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| noble, civilized, holy, saint |
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| the outflow of attention or consciousness inherent in a conditioned mental state |
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| self, oneself, transcendent Self |
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| a religious mendicant, fully ordained Buddhist monk |
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| enlightenment, the illumination of consciousness that comes when the mind has been stilled |
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| one who strives to become a Buddha through many lives |
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| transcendent Godhead of the Upanishads |
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| member of the priestly caste |
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| the awakened one, one who has obtained enlightment |
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| law, duty, justice, righteousness, virtue, the social or moral order, the unity of life, or a mental state or moment of thought |
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| suffering in the most general sense, the human condition |
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essential teaching of Buddha
Life is full of suffering
The cause of suffering is selfish desire
Selfish desire can be removed
It can be removed by following the 8 fold path |
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| The four scenes (age, illness, death and renunciation) that prompted Siddhartha to seek nirvana |
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| Tales of the Buddhas former lives |
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| action or event,considered both as cause AND effect |
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| the world, humanity, people in general |
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| The later of the two branches of Buddhism, followed in Tibet, Mongolia, China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam |
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| a short prayer or spiritual formula |
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| Death, the Striker or the Tempter |
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| Extinction of selfish desire and selfish conditioning |
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| the cycle of birth and death, the world of change |
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| deep mental impression produced by past experiences, an element of personality that is the agency of karma |
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| the order of monks and nuns, previously a voting assembly |
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| the five elements of the mind body complex |
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| recollection of attention, mindfullness |
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| the basic principles of a subject arranged for study |
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| an elder at least 10 years past his highest ordination, or whose sanctity has earned him general respect |
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| The older branch of Buddhist tradition, followed in Sri Lanka, Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand |
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| the craving for personal or selfish satisfaction |
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| literally something seen, a view not of the world of everyday experience but of the deep still realms beneath the sense-world, accessible in deep meditation |
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| complete integration of consciousness |
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| right knowledge or clarity |
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| what is good, pleasant, right, permanent, joyful, harmonious, satisfying, at ease |
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| the name India has always given to religion itself |
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Right understanding
Right purpose
Right speech
Right conduct
Right occupation
Right effort
Right attention
Right meditation |
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