Buddhism Vocab 2

Buddha

Tathāgatha

Arhat (Arahat)

Someone who has achieved nirvana.

Dharma

The teachings of the Buddha/ultimate truth/essence or nature of a phenomena/the constituents of existence.

Sangha

A community of Buddhists.

Duhkha (Dukkha)

Suffering

Mārga (magga)

The path to Nirvana.

Trsnā (Tanhā)

Thirst

Samsara

The continual process of rebirth.

Nirvana

Extinguishing the flame of Samsara

Parinirvana

Complete/final nirvana, achieved at the moment of death by a Buddha/Arhat

Buddhaghosa

Monk that made the Visuddhimagga.

Visuddhimagga

Summarizes and codifies the teachings of the Buddha.

Smrti (sati)

Mindfulness, part of the 8-fold path.

Pratita samutpada

Conditional arising.

Anatman

No self, no soul.

Karma

Intentional action, the fuel of samsara.

punya (puñña)

Merit/good deeds, leads to rebirth in higher realms.

Dana

Giving/donating to monks

Three subdivisions of the 8-fold path

Wisdom, Morality, Concentration

Nidanakatha (account of the beginning)

Tells the life story of the Buddha.

Dharmacakrapravartana Sutra

Buddha’s first sermon to the 5 ascetics.

Questions of Milinda

Fictional debate between Menander and Nagasena.

Satipatthana Sutta (Sutra on the establishment of mindfulness)

Sutra about meditation and mindfulness.