Buddhacarita - epic poem about the Buddha written by Asvaghosa, Tipitaka - the Pali Canon, hagiography - a religious biography, Dukkha - suffering, anicca - impermenance, Anatta - no self, skandhas - 5 aggregates that make up the 'self', Mara - demon who tempts Buddha under the Bodhi tree, jhana - a meditative absorptions/cultivated state of mind, karma - intentions and actions, enlightenment - highest attainment in Buddhism - extinguishing the 3 fires, patimokkha - code of monastic discipline (rules) contained in the vinaya pitaka part of the pali canon, parajikas - 'defeats' rules which entail the expulsion from the sangha, sangha - Buddhist community, lay - a non monk member of the religion, sutta pitaka - second part of the pali canon that contains the teachings of the buddha, sutta/sutra - discourse or 'thread', Dharma - Buddhist teachings, Dhammacakkappavattana sutta - 'setting in motion the wheel of the dharma' - the Buddha's first teaching after enlightenment, lakshana - means 'indication' or 'symptom'. includes dukkha, anicca and anatta. , pratityasamutpada - dependent origination, bhavacakra - Tibetan wheel of life, yama - lord of death, dhammapada - buddhist text, key teachings of the Buddha found in the pali canon, Theravada - a branch of buddhism where the ultimate attainment is the arhat, Mahayana - a branch of buddhism where the ultimate attainment is the bodhisattva, arhat - means 'one who is worthy' or a 'perfected person' and is the highest level of attainment in Theravada Buddhism, bodhisattva - highest level of attainment in Mahayana Buddhism. delays nirvana in order to help liberate others from suffering. , prajna - wisdom, karuna - compassion,

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