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- guatama
- name of original buddha
- vishnu
- god of preservation. also known as god of love. concern for humanity
- theravada
- most traditional form of buddhism
- zazen
- seated and silet meditation with your feet beneath you
- tanha
- desire, thirst or craving
- jainism
- views life in terms of reincarnation bound to life because of karma they acquire
- moksha
- release or freedom. you experience it when you offset the effects of karma and move to brahman
- sanskrit
- language of the aryans
- kami-dana
- literally "god shelf" the center of the domestic shinto in a japanese home. a shelf where sacred objects are kept and daily prayers are said.
- jnana yoga
- wisdom mind or knowledge--use your mind to get there
- asoka
- emperor who converted to small religion
- the 4 passing sights
- sick man, dead mad, old man, monk.
- satori
- happens to anybody anywhere but is a burst of enlightenment
- bhakti yoga
- emotion, devotion, your using your emotions to get their--feeling your way
- i ching
- ancient chinese book of divination.
- chun-tzu
- person who embodies the jen
- siddhi
- supernatural power
- ganesha
- god of removing obstacles head of an elephant body of a human
- the 5 vows
- 1) dont create suffering or death 2) dont lie 3) dont take anything not given to you 4) no sexual activity 5) renounce all attachments
- bodhisattva
- best person you can become in mahayana buddhism
- ching t'u
- pure land sect; one of the most popular and widespread branches of mahayana buddhism emphasis on faith in amitabha
- sarasvata
- goddess of learning--has 4 arms each with instrument of learning
- jakatas
- most common themes in buddhist art and are the subject of sermons and popular religious texts in all theravada societies
- karuna
- compassion
- mahavira
- founder of jainism
- manu
- mythical survivor of the indian flood story
- shakra (chakra)
- seen on medical. crossing points are shakras
- mahayana
- incorporate culture into religion
- li
- confucian term translated as propriety rites ceremonies or courtesy. probably means the course of life as it is intended to go.
- yin
- negative force in nature recognized in early chinese religions
- yang
- positive force in nature recognized in early chinese religion
- lila
- divine play instead of taking the world and its objects too seriously you play with them and the world
- anatman
- no soul doctrine. want to let go of the soul
- soma
- sacred plant whose juices was a libation to the gods of india. the exact identification of the soma plant is lost
- arhat
- best person you can become in theravada buddhism
- jen
- confucian term translated as love, goodness and humanness
- sannyasi
- one who renounces everything. 4th stage of life that devots yourself to the meaning of life
- ashram
- place where people live and teach there--like a monastery
- sangha
- refuge for monks
- adi granth
- official scriptures-collection of hyms
- shankara
- found of advaita branch of hinduism. asserted the oneness of brahman in the classic manner of the upanishads
- digambara
- monks dont own anything--dont wear clothes because clothes are possessions
- ahimsa
- non-unjury of living beings. was introduced by the jains but found in many indian religions
- brahmin
- priestly caste in the caste system
- rahula
- guatamas sons name--now use as a part of their name
- dukkha
- suffering
- hsun tzu
- popularized and spread the teachings of confucius
- dharma
- good behaviors and bad behaviors--a set of standards for them
- t'ai chi
- exercise done in the park of the movie. trying to become one with nature while doing this exercise
- upanishad
- 4th section of the veda. made up of philosophical material
- krishna
- best known avatar of vishnu (god of preservation)
- karma yoga
- working your way there. people loose themselves in work or are always doing something.
- bardo
- tibetan book of the dead
- dhammapada
- buddhist scripture
- sutra
- book on a particular kind of yoga. yoga is a way of drawing two things together whether it is mind and body etc. along with a combination of work.
- koan
- riddle that you understand in a sudden way
- brahma
- god of creation
- shiva
- god of destruction, death and disease.
- kali
- goddess of destruction. could be another shakti to shiva
- avatar
- human embodyment of a god
- avidya
- ignorance
- mo-tzu
- was a confucian but broke away to form his own philosophy. lived during the 5th century
- devi
- great goddess represents the feminine principle in hindu thought
- yama
- vows of restraint against harming living creatures and against unchastity
- tao te ching
- classic way and its power or virtue. the book that becomes the basis for the philosophy of taoism
- vivekananda
- set forth to be the first hindu missionary to the modern world
- bodhidharma
- a monk who founded intuitive sect
- deer park
- preaches his first sermon--talked about indulgences and asceticism and how they both lead to destruction
- arjuna
- the young warrior. in the bhagavad gita--the war between two sides of the family krishna was sent down
- bhagavad gita
- a very colorful epic
- atman
- conciousness with a small c--conciousness within living things goal is to become brahman
- aryan
- indian tribe in present day india
- yoga
- way of achieving union and work pulls together both sides of the triangle maya and karma
- harijan
- untouchables--lowest caste
- parvati
- goddess of destruction
- shakti
- female equivalents of a god
- karma
- everything that happens is because of something else. effect is unevitable and have to offset each thing
- maya
- cosmic illusion of seperation
- wu-wei
- taoist principle of nonaggression and pacifism
- legalists
- human nature and the condition of china at the time demanded strong leadership. human nature is wicked and lazy and the government should not be affected by morality or pity
- seppuku
- ritual suicide by disembowelment dictated for certain dishonors and crimes among the samurai
- mohists
- disciples of mo-tzu. were taught to love one another. were pacifists but recognized need for self defense
- rig veda
- earliest hindu books are the vedas. best known. stories of gods and goddesses
- roshi
- zen master
- lau tzu
- founder of taoism. title means old master or old boy
- the bo tree
- recieves his enlightenment under the bo tree
- ramakrishna
- was philosophically a follower of non dualistic vedanta. convinced that truth was essentially one
- tao
- literally the way of the way of nature
- nanak
- founder of sikhism
- lakshmi
- goddess of preservation
- the 4 noble truths
- dukkha:suffering everywhere. its universal and always present. tanha:desire. way to get rid of suffering=get rid of tanha. the middle path is the way to accomplish everything
- bushido
- code of samurai
- samsara
- basic principle of what goes around comes around.
- sat chit ananda
- different characteristics of the state of brahman. SAT=ultimate being CHIT=ultimate awareness ananda=ultimate happiness you can experience
- mencius
- opposed war. believed that people had the right to revolt against an oppresive government. sharpened the focus of Confucius teachings
- samadhi
- when you go to maya to brahman you experience samadhi (or union)
- raja yoga
- 8 steps one must take to achieve trance or superconcious level
- shang ti
- supreme god recognized by the chou dynasty or ancient china
- zen
- means meditation
- tat twan asi
- that is you--you are what you see