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Nagaraja 
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Dragon King
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| Nayskramya
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Renunciation / give up self interest
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| Namo
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Bow to / high regard /esteem / respect
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Nirvana
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To be liberated from earthly constraints
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| Om
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Word of serious message & respectful
tone and harmony. |
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| Padma
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The
symbol of divine perfection & purity
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| Prajna
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Wisdom derived from perception through concentration which is
totally different to the human form of wisdom
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| Pranidhana
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Vow
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| Puja
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To make offerings
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| Pure Land |
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(see Western Paradise)
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| Pure Mind |
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Mind without wandering and discriminatory thoughts and attachments.
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| Reincarnation
Samsara
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Within Cycle (six sectors) of birth and death.
(see Six Sectors).
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| Rinpoche |
| The title for highly respectable Dharma teachers. It is used for someone identified as the rebirth of an earlier distinguished Dharma practitioner, also called tulku
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| Sadhu Sadhu
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Very good, very good
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| Sadness or sorrow |
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(see
Dukkha)
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| Saha
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Our solar system.
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| Samadhi
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Concentrated to a stage of equanimity, composure and calmness.
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| Samsara
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(see reincarnation)
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Sangha
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A group of monks where more than four
people gather together to practice the Buddhist teaching.
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Sanskrit
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Classical Indian language.
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| Sattva
Sentient Being |
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A living Being that can experience feelings or sensations
along with
self-awareness.
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| Savha
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A salutation or greeting at the end of a mantra
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Seven Treasures
Sapta Ratna
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Gold, Silver, Pearls, Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Diamonds, Coral
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| Sila
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Precepts / rule / teaching
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Six Abilities
Abhidjanas
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1) Purvanivasanu Smritidjana
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Knowledge about previous existence.
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2) Divyacaksus
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Clairvoyance.
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3) Paracittajnana
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Thought Reading.
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4) Riddhi Sakchatkriya
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Divine Speed.
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5) Divyasorta
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Clairaudience.
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6) Asravakchaya
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Deed performed without errors; an altruistic act or deed done without considering returns or retribution for benefit
to oneself, and without sorrow or attachment.
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| Six Senses |
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Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and
thought.
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| Six Sense's Organs |
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Eyes, ears, nose, mouth, body and mind.
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Size / height
Yojana
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1 Yojana = 28 miles
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| Six Paramitas |
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1) Dana
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Munificence / Generosity
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2) Sila
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Precept, discipline
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3) Shanti
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Tolerance, patience
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4) Virya
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Energetic and diligently progressing
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5) Dhyana
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Meditation, concentration
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6) Prajna
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Wisdom, distinguished knowledge
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| Six Sectors (Six-realms) |
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Three upper sectors (realms) are Heavens, Asuras and Humankind.
Three lower sectors (realms) are Hungry ghosts, Hells and Beasts (animals). |
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1) Devas
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Celestial beings (Heavens
- 28 sky levels)
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2)Asuras
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Spirits or demon gods
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3)Manusya
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Human beings
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4) Preta
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Hungry ghost
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5) Nirayam
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Purgatorial hell
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Tiryagyonigati
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Animals / beasts
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| Sky Levels |
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(see Triple Realms)
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Small Vehicle
Theravada Buddhism
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Emptiness
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| Sutra(s) |
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Teaching initially given verbally by the Buddha, later written down by
Buddhist disciples.
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Amitabha Sutra or Sutra of
Amida
Sukbavati-Vyuba
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Teaching of Infinite
Life sutra
Sukbavati-Vyuba
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Amitayus Dhyana Sutra
Visualization Sutra |
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Diamond Sutra
Vajrachchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra
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It s part of the Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom), it gives further
details about the ultimate truth of "emptiness".
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Saddharmapundarika
Sutra
Miu Fat Lin Wa King / Lotus Sutra |
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One of the earliest scriptures in the Mahayana teaching.
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Avatamsaka Sutra
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Ten Great vows of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra.
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Avatamsaka Sutra
Wah-yin Jin |
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Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutra
Heart Sutra |
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Surangama Sutra
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| Ten Quarters |
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East, South, West, North, North-east, North-west, South-east, South-west,
above and below.
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Good Deeds
Dasabhadra
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1) No killing 2) No stealing 3) No sexual misconduct 4) No lying 5) No abusive language 6) No bearing tales 7) No seductive words 8) No greed 9) No anger 10) No ignorance |
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Evil Deeds
Dasakusala
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1) Killing 2) Stealing 3) Sexual misconduct 4) lying 5) Abusive language 6) Bearing false witness 7) Seductive words 8) Greed 9) Anger 10) Ignorance |
| Time
Kalpa
/ Aeon
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A Kalpa = 16,800,000 years
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| A small Kalpa |
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1000 Kalaps = 1 small kalpa = 16,800,000
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| A medium Kalpa |
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20 small Kalpas = 336,000,000 years
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| A Great Kalpa |
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4 medium Kalpas = 1,344,000,000 years
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| Time
Asankhyeya Mahakalpas
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One Asankhyeya Mahakalpas = 2.7 Quintillion years.
e.g. Buddha Shakayamuni cultivated for years, time covering Three Asankhyeya Mahakalpas. |
| Theravada Buddhism
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see Small Vehicle
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| Three Karmas
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Deeds created by our body, mouth or mind.
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| Three Evil Destinies |
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The animal sector, the hungry ghost
sector and the hell sector.
(also see Six realms) |
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Three Scriptural Collections
Tripitaka
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1) Sutra
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Doctrine
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2) Vinaya
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Rules of disciplines for Sangha
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3) Abhidharma
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Discussion
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Three Bodies
Trikaya
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1) Dharmakaya
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The body of Law
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2) Sambhogakaya
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The body of bliss
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3) Nirmanakaya
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A Buddha's metamorphic body which has the power
to assume any shape to propagate the truth
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| Three Kinds of "Clean" Meats |
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Not to see the creature being killed
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Not to hear the creature being killed
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Not to kill for ourselves
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Triple Realms
Trilokya
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Consisting of 28 Sky levels |
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Desire Realm
Kama-Loka
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| Beings in here are with sensual desires. |
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Lifespan in Heaven years |
1 day = Human years |
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Heaven of Four Kings |
500 years |
50 Human years |
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Ruled by Lord Shakra, King of Gods - also known as Indra or Jade Emperor, and the God of the Christians. |
1000 years |
100 Human years |
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The Gods in here are always happy |
2000 years |
200 Human years |
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Heaven of joyful contentment |
4000 years |
400 Human years |
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Heaven of joyful contentment |
8000 years |
800 Human years |
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Demon kings, Demons and their retinues dwell
on this level.
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16,000 years |
1600 Human years |
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Form Realm
Rupa-Loka
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All the Gods in this realm are without sexual or dietetic desires.
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Lifespan in Heaven years |
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7) |
1 Middle Kalpa |
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2 Middle Kalpa |
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3 Middle Kalpa |
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2 Great Kalpa |
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4 Great Kalpa |
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8 Great Kalpa |
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16 Great Kalpa |
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32 Great Kalpa |
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64 Great Kalpa |
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125 Great Kalpa |
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250 Great Kalpa |
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500 Great Kalpa |
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500 Great Kalpa |
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1000 Great Kalpa |
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21) |
2000 Great Kalpa |
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22) |
4000 Great Kalpa |
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23) |
8000 Great Kalpa |
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24) |
16000 Great Kalpa
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Formless Realm
Arupa-Loka
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Beings without form, no
bodies and no desires, but with consciousness.
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Lifespan in Heaven years |
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20,000 Great Kalpas |
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40,000 Great Kalpas |
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60,000 Great Kalpas |
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60,000 Great Kalpas
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** Pure-Land (Western Paradise) is beyond this Triple Realms |
| True Nature / self-nature |
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Our original self that was covered by
thoughts of delusion.
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| Usnisa
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Prominence above the crown of the head; cowl,
protuberance on the head of a Buddha. This is one of the thirty-two
major marks of a Buddha.
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| Vijra
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Diamond;
hardness of indestructibility
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| Vimutti
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Emancipation
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| Vinaya
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Discipline, one of
the three parts of the Tripitaka; the Buddha's teachings showing ethics,
the discipline and moral conduct that is the foundation for all Dharma
practice, both for lay and ordained people; disciplines; taming,
conversion, cultivation; monastic discipline.
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| Western Paradise (Pure Land) |
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Buddha Land created by a Buddha - "Ah-may-tall
Fa"
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| Wisdom Prajna
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Wisdom derived through concentration which is different to the
wisdom of this world.
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| Zen Buddhism |
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It has its origin
in the esoteric teachings of the Buddha, when the Buddha stood on
Vulture Peak holding a lotus and remained silent before his disciples.
Through the silence, the disciple Mahakasyapa achieved nirvana, or
enlightenment, and from him the "lamp of enlightenment" was
passed on to the twenty-eighth patriarch, Bodhidharma, who carried the
"lamp" to China and founded the Ch'an (Zen) tradition.
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