Key vocabulary meditation The practice of focusing the Unit 1: History and belief mind ascetic Someone who a life of simplicity Middle Way A lifestyle between luxury and and self-denial having nothing at all bhikkhu A Buddhist monk; nuns are called missionaries People who spread a religious bhikkhunis message to different countries Bodh Gaya The holiest site in Buddhism, nirvana A state of bliss experienced by Siddhartha meditated under a Bodhi those who have found enlightenment tree and became the Buddha Pali Canon The main sacred text for many Brahmins Priests in ancient India who Buddhists which contains the teaching of interpreted Queen Maya’s dream when the Buddha, rules for monks and nuns she was pregnant with Siddhartha and the philosophy of Buddhism; also known as the Tipitaka Buddha The awakened or enlightened one parable A story used to teach a moral or system A series of social classes that spiritual lesson determine someone’s job and status in society parinirvana A of complete bliss, entered into by souls that are not reborn Dhammapada A Buddhist scripture that contains the teachings and sayings of pilgrimage A journey taken for religious the Buddha reasons Dharma The Buddha’s teachings samsara The continual process of life, death and rebirth dukkha The suffering or dissatisfaction of all living beings Sangha The community of Buddhist monks and nuns Eightfold Path Eight instructions taught by the Buddha to help people overcome Sanskrit An ancient Indian language suffering and reach enlightenment scriptures Religious texts enlightenment The state of being awakened sermon A speech given by a religious to the truth about life leader Five Precepts Five rules that all Buddhists stupa A place where the remains of the are expected to follow Buddha were buried Four Noble Truths The basis of the Three Jewels Buddha, dharma, Sangha; Buddha’s teachings: all creatures suffer; also known as the Three Refuges suffering is caused by selfish desires; Three Poisons Greed, hatred and delusion suffering can be ended; the way to end suffering is to follow the Eightfold Path Unit 2: Buddhism in the Four Sights Four things seen by Siddhartha modern world when leaving the royal grounds old – age, sickness, death and a holy man bardo A state of being that exists between karma The forces that influence peoples’ death and rebirth fortune and future rebirth bhavacakra A particular Tibetan Buddhist laity Buddhists who are not monks or nuns mandala depicting the cycle of samsara
Key vocabulary Unit 1: History and belief ascetic Someone who a life of simplicity and self-denial bhikkhu A Buddhist monk; nuns are called bhikkhunis Bodh Gaya The holiest site in Buddhism, Siddhartha meditated under a Bodhi tree and became the Buddha Brahmins Priests in ancient India who interpreted Queen Maya’s dream when she was pregnant with Siddhartha Buddha The awakened or enlightened one system A series of social classes that determine someone’s job and status in society Dhammapada A Buddhist scripture that contains the teachings and sayings of the Buddha Dharma The Buddha’s teachings dukkha The suffering or dissatisfaction of all living beings Eightfold Path Eight instructions taught by the Buddha to help people overcome suffering and reach enlightenment enlightenment The state of being awakened to the truth about life Five Precepts Five rules that all Buddhists are expected to follow Four Noble Truths The basis of the Buddha’s teachings: all creatures suffer; suffering is caused by selfish desires; suffering can be ended; the way to end suffering is to follow the Eightfold Path Four Sights Four things seen by Siddhartha when leaving the royal grounds – old age, sickness, death and a holy man karma The forces that influence peoples’ fortune and future rebirth laity Buddhists who are not monks or nuns meditation The practice of focusing the mind Middle Way A lifestyle between luxury and having nothing at all missionaries People who spread a religious message to different countries nirvana A state of bliss experienced by those who have found enlightenment Pali Canon The main sacred text for many Buddhists which contains the teaching of the Buddha, rules for monks and nuns and the philosophy of Buddhism; also known as the Tipitaka parable A story used to teach a moral or spiritual lesson parinirvana A of complete bliss, entered into by souls that are not reborn pilgrimage A journey taken for religious reasons samsara The continual process of life, death and rebirth Sangha The community of Buddhist monks and nuns Sanskrit An ancient Indian language scriptures Religious texts sermon A speech given by a religious leader stupa A place where the remains of the Buddha were buried Three Jewels Buddha, dharma, Sangha; also known as the Three Refuges Three Poisons Greed, hatred and delusion Unit 2: Buddhism in the modern world bardo A state of being that exists between death and rebirth bhavacakra A particular Tibetan Buddhist mandala depicting the cycle of samsara
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