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- One who practices Buddhism is known as a Buddhist.
- /tag/buddhism
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Believers ∞
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- Introduced the teachings of Gautama Buddha to China.
- Buddhism therein mingled with Daoism, resulting in Chan Buddhism.
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Gautama Buddha, "The Buddha" - Born Siddhārtha Gautama, aka Shakyamuni, aka Sakyamuni
- The originator of the theology.
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Terms ∞
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Bodhisattva
- One who chooses to continue incarnating [ 1 ] in order to teach others the path to Enlightenment.
- The key figure in Mahayana Buddhism.
- Literally meaning enlightened being, this is a soul who through compassion and altruism postpones enlightenment in order to instruct others. The Bodhisattva delays their own entry into Nirvana until all sentient beings are enlightened.
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Bonze
- A monk.
- Historically, this term has referred to the head monk at a Buddhist temple, however, over time the it has come to mean any monk or religious person.
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- One who is awake. [ 2 ]
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Dharma
- Literally meaning "the course of right conduct".
- The general teachings of Gautama Buddha acting in the world and the theology that surrounds Buddhist doctrine.
- The path or the way to Enlightenment.
- A term also used in Hinduism.
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Enlightenment
- The ultimate state that each individual works towards. As each soul is reincarnated [ 3 ] and learns the lessons of the Noble Eightfold Path [ 4 ], they are brought closer to this state of perfection. When an individual attains this state, they give up the egotism of personal identity and merge with the entire universe. This is a final state for most, except the Bodhisattva who chooses to continue incarnating in order to teach others.
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- Influences rebirth allowing reincarnation (The transmigration of the spirit from body to body).
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Mara
- A guardian figure who tries to keep mortals from Enlightenment.
- Mara's ultimate goal is to keep individuals diluted and content in Samsara, not looking towards Nirvana.
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- Buddhism's goal.
- A separation from a kind of ego.
- Reincarnation
- Samsara
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- The ritual advancement of a lifebody. [ 5 ]
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The Buddha (Gautama Buddha)
- A Buddha. The originator of Buddhism.
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Does not believe in asceticism (sparse living).
Resources ∞
- https://www.learnreligions.com/buddhism-4684851
- http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210317003842/https://buddhismcanada.com/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20061022055736/http://buddhism.about.com/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080419130315/http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Buddhism/
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https://web.archive.org/web/20060908180805/http://www.shaolinwolf.com/Buddhism/damotrip.htm
Notes/TODO ∞
- The two major kinds of buddhism
- Ceremonies
- Japanese Buddhism
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Tibetan Buddhism
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Thai Buddhism
- Tathagatagarbha doctrine
Last updated 2023-08-13 at 11:09:59
Ported from the earlier wiki alongside other belief-centric stuff.
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Restructured, most notably to pull in terminology into a list here rather than into individual pages like they were. It'd unlikely that I'd be researching and making articles on individual terms again.
ported old todo notes