Vocabulary Quiz

Religion 111 with Reed at Saint Olaf College

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Varnas

Categorization of Hindu Society by four Castes: Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras

Vedas

Large body of texts in Vedic Sanskrit originating in Ancient India

Samsara

Continuous cycle of birth, life, death, rebirth, or reincarnation or

"Continuous Flow"

Siddhartha Gautama

Spiritual Teacher who founded Buddhism. Regarded as the Supreme Buddha

, meaning "awakened one", or the "enlightened one"

Bodhisattva

A person who wishes to gain enlightenment

Mahamaya

Mother of Siddharta Gautama, gives birth to Siddhartha then dies afterwards

Śuddhodana

Father of Siddhartha Gautama

Chakravartin

"Wheel Turner" either a right universal king or a great enlightened renunciant

Four Sights

Specific Observations made by Prince Siddhartha which led to a realization. He observes: an old man, a sick man, a corpse and an ascetic.

Deva

Sanskrit word for God or Deity

Yasodhara

Wife of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, has a baby named Rahula, means Impediment

Mara

Demon who tempts Gautama Buddha by trying to seduce him with the vision of women, often said to be Mara's daughters.

Nirvana

Sanskrit meaning "cooled" or to "cool by blowing" or when one

reaches enlightenment

Sangha

Buddhist Community, one of the three treasures

Arhat

Signifies a spiritual practitioner who has realized high stages of attainment

Bhikkhu

A fully ordained male Buddhist Monastic

Bhikkhunis

A fully ordained female Buddhist Monastic

Pratimoksha

Moral discipline given by the Buddha for lay and monk/nun followers

Stupa

A mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics

Ashoka

Indian Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who later dedicated his life to becoming enlightened through Buddhism

Theravada

Conservative and generally closest to early Buddhism

Mahayana Buddhism

Branch of Buddhism originated in India, path that seeks to the path of seeking complete enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.

Anatta

"Not-self", letting go of "I" or "Mine"

Skandhas

A type of phenomena that serve as objects of clinging

Jakatas

Accounts of the Buddha's previous lives

Six Realms

Consists of Devas, Asuras, Humans, Animals, Hungry Ghosts, and Hell Beings

Klesha

Mental States when one acts in unskillful actions

Four Noble Truths

Truth of Suffering, Origin of suffering is attachment, cessation of suffering is attainable, and the path to the cessation of suffering.

Dukkha

Everything we want eventually slips away, or any form of suffering

Prajna

Wisdom understood through meditation, to bring about enlightenment

Noble Eight Fold Path

Describes the way to the end of suffering

Five Precepts

Constitutes the basic Buddhist code of ethics

Samadhi

A form of higher meditation

Vipassana

Ancient Techniques of meditation. Insight into the nature of reality.

Three Marks of Existence

Impermanence, Suffering, and Non-Self, a full understanding of these can bring an end to suffering.

Dhyana

Meditative State, set of ascending levels of meditative absorption

Mindfulness

Concept in Buddhist Meditation that it is affirmed that correct or right mindfulness is the critical factor in the path to liberation and enlightenment

Mantra

Powerful sounds or words used in meditation

Dharani

A spell chanted to evoke supernatural power used both for meditational and protective purposes.

Paritta

Buddhist practice of reciting certain verses to ward off evil fortune or dangerous conditions

Mandala

Cosmic Diagram used in Meditation to visualize spiritual realms and their inhabitants.

Dipankara

Buddha that reached enlightenment before Siddhartha Gautama

Maitreya

The Buddha who is yet to come

Trikaya

The Buddha has three bodies; created body in time and space, mutual enjoyment, and truth body

Bodhicitta

The wish to attain complete enlightenment in order to be of benefit to all sentient beings trapped in cyclic existence

Upasak or Upasika

Sanskrit and Pali words for "attendant", who only undertake certain vows, or lay buddhists

Dana

Generosity or Giving

Three Jewels

Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha

Uposatha

Buddhist Sabbath Day, cleansing of the defiled mind

Pilgrimage

Very long journey or search of great moral significance

Bodh Gaya

Gautama Buddha's attainment of enlightenment

Vessantara

Tells the story of one of Buddha's past lives, gives away everything, including his children

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