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acariya -
teacher.
acharya -
refer to: acariya.
adharma -
not having a religion.
adhitthana -
decision, resolution, self determination, will.
ajahn -
refer to: acariya.
akusala -
unwholesome, demerit, wrong, bad, evil.
Amitabha Buddha -
The merciful and wisdom-full Buddha.
Anagami -
a Non-returner, the third stage in the realization of Nibbana .
anapanasati -
mindfulness of in and out breathing.
Anathapindika's Grove -
Jeta grove, site of a monastery built for the history Buddha my Anathapindika.
anatta -
not self, Egolessness.
anicca -
impermanence.
annuttara samyak sambodhi -
perfection of complete enlightment .
Arahant -
The worthy one.
Arahat -
refer to: Arahant.
arammana -
sense objects, and object of consciousness (in Thai: ood, temper, emotion).
ariya -
noble: 1. The Sublime Path of the Hole life
2. Ariya atthaangika magga, The Noble Eightfold Path.
ariya dana -
the sublime or noble treasure.
ariya phala -
fruition: 1. Sota patti phala, fruition of stream entry
2. Sakadagamiphala, fruition of once returning
3. Anagami phala, fruition of non returning
4 Arahatta phala, fruition of the worthy one or perfected one.
Ariya Sacca -
Noble Truth.
asava -
mental intoxication, defilement.
asura -
demon, evil spirit.
Atta -
Self, Ego.
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva -
great limitless compassionate one.
avijja -
ignorance, nescience, not knowing better, delusion.
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Bhavana -
mental culture, development, the control and evolution of the mind, meditation
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Bhiku -
Religious mendicant or friar of the order founded by Gotama Buddha.
bodhi -
awakened wisdom.
Bodhidharma -
28th Indian ancestor, 1st Chinese ancestor.
Bodhipakkhiya Dhamma -
the 37 qualities contributing to Enlightenment.
Bodhisatta -
a Buddha to be, one who has resolved to attain Enlightenment for the helping of all sentient beings..
Bodhisattva -
refer to: Bodhisatta.
Brahma -
(in Hinduism, The Creator, The Universal Self); in Buddhism, a divine being of the Form Sphere or the Formless Sphere, Happy and blameless celestial beings, inhabitants of the higher heavens.
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Buddha -
The Awakened One, The Enlightened one.
buddha-field -
the field of consciousness created by the ideation of an enlightened being .
Buddho -
a recitation of the Buddha, an example of a mantra.
Butsudo -
refer to: Buddha.
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Chinul -
Korean Zen master .
Chogye -
largest Korean Zen Buddhist sect.
citta -
thought, thoughtfulness, active thoughts, mind, a state of consciousness .
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dana -
giving, gift, alms-giving, alms, generosity, charity, benevolence, liberality, donation
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deva -
a shining one, god, deity.
Devata -
refer to: deva.
Dhamma -
refer to: Dharma.
Dharani -
short sutras of symbolic syllables .
Dharma -
element of existence; ultimate nature, reality, truth, existence; sacred law; duty; righteousness; the moral law.
Dharmakaya -
the true nature of Buddha, transcendental reality, essence of the universe..
Dukkha -
Suffering, misery, woe, pain, ill, sorrow, trouble, discomfort, unsatisfactoriness.
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ekaggata -
one-pointedness (of mind) concentration.
enlightenment -
awakening.
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gatha -
A form of four-line verse sutra .
H
hondo -
refer to: Buddha.
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iddhi -
success, psychic power.
Iddhipada -
The Four Paths of Accomplishment.
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jhana -
meditation, trance, ecstasy, absorption, a state of serene contemplation attained by meditation .
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kalpa -
an aeon, world cycle.
kamma -
A volitional action.
kammatthana -
the act of meditation or contemplation, subjects of meditation exercises.
kandha -
aggregate, category
Pancakkhandha, The five Aggregates, The five causally conditioned elements of existence forming a being or entity, corporeality, feeling, perception, mental formations and consciousness
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kappa -
refer to: kalpa.
karma -
universal law of cause and effect..
karuna -
compassion.
khanti -
patience, forebearance, tolerance, endurance.
kilesa -
defilement, impurities.
Koan -
"Public case", a pure presentation of the nature of ultimate reality..
Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva -
savoir from the torments of hell..
kusala -
wholesome, meritorious, good action, virtue.
kuti -
an abode of a Buddhist monk or novice.
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lobha -
greed, covetousness.
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mantra -
power-laden syllable or series of syllables that manifest certain cosmic forces or aspects of a buddha.
meditation -
practice that concentrates and clarifies the mind .
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Nirmanakaya -
the earthly body of a buddha..
nirvana -
complete absorption into the undifferentiated ground of being; spiritual bliss .
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paramita -
"perfection", virtues perfected by a bodhisattva:
generosity
discipline
patience
energy
meditation
wisdom
Also including:
right means
vow
the Ten Powers
full knowledge of the true dharmas
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prajna -
wisdom of true mind .
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Roshi -
lit, "old teacher", Japanese, a Zen master
samadhi
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samadhi -
collectedness of the mind through gradual calming of mental activity..
Sambogakaya -
body of buddha-paradise buddha.
sangha -
the buddhist community - monks, nuns, novices, and lay followers .
Sariputra -
one of the ten great disciples of Buddha, renowned for his wisdom. .
sesshin -
days of especially intense, strict practice .
Shakyamuni -
"Sage of Shayka", epithet of the historical Buddha.
skandha -
the five aggregates, constituting what is generally known as the personality:
form
sensation
perception
mental formations
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Subhuti -
a student of the Buddha, who was known for his loving kindness. .
sutra -
discourses of the Buddha.
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Tao -
the way.
tathagata -
nature of a buddha; one who has followed in the steps of his predecessors .
Tripitaka -
canon of Buddhist scriptures .
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Vajrachchedika-Prajnaparamita Sutra -
the Diamond-Cutter sutra
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zazen -
sitting meditation, taught in Zen as the most direct way to awakening..
Zen -
meditative absorption in which all dualistic distinctions are eliminated. .
The glossary of zen and buddhism terms are gathered from the following authorized sources:
1. The Venerable Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo of Wat Sanghathan and the translation/editing of the Thai by Fuengsin Trafford and Simon Romer.
2. Steven Newton - Portland Zen Community (source "Glossary of Japanese Zen Terms" - Stan Rosenthal)
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