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Vocabulary List for Intro to Buddhism
Aryans

The Sanskrit speaking nomads who invaded India and brought the basic elements of
Hinduism.

Vedas

The sacred texts of the Aryans

Vedic

Of or relating to the Vedas and the way of life the Vedas promote

Vedic Ritual

The rituals based around those sacred texts

Caste

Brahmins(preists), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaishyas (merchants), and Shudras (laborers)

Upanishads

Vedic texts that explore the inner/mystical meaning of the vedas, and teaches the release of suffering

Atman

the soul, nature of the universe

Karma

Action that produces results in future lives

Samsara

Endless round of rebirths

Karma

Action that produces results in future lives

Moksha

Freedom from samsara

Nirvana

Buddhist term for moksha, extinguishing suffering

sharmanas

Those who strive, those who seek to seek enlightenment

Acetisicm

spiritual practice based around self denial/self destructive tendencies

Buddha

Awakened one

Sutra

teachings of the buddha, thus have i heard

Vinaya

rules for monks and nuns

Shakayamuni

Another name for the buddha

Tathagata

Another name for the Buddha

Ashoka

First buddhist emperor 

Mahayana

Buddhism that emphasizes attaining enlightenment to save all beings

Hinayana

derogatory term mahayana buddhist used against earlier practices 

Boddhisatva

Somoene that strives to save all being to reach enlightenment

Bodhchitta

Motivation that drives a boddhisatva

Pure Land

A realm a buddha teaches in

Skillful Mean

Methods to bring beings to enlightenment

Tantric

India buddhism invoking ritually harnessing energy

Dualism

Dividing the world and your mind into concepts (Ex; self/other good/bad)

Non-dualism

State of mind beyond all concepts and limitation

Antinomianism

sacred rules to attain spiritual power and insights

Mahamurda

State of mind higher tantras are supposed to cumulate in

Parninirvana

Term for the buddhas death

Abhidharma

Early school of buddhist scholastic philosophy

Madhyamaka

School of mahayana philosophy that argues that nothing has intrinsic existence

Mind Only

Mahayana school that argues there is nothing outside of the mind and things are an illusion

Buddha nature school

Believes buddha is everywhere

Pali

Sacred language of Theravada Buddhism