• In Theravada Buddhism, bodhi refers to the realisation of the four stages of enlightenment and becoming an Arahant. In Theravada Buddhism, bodhi is equal...
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  • century. Enlightenment in Buddhism, translation of the term bodhi ("awakening"} Moksha Moksha (Jainism) Kevala jnana, awakened knowledge in Jainism Divine...
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    teachings by an individual in this life. Original enlightenment is an influential doctrine of various schools of East Asian Buddhism, including Chan / Zen...
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  • ability to achieve enlightenment. In Buddhism, humans are just one type of sentient being, that is a being with a mindstream. In Sanskrit Manushya means...
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    moksha) are supreme teachers. The same concept is found in Buddhism, which says that through enlightenment (bodhi) an individual crosses the river of samsara...
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  • practice of zazen. In Japanese Buddhism, satori is a "first step" or embarkation toward Buddhahood: Ch'an expressions refer to enlightenment as "seeing your...
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    Mara (demon) (redirect from Mara (Buddhism))
    Mara, in Buddhism, is a Asura malignant celestial king who tried to stop Prince Siddhartha from achieving Enlightenment by trying to seduce him with his...
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    Arhat (redirect from Lohan (Buddhism))
    In Buddhism, an Arhat (Sanskrit: अर्हत्) or Arahant (Pali: अरहन्त्, 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆) is one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and...
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    and ethical values. Established by Sotaesan, who achieved enlightenment in 1916, Won Buddhism was created as a response to the realization that materialistic...
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    or anitya (Sanskrit), appears extensively in the Pali Canon as one of the essential doctrines of Buddhism. The doctrine asserts that all of conditioned...
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    Zen (redirect from Ch'an Buddhism)
    (Japanese; from Chinese: Chán; in Korean: Sŏn, and Vietnamese: Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty...
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  • faction in Ingress (video game) Enlightened self-interest, a philosophy in ethics Enlightenment in Buddhism, spiritual enlightenment Enlightenment (disambiguation)...
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    at the Wayback Machine, Philosophy Now; [e] David Loy (1982), "Enlightenment in Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta: Are Nirvana and Moksha the Same?", International...
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    substantial self. In Zen Buddhism two main views on the way to enlightenment are discernible, namely sudden and gradual enlightenment. Early Chan recognized...
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    Korean Buddhism is in a state of slow transition. While the reigning theory behind Korean Buddhism was based on Jinul's "sudden enlightenment, gradual...
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    Role in the Development of Sinitic Buddhism". Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University. 6: 63–76. Muller, A. Charles. The Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment: Korean...
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  • In Buddhism, the term anattā (Pali: 𑀅𑀦𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸) or anātman (Sanskrit: अनात्मन्) is the doctrine of "no-self" – that no unchanging, permanent self or...
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  • Nirvana (category All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English)
    Publications. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-93-5150-405-4. Loy, David (1982). "Enlightenment in Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta". International Philosophical Quarterly. 22...
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  • homosexuality. Buddhism teaches that sensual enjoyment and desire in general, and sexual pleasure in particular, are hindrances to enlightenment, and inferior...
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    Buddhism in the East Tamil Buddhism Buddhism in Central Asia Buddhism in Southeast Asia East Asian Buddhism Buddhism in the Middle East Buddhism in the...
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  • Ātman (/ˈɑːtmən/), attā or attan in Buddhism is the concept of self, and is found in Buddhist literature's discussion of the concept of non-self (Anatta)...
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    the original in Tibetan and Sanskrit. Religion portal Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta Asalha Puja Buddha's Dispensation Enlightenment in Buddhism Four Noble Truths...
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    the interconnected ideologies that interplay along the path of enlightenment. Buddhism and eastern religions tend to share the world-view that all sentient...
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    king in Buddhism. He is considered as a protector of teachings (dharmapala), and he is never depicted in early Buddhist texts as a creator god. In Buddhist...
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    Existence and Enlightenment in the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra: A Study in the Ontology and Epistemology of the Yogācāra School of Mahāyāna Buddhism, p.104 Guénon...
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    culminated in the conclusion that Shakyamuni's teachings make no distinction regarding women's enlightenment, thus asserting gender equality in Buddhism. The...
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  • Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment is a 2017 book by Robert Wright. As of August 2017, the book had peaked...
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    In Mahayana Buddhism, bodhicitta ("enlightenment-mind" or "the thought of awakening") is the mind (citta) that is aimed at awakening (bodhi), with wisdom...
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    Buddhism and Interfaith Dialogue. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 7–8, 73–78. ISBN 978-0-8248-1752-7. Loy, David (1982). "Enlightenment in Buddhism and...
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    Institutions of Chinese Buddhism Chinese Buddhism or Han Buddhism (simplified Chinese: 汉传佛教; traditional Chinese: 漢傳佛教; pinyin: Hànchuán Fójiào; Jyutping:...
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