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lama
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a tibetan buddhist teacher; a title of honor often given to all tibetan monks
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Matreya
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a buddha (or bodhisattva) expectedto appea on earth in the future
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mandala
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a circular design containing deities, geometrical forms, symbols, and so on that represent totality, the self, or the universe
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mudra
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a symbolic hand gestre
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nirvana
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the release from suffering and rebirth that brings inner peace
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samadhi
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a state of deep awareness, the result of intensive meditation
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samsara
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constant rebrth and the attendant suffering; the everyday world of change
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Sangha
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the community of monks and nuns; lowercased
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satori
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in zen the enlightened awareness
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shunyata
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the Mahayana notion of emptiness meaning that the universe is empty of permanent realilty
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stupa
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a shrine usu in the shpe of a dome, used to mark buddhist relics or sacred sites
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sutra
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a sacred text, esp one said to record the words of the buddha
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tathata
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thatness, thusness; suchess; the uniquemness of each changing moment of reality
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trikaya
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the three "bodies" of the buddha
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thee bodies of the buddha
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dharmakaya: cosmic buddha nature
the niramanakaya historical buddha sambhogakaya: celestial buddhas |
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tripitaka
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the three baskets or collections of buddhist texts
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vajra
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the dimond scepter used in tibetan and other types of buddhist ritual symbolizing compassion
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Adi Granth
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original collection; the primary scripture of the sikhs
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ajiva
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matter without soul or life
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digambara
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clothed in the sky; a member of the Jain sect in which monks ideally donot wear clothing
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gurdawara
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a sikh temple
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hylozoism
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the belief that all physical matter has life and feeling
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Japji
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a poem by Guru Nanak that begins the Adi Granth; the poem is recited daily by pious sikhs
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jina
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conquerer; the hain term for a perfect person who will not be reborn
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jiva
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spirit soul which enlivens matter
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puja
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ritual honor of a tirthankara or diety
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sallekhana
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holdy death; death by self starvation valued in jainish as a noble end to a long life of virtue and detachment
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Shvetambara
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clothed in white; a member of the jain sect in which monks and nuns wear white clothing
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sikh
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disciple; a follower of the sikh religion
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sthanakavasi
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building person; a member of a jain sect
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terapanthi
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13; a member of the newest jain sect
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tirthankara
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crossing maker; in jainism, one of the twenty-four ideal human beings of the past, mahavira beng the most recent
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