Buddhist Concepts And Schools
39 entries in the Buddhist Concepts And Schools compendium.
Rebirth (Buddhism)Rebirth is the endless cycle of existence driven by karma.Refuge in BuddhismTaking refuge in the Three Jewels is central to Buddhist practice.RigpaRigpa is knowledge of the ground in Dzogchen.Rinzai schoolOne of three Japanese Zen sects, revived by Hakuin Ekaku.RūpaRūpa means form, central to Buddhist and Hindu thought.SakyaThe Sakya school takes its name from the distinctive grey landscape of the Ponpori Hills iSamatha-vipassanāTwo qualities of mind developed together in Buddhist practice.SanghaThe Buddhist monastic and noble community, third refuge.SaṃbhogakāyaSecond of three buddha bodies; subtle form teaching bodhisattvas.SaṃjñāBuddhist term for perception or cognition, grasping distinguishing features.SaṃsāraCyclic rebirth and liberation in Indian traditions.SaṅkhāraA complex Buddhist term for conditioned phenomena and volitional formations.Seventeen tantrasCore scriptures of the Dzogchen esoteric instruction series.Six Dharmas of NaropaAdvanced tantric practices for accelerated Buddhahood.SkandhaFive aggregates of clinging central to Buddhist analysis of suffering.SōtōLargest traditional Zen sect in Japanese Buddhism.SutraCondensed aphoristic texts weaving teachings across Indian traditions.Sutta PiṭakaSecond basket of the Pali Tripitaka, containing thousands of Buddhist discourses.SvabhavaA key term for essence and own-being in Hindu and Buddhist thought.SvasaṃvedanaA Buddhist theory of reflexive awareness of consciousness.TantraEsoteric yogic tradition with complex cosmologies and ritual practices.Tara (Buddhism)Female Buddha and saviouress in Vajrayana and Mahayana Buddhism.TathātāBuddhist term for the intrinsic nature of reality.Terma (religion)Hidden teachings continuously revealed in Tibetan Buddhism.TertönDiscoverers of hidden Buddhist teachings for future generations.TheravadaBuddhism's oldest existing school, preserving the Pāli Canon.Three marks of existenceThree characteristics of all existence in Buddhism.Tibetan BuddhismAn 11th century Tibetan Buddhist tradition founded by Atiśa, stressing compassion, pure diTonglenBuddhist practice of exchanging self with other to cultivate compassion.TrikayaA Buddhist doctrine of the three bodies of Buddhahood.Trul khorA Vajrayana discipline of breath and movement.TummoFierce goddess and tantric inner heat practice in Tibetan Buddhism.UpekṣāVirtue of equanimity across Hindu and Buddhist traditions.VajrayanaA Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition emphasizing esoteric practices for rapid enlightenment.VijñānaA key Buddhist term for consciousness and mental force.VinayaBuddhist monastic code of discipline and ethical training.Vinaya PiṭakaFirst division of the Pali Tripitaka, containing monastic rules.Yab-YumSymbol of wisdom and compassion in union.Yana (Buddhism)A Buddhist term for a vehicle of spiritual practice.
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