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