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anatta

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No self, no soul; the Universal Truth that the soul is insubstantial; that people change
over their lives; denial of a real or permanent self.

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anicca (anitya)

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Impermanence, instability, not permanent, etc.

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Buddha

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  1. Historically the Buddha – the enlightened one.

2. An awakened or enlightened person.

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dhamma (dharma)

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Universal law; ultimate truth; the teachings of Buddha.

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Dhammapada

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A scripture of the Pali Canon with 426 verses.

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dukkha

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Suffering, imperfection, illness; also means dissatisfaction. Suffering; ill; everything
leads to suffering; unsatisfactoriness.

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the Eightfold Path

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The way to wisdom and mental training and the way of morality.

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the Five Moral Precepts

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To not kill any living being, refrain from stealing, refrain from wrongful sexual activity,
refrain from lying, refrain from taking drugs and alcohol that cloud the mind.

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The Four Noble Truths

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Dukkha, Samudaya, Nirodha, Magga (suffering, the cause of suffering, the end of
suffering, the path to the end of suffering).

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kamma (karma)

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Literally ‘action’. Deliberate actions that affect the believer’s circumstances in this and
future lives; cause and effect

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magga (marga)

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Path. ‘The Middle Way’ which leads to freedom from suffering (The Fourth Noble Truth).

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mantras

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Prayers/chants such as Om Mani Oadme Hun.

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metta

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Loving kindness. A pure love, which is not possessive and which does not seek to gain.

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nibbana (nirvana)

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To reach a state of perfect peace where the individual experiences liberation from the
cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

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niroda (nirodha)

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The end of suffering is to get rid of desire and craving (the Third Noble Truth).

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samatha

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Meditation; a state of calmness.

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samsara

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The circle of births, death and re-birth, which can be transcended by following the
Eightfold Path.

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Sangha

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The community or assembly, of monks, nuns, lay men and lay women, depending on
the form of Buddhism practised.

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Siddattha Gotama

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The name of the historical Buddha.

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sutta (sutra)

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The word of the Buddha.

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tanha (trishna)

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Desire, which causes suffering. The attempt to grasp at the things we enjoy.

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the Three Marks of

Existence

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Anicca, Anatta, Dukkha.

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the Three Refuges

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Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha.

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Tipitaka

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A collection of texts, the Vinaya, Sutta and Abhidamma. Literally means Three Baskets
or Pali Canon.

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vinaya

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The rules of discipline of Buddhist monastic life.

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vipassana (vipashyana)

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Insight into the nature of things; meditation.