Buddhism

Buddhism

Buddhism is a religion indigenous to the Indian subcontinent that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is commonly known as the Buddha.

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Sambhogakaya

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit) The "enjoyment body"; the form in which the enlightened mind appears in order to benefit highly realised bodhisattvas. One of the three bodies of a Buddha.

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva

Religion; Buddhism

Also called Visvabhadra Bodhisattva, Universally Worthy Bodhisattva. Being one of the Four Great Bodhisattvas, he is the Bodhisattva of Great Conduct, representing the Law. He has Ten Great King ...

Nivarana

Religion; Buddhism

'Hindrances', are five qualities which are obstacles to the mind and blind our mental vision. They are: Sensuous Desire, Ill-will, Sloth and Torpor, Restlessness and Worry and Sceptical Doubt.

Obaku Zen

Religion; Buddhism

School of Zen brought from China to Japan in 1654 by Yin-Yuan. (Jap. Ingen). Obaku was the teacher of Rinzai, the founder of the Rinzai school of Zen.

Ogre

Religion; Buddhism

A translation of the word asura. They are one of the six states of existence that are in samsara. Different types of Buddhism view them differently. Asura is usually seen as positive, resulting from ...

Nirvana/nibbana

Religion; Buddhism

It is the cessation of suffering, the liberation from karma, and therefore the passing over into another existence. The best way to think about nirvana is that it is the final goal of Buddhism, and ...

Nirmanakaya

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit) The "emanation body"; the form in which the enlightened mind appears in order to benefit ordinary beings. One of the three bodies of a Buddha.