of as symbol of one's worst self) who tired to deter Siddhartha from achieving nirvana |
| Nirvana | enlightenment |
| Anatman | there is no human soul |
| Samsara | cycle of human suffering |
| Three Refuges | I take refuge in the... -Buddha -Dharma -Sangha |
| Sangha | Buddhist community |
| The Buddha | the awakened one |
| Middle Way | the path between two extremes |
| Theravada | "the elder vehicle", thinks we awaken ourselves |
| Mahayana | "the great vehicle", bhakti style devotionalism, thinks we awaken through relationships with others |
| Vajrayana | "the thunderbolt vehicle", nirvana can be accomplished in one lifetime |
| Zen | sitting meditation that emphasizes emptiness |
| Podcast | -Buddhism is diverse, despite the opposite assumptions -pop culture of buddha in US, colonial powers trying to export Buddhism to look more approachable |