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An epithet of a Buddha. +
Eliminating (or getting rid of) all obscurations, and realizing the two kinds of knowledge of a Buddha (q.v.). +
One of the Three Pitakas; the branch of the Buddha's teachings that deals mainly with psychology and logic. +
The truth of suffering, the truth of the origin of suffering, the truth of cessation, and the truth of the path. These constitute the foundation of Buddha Shakyamuni's doctrine', the first teaching that he gave (at Sarnath near Varanasi) after attaining enlightenment. +
See Five aggregates. +
The Buddha's doctrine, the teachings transmitted in the scriptures, and the qualities of realization attained through their practice. Note that the Sanskrit word dharma has ten principal meanings, including "anything that can be known." Vasubandhu defines the Dharma, in its Buddhist sense, as the "protective dharma" (chos skyobs): "It corrects ( 'chos) every one of the enemies, the afflictive emotions; and it protects (skyobs) us from the lower realms: these two characteristics are absent from other spiritual traditions." +
A person practicing a spiritual path. +
A follower of the Great Vehicle whose aim is enlightenment for all beings. +
The most terrible of the hells, also called the Hell of Ultimate Torment. +
The basis of all concentrations: a calm, undistracted state of unwavering concentration. +
Also "Victorious One": a general epithet for a Buddha. +
Also called five sins with immediate effect: (1) killing one's father, (2) killing one's mother, (3) killing an Arhat, (4) creating a split in the Sangha, and (5) malevolently causing a Buddha to bleed. Someone who has committed one of these five actions takes rebirth in the Hell of Torment Unsurpassed immediately after death, without going through the intermediate state. +
A general epithet for a Buddha. +
A member of the priestly caste in Indian society. +
Lit. "certain good" or "ultimate excellence": the lasting happiness of liberation and omniscience (i.e., Buddhahood). +
Also called a demi-god or jealous god: a class of beings whose jealous nature spoils their enjoyment of their fortunate rebirth in the higher realms and involves them in constant conflict with the gods in the god realms. +
A Buddha who is victorious over the four demons. +
Meditative absorption of different degrees. Generally translated as "concentration." +
The first stage in monastic ordination. Shramaneras do not observe all the precepts of fully ordained bhikshus or bhikshunis, but it is incorrect to refer to them as "novices" in that many of them remain shramaneras throughout their lives without necessarily progressing to full ordination. +
