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| A usually ascetic spiritual community of followers gathered around their guru |
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| An incarnation of a deity. |
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| Intense devotion to a personal manifestation of Supreme Reality |
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| Priest or member of the priestly caste. |
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| Visual contact with the divine. |
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| Moral order, righteousness, religion |
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| The present degraded era. |
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| The invisible life force. |
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| Worshiper of the divine in female form. |
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| The worldly cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. |
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| The eternal way of religious duty. |
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| Renunciate spiritual seeker. |
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| The ancient language of the Vedas. |
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| A sacred esoteric text with spiritual practices honoring the divine in female form. |
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| Worshiper of Vishnu or one of his manifestations, such as Krishna. |
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| The principle that there is no eternal self. Buddhism |
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| A "worthy one" who has followed teh Buddha's path to liveration. |
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| A monk or nun who renounces worldliness for the sake of following the path of liberation and whose simple physical needs are met by lay supporters. |
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| A person who is dedicated to liberating others from suffering. |
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| Vajrayana meditation on a deity in order to develop his or her qualities. |
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| The teachings and laws for conduct given by the Buddha. |
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| Discomfort, suffering, frustration, disharmony. |
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| A sudden experience of enlightened awareness. |
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| A question used by Zen teachers to boggle the student's mind and thus liberate direct awareness. |
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| A high Vajrayana teacher. |
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| The "Great Vehicle," the Buddhist school that stresses compassion. |
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| Ancient Buddhist scriptures written in Pali and considered authoritative. |
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| The spiritual community. In Teravada, the monastic community. |
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| Monument containing Buddhist relics or images. |
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| The doctrine of voidness, emptiness. |
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| The remaining orthodox school of Buddhism, which adheres to the earliest scriptures. |
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| The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. |
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| The Buddhist path of teh Tibetan diaspora. |
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| sitting meditation, in Zen schools. |
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| A Chinese and Japanese school emphasizing that all things have buddha-nature, which can only be grasped when one escapes from the intellectual mind. |
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| Nectar made with sugar and water, symbolizing teh sweetness of compassion. |
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| The collected writings of Guru Gobind Singh. |
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| The symbols worn by Khalsa members. |
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| Guru Granth Sahib (Adi Granth) |
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| Guru Granth Sahib (Adi Granth) |
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| The sacred scripture compiled by the Sikh Gurus. |
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| The second morning prayer of Sikhs, written by Guru Gobind Singh. |
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| Traditional biographies, especially stories of the life of Guru Nanak. |
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| The first morning prayer of Sikhs, written by Guru Nanak. |
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| Order of Sikhs who have undergone special initiation and observe a strict code of conduct. |
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| Singing of sacred hymns from Guru Granth Sahib. |
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| Community meal for all, regardless of caste or position. |
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| The holy Name of God, as recited by Sikhs. |
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| The religious community in Sikhism. |
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