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level: Buddhism

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
Fully enlightened one	Buddha
Principle of non-violence	Ahimsa
Principle that there is no permanent, absolute self	Anatman
Belief that everything in the world is impermanent	Anitya
Teaching or truth concerning the ultimate nature of things	Dharma
A Buddhist monk	Bhikshu
A Buddhist nun	Bikshuni
somone on the path to enlightenment who hasn't acheived it yet	Boddhisattva (Theraveda)
celestial being who forgoes nirvana in order to save others	Boddhisattva (Mahayana)
the suffering that characterizes human life	Duhkha
ideal of compassion	karuna
Community of monks and nuns	Sangha
Life as we know it now (must be escaped from)	Samsara
Escape from cycle into total enlightenment	Nirvana
Original buddha (Sidhartha Gautama)	Shakyamuni
All unhappiness comes from desire and greed	Trsna
Spiritual wisdom needed for enlightenment	Prajna
Three baskets (scriptures)	Tripitaka
rules of conduct for monks (from Pali Canon)	Vinaya
Oldest scriptures of Buddhism	Pali Canon