Buddhism
The three "bodies" of the Buddha-the cosmic Buddha nature, the celestial Buddhas, and the historical Buddhas are called
trikaya
Impermanence, constant change
anichcha
A Tibetan Buddhist teacher, often a monk
lama
The totality or buddhist teaching
Dharma
An important practice in Shingon Buddhism is
fire ritual with historic links to the Vedic fire ceremony
"Meditation"; focusing of the mind; sometimes, stages of trance is called
dhyana
Sorrow, misery
dukkha
Once a person reaches nirvana
rebirth is finished
A state of deep awareness, the result of intensive meditation
samadhi
Constant rebirth and the attendant suffering; the everyday world of change
samsara
The Mahayana notion of emptiness, meaning that the universe is empty of permanent reality
shunyata
Mahayana Buddhism
spread north to China and Japan
A shrine, usually in the shape of a dome, used to mark Buddhist relics or sacred sites is called
stupa
Enlightenment
bodhi
A Buddha (or bodhisattva) expected to appear on earth in the future
Maitreya
The community of monks and nuns; lowercased, this term refers to an individual monastic community
Sangha
According to the Buddha, his teachings must be
experienced in order to be worthwhile
Each Dalai Lama in Tibetan Buddhism is considered to be
an emanation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
"Enlightenment being"; in Mahayana, a person of deep compassion, especially one who does not enter nirvana but is constantly reborn to help other; a heavenly being of compassion
bodhisattva
Which did the Buddha not oppose
detachment
Compassion, empathy
karuna
Tendai Buddhism is known for
systematizing varied Buddhist teachings into a progressive hierarchy
A sign of connection between Theravada monks and the wandering Hindu ascetics is
the orange robe
The Buddha's name comes from a Sanskrit word meaning
to wake up
The Buddha was silent on questions about
topics that were unanswerable
Mahayana Buddhism generally does not advocate
devotion to deities
The Buddha's first disciples were
his five former ascetic companions
In Zen Buddhism, a question that cannot be answered logically; a technique used to test consciousness and bring awakening
koan
A circular design containing deities, geometrical forms, symbols and so no that represents totality, the self, or the universe
mandala
An essential practice in Zen is
manual labor
"Zen" is derived from a word referring to one of the steps in the Eightfold Path, whose meaning is
meditation