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dukkha

Human suffering, dissatisfaction, instability — the baseline condition Buddhism tries to solve.

Anicca

Impermanence; everything is constantly changing.

Anatta

 “No-self”; the idea that there is no permanent, unchanging soul or identity.

Samsara

The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth driven by ignorance and craving.

Karma

Moral cause-and-effect shaping rebirth and consequences.

Nirvana

 Liberation from suffering and the cycle of rebirth; cessation of craving.

The Four Noble Truths

Life is suffering; Suffering has a cause; It can end;The Eightfold Path is the solution

Eightfold Path

The practical roadmap to liberation: right view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration.

Dharma

 Buddha’s teachings and the truth they express.

Sangha

 The community of practitioners — monks, nuns, and lay followers.

Bodhisattva

 A being who delays full nirvana to help others; central in Mahayana Buddhism.

Theravada

 The “school of the elders”; emphasizes discipline, meditation, and monastic life.

Mahayana

The “great vehicle”; emphasizes compassion and universal liberation.

Vajrayana

The tantric, esoteric branch of Buddhism; ritual-heavy, symbolic, fast-track methods.

Meditation (Bhavana)

 Cultivation of the mind through awareness, breath, concentration, and insight.

Jhana

 States of deep meditative absorption

Zen (Chan)

 A school of Mahayana Buddhism focused on direct experience over doctrine.

Koan

 A paradoxical question or story used to break habitual thinking.

Beginner’s Mind (Shoshin)

 Approaching everything with openness, curiosity, and no preconceptions.

Dogma

the doctrine of belief in a religion or a political system

Bodhisattva

Atman

Bodhidharma

was a Buddhist monk who, according to tradition, is credited with establishing the Zen branch of Mahayana Buddhism