CH 05 - Buddhism

54580475	Buddha	"Awakened One"; Born near India-Nepal border as Siddharta Gautama to a wealthy family; had it all; Gods arranged for him to see "four sights": a bent old man, a sick person, a dead person, and a monk seeking lasting happiness rather than temporal pleasure; at the age of 29 he renounced his wealth, left his family, embarked on a wandering life in pursuit of a very difficult; while he satin deep meditation under a tree he realized the cause of suffering and the means of ending it; he was supposedly radiant with light; quickly began teaching what he had learned; died after eating poisonous mushrooms / spoiled pork
54580476	Sangha	Monastic order that developed from the Buddha's early disciples;
54580477	Stupas	Dome-shaped reliquaries to commemorate the Buddha's final liberation
54580478	Nirvana	Liberation; the goal of spiritual liberation
54580479	First Noble Truth	Life inevitably involves suffering, is imperfect and unsatisfactory
54580480	Second Noble Truth	Suffering originates in our desires
54580481	Third Noble Truth	Suffering will cease if all desires cease
54580482	Fourth Noble Truth	There is a way to realize this state: The Noble Eightfold Path
54580483	Dukkha	Suffering and frustration
54580484	Right Understanding	First Noble Path; Comprehending reality correctly through understanding of the Four Noble Truths
54580485	Right Thought/ Motives	Second Noble Path; Uncover "unwholesome" emotional roots from behind our thinking, and to weed them out
54580486	Right Speech	Third Noble Path; Relinquish the propensity to lie, gossip, speak harshly, or engage in divisive speech
54580487	Right Action	Fourth Noble Path; Avoid destroying life, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxicants
54580488	Right Livelihood	Fifth Noble Path; Being sure that one's way of making a living does not violate the five precepts
54580489	Right Effort	Sixth Noble Path; Cut off unwholesome states in the past, present, and future
54580490	Right Mindfulness	Seventh Noble Path; Way to liberation is through disciplining the mind
54580491	Right Meditation	Eighth Noble Path; Mental discipline to the quieting of the mind itself
54580492	Samsara	Reincarnation
54580493	Arhant	"Worthy One"
54583129	Canon	Authoritative collection of writings; compiled by a community of monks after Buddha's death
54583130	The Triple Gem	1) The Buddha (Enlightened one); 2) The Dharma (His teachings); 3) The Sangha (Community)
54583131	Vipassana	Meditation: Insight
54587658	Samatha	Meditation: Calm
54587659	Ukkah	Meditation: Suffering
54587660	Anicca	Meditation: Impermanence
54587661	Anatta	Meditation: No eternal Self
54587662	Tahna	Meditation: Desire
54587663	Mahaparinibbana Sutta	Scripture that describes Buddha's cremation and despersal
54587664	Mahayana	"The Great Vehicle"
54587665	Bodhisattva	A being who is dedicated to liberating others from suffering
54587666	The Three Bodies of Buddha	1) Enlightened wisdom of a Buddha; 2) Bliss, or celestial aspect that communicates the Dharma to bodhisattvas; 3) Transformation, Buddha manifests in various forms to help liberate suffering beings
54587667	Sunyata	Voidness or emptiness
54587668	Zen	Claims to preserve the essence of the Buddha's teachings through direct experience; triggered by mind-to-mind transmission of the Dharma
54587669	Buddha-Nature	The true nature of one's own mind
54587670	Zazen	Sitting meditation
54587671	Satori	Flash of insight
54587672	Kensho	Burst of insight
54587673	Pure Land Buddhism	The most widespread Buddhist school in East Asia
54587674	Amitabha	(Amida in Japan); an ancient prince who vowed to attain enlightenment; after he did he hused his pure virtue to prepare a special Pure Land to which devotees return after death
54587675	Lotus Sutra	Large compilation of parables, verses, and descriptions of innumerable beings who support the teachings of Buddha
54596028	Vajrayana	Most elaborate path of Buddhism; A Tibetan king became interested, sent men to learn about it, and then declared it the nation religion
54596029	Lamas	Qualified teachers
54596030	Deity Yoga	Meditating in the form of a Buddha; lots of self mind control; influencing how/ what one thinks
54596031	mandalas	Visual aids to concentration and illumination
54596032	Vesak	The most important festival; celebrates Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death (all of which occurred on the same day)
54596033	Magha Puja Day	Also known as Sangha Day; is a festival that occurs in March; commemorates a major event early in Buddha's teachings when he went to Rajagaha city to address 1,250 arhants
54596034	Buddhadasa Bhikkhu	A renowned Thai monk; born in 1906, died in 1993; a great critic of capitalism, teaching that it increases egoism and selfishness, thus causing distress to the individual and society