Terms 1
Samsara
"wandering" this is the place of rebirth in Buddhism. There are six realms in Samsara and the only way to escape samsara is through nirvana.
karma
"Action"
sangha
"community"
Four Noble Truths
Suffering, Origin, cessation, path
Three Poisons
Desire, Hatred, Ignorance
Stupa
Devadatta
Buddha's cousin, tried to kill Buddha.
dhyana
"concentration" or "meditation"
Three Trainings
Ethics, concentration, wisdom
Three Jewels
Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
Formless Realm
The highest realm out of the three realms that exist in Samsara. In the formless realm, a consciousness exists but the being has no physical body.
bhiksuni
arhat
"one who is worthy"
Five Lay Vows
Not to kill, not to steal, not to lie, not to engage in sexual misconduct, not to use intoxicants
Six Realms
G-ds, demi-gods, Humans, animals, ghosts, hell beings
Anatman
"non-self" The principle of no-self is central in Buddhist doctrine. Ignorance in Buddhism is believing there is a self.
nirvana
"extinguish" "blowing out"
Mara
G-d of Death and desire.
Levels of the Path
Stream enterer, once-returner, never returner, archat
Five deeds of Immediate Retribution
Killing father, killing Mother, Killing Arhat, wounding the buddha, causing dissent in the sangha
Vinaya
Code of conduct for monks and nuns. At the first council the Vinaya was recited by Upali. There are over 400 rules in the Vinaya.
Mahaprajapati
Buddha's step-mother. First ordained nun. Convinced Ananda to ask the Buddha to ordain women into the Sangha.
Ananda
Buddha's personal attendant and right-hand man. Buddha tells Ananda all of his teachings. Ananda becomes an Arhat. At the first council, Ananda recites the Dharma.
Painful as pleasure, impure as pure, impermanent as permanent, Non-self as self
Suffering of Pain, Suffering of change, Suggering of Conditioning