Important Buddhist concept translated as “suffering” , “pain”, or “stress” in relation to life
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Tanha
Second of the Four Noble Truths, selfish desire, which causes dukkha (suffering)
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Annic
Impermanence; essential doctrine/part of 3 marks of existence
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Anatta
Idea that there is no permament, underlying substance that can be called a soul
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Buddha
Enlightened one; founder of Buddhism
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Bodhisattva
Person who has attained enlightenment but postpones nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment
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Nirvana
Condition of great peace or happiness (enlightenment); the final goal of Buddhism
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Arahant
Individual who has achieved individual enlightenment
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Samsara
Cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound
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Kamma
Sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences
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Maya
Supernatural power wielded by gods and demons to produce illusions
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Sangha
Buddhist community of monks and nuns
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Dhamma
Teaching or religion of the Buddha
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Bhavana
Development or production in the sense of calling into existence; spiritual cultivation
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Karuna
Compassion; part of the spiritual path of Buddhism
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Panna
Direct insight (wisdom) into the truth taught by Buddha, as a faculty required to attain enlightenment; one of the three divisions of the Eightfold path
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Sila
Moral conduct; one of the three sections of the Eightfold Path
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Upaya
Refers to an aspect of guidance along the Buddhist Paths to liberation where a conscious, voluntary action is driven by an incomplete reasoning about its direction
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