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anatta
No fixed self, no soul; the Universal Truth that the soul is insubstantial; that people change in the course of their lives; denial of a real or permanent self.
anicca
Impermanence, instability, not permanent.
Arhat
A perfected person. In Theravada Buddhism this is the term for a person who has attained nibbana
ascetic
A life free from worldly pleasures (especially sexual activity and consumption of alcohol), often with the aim of pursuing religious and spiritual goals.
Bodhisattva
A concept in Mahayana Buddhism. A being destined for enlightenment, who postpones final attainment of Buddhahood in order to help living beings.
Buddah
Historically the Buddah - the enlightened one.
An awakened or enlightened person.
Buddhahood
Enlightenment
Buddha-nature
In Mahayana Buddhism, this refers to the fundamental nature of a beings, which means that all beings can attain Buddhahood
Buddha rupa
An image of a being that has achieved Buddhahood
chanting
singing or intoning
compassion
Karuna. Pity. Part of the spiritual path.
concentration
Focusing one’s attention
consciousness
The fifth of the Five Aggregates. Awareness of something without or before recognition (perception)
dependant arising
Paticcasamupada. The belief that everything in existence is because other things are. The idea that everything is interconnected and that everyone affects everyone else.
devotional ritual
Puja. A ceremony that involves meditation, prayer and offerings
dhamma
Universal law; ultimate truth, the teachings of the Buddha. Spelt in Sanskrit as dharma
Dhammapada
A sacred text of the Pali tradition with 426 verses
dharma (in brackets)
The Sanskrit form of dhamma. Universal law, ultimate truth; the teachings of Buddah
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