Buddhism

A religious symbol associated with meditation, created with geometric patterns and shapes

Awakened person who helps others rid themselves of suffering

It predominates in Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal Russia, India, & parts of China and Japan.

A community of Buddhists.

Life's marked by suffering, suffering has an origin, suffering may be eliminated, etc

Way of life that aims to rise above the suffering of life by achieving Nirvana

The place where Siddhartha sat under a tree and was enlightened

Buddhism didn't spread to India because Hinduism was already dominant.

The means to eliminate suffering

A form of meditation. It's all about unconditional love and not expecting anything in return.

Siddhartha's birthplace. "The Bethlehem of Buddhism," In the foothills of the Himalayas.

The solution to suffering. Escape from the wheel of rebirth.

Siddhartha would either be a great politician or a religious leader.

The Buddhist canon. It consists of the Sutras, the Abhidharma, and the Vinaya.

An Indian emperor who converted from Hinduism to Buddhism and it suddenly became popular.

"Final nirvana"

Suffering

Spiritual leader of Vajrayana Buddhism; reincarnated soul of bodhisattva

The demon that tried to tempt Siddhartha from the middle path.

The basic moral requirements that are binding for all Buddhists

A riddle that helps "shock" you into enlightenment.

Mahayana, Theravada, & Vajrayana.

Buddha, Dharma, & Sangha.

Buddhists living together in a monastery.

After he saw the Four Sights outside his palace walls, he vowed to find a solution to suffering

Their goal is to relieve suffering together. It predominates in Vietnam, China, Japan, & Korea.

A Buddhist practice. Translated as "insight" & "mindfulness".

Core Buddhist teaching that says you're wrong to try to locate your atman b/c it doesn't exist.

Phrase or syllable chanted to enhance meditation

On Siddhartha's tour of the world, he saw: a sick man, a dead man, a old man, and an ascetic.

Choreographed hand movements used in the rituals of Vajrayana Buddhism

To only eat and sleep enough to sustain oneself in the search for the solution to suffering.

The cycle of life and rebirth

Another name for Siddharta Guatama; means "the awakened one"

To China, Japan, Nepal, Mongolia, & Thailand.

A person who renounces the world. "A wandering holy man"

"Moments of awakening". Instant nirvana.

5 things that make up atman: matter, sensation, perception, impulses, consciousness.

Means "way of the elders". It predominates in Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, & Cambodia.

A school of meditation. The "shock therapy" of Buddhism - "short circuit" your mind.