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Buddhism
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Concepts
Avalokiteśvara
Buddhist bodhisattva embodying the compassion of all buddhas
Bardo
Buddhist Concept
Bodhicitta
In Mahayana Buddhism, mind that strives toward awakening, empathy, and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings
Bodhisattva
Buddhist term for aspirant to enlightenment
Brahmavihara
Four virtues In Buddhist ethics and meditation practice
Buddha-nature
Buddhist concept of inherent nature or potential of Buddhahood
Dharmakāya
One of the three bodies (trikaya) of a buddha in Mahayana Buddhism
Duḥkha
Concept in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism
Enlightenment in Buddhism
Goal of Buddhist practice
Five Pure Lights
Dzochen teaching
Four Noble Truths
Basic framework of Buddhist thought
Guanyin
Chinese interpretation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara
Karuṇā
Compassion or mercy in Buddhist philosophy
Maitrī
One of the ten pāramīs of the Theravāda school of Buddhism
Middle Way
Buddhist doctrine
Mudita
Sympathetic or vicarious joy in Sanskrit and Pali
Nirmāṇakāya
Concept in Buddhism
Nirodha
Renounciation of desire in Buddhism
Nirvana
Liberation from repeated rebirth in saṃsāra
Noble Eightfold Path
Buddhist practices leading to liberation from saṃsāra
Pratītyasamutpāda
Fundamental Buddhist teaching
Rainbow Body
Orchestral composition by Christopher Theofanidis
Rebirth (Buddhism)
Teaching in Buddhism
Refuge in Buddhism
Initiation ceremony in Buddhism
Rigpa
Concept within Tibetan Buddhism
Rūpa
Form of object in Indian philosophy
Saṃbhogakāya
One of the (usually) three kayas in Buddhism.
Saṃjñā
Buddhist term
Sangha
Pali and Sanskrit word meaning religious community
Saṅkhāra
Buddhist concept of "formations"
Skandha
The five aggregates of clinging: form, sensations, perceptions, ideas, and consciousness
Svasaṃvedana
"self-awareness" in Buddhism
Tara (Buddhism)
Female Bodhisattva
Tathātā
True nature of things in Buddhism
Terma (religion)
Hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions
Tertön
A Tibetan Buddhist master who discover ancient hidden texts or terma.
Three marks of existence
Buddhist concept; consists of impermanence (anicca), suffering (dukkha), and non-self (anattā)
Trikaya
Three Bodies concept in Mahayana Buddhism
Upekṣā
Concept of equanimity in Buddhism
Vedanā
Buddhist term referring to feelings and sensations
Vijñāna
Hindu Buddhist term for ideas related to discernment, mind/consciousness, life force, etc.
Yab-Yum
Symbol in Tibetan Buddhist art
Yana (Buddhism)
"vehicle" of Buddhism
Yidam
Buddhist deity