Dictionary - Arahant: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Arahant
arahant (arahant): A "worthy one" or "pure one"; a person whose mind is free of defilement (see kilesa), who has a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arahant: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Arahant
Arahant (Pali) (from the verbal root arh to be worthy; or from ari foe + the verbal root han to slay)   The worthy one; enemy, sl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vimutti: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Vimutti
vimutti (vimutti): Release; freedom from the fabrications and conventions of the mind. The suttas distinguish between two kinds of rel...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Buddhist Festivals - Sangha Day
Buddhism - Buddhist Festivals: Sangha Day This festival is also known as Fourfold Assembly or Magha Puja Day. Sangha Day is the second ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: History Of The Buddhist Schools
Buddhism: History of the Buddhist schools Three months after the passing of Gautama Buddha, The First Council was held at Rajagaha by hi...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Polemics
Buddhist polemics revolve around the veracity and efficacy of doctrine and practice. It seems that from the very beginning Buddhists were...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: History Of Buddhism
History of Buddhism The history of Buddhism is the story of one man's spiritual journey to Enlightenment, and of the teachings and ways ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Buddhism After The Buddha
  Buddhism after the Buddha Buddhism spread slowly in India until the powerful Mauryan emperor Asoka converted to it and actively s...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Rites: Buddhist Funeral Rites
Buddhism: Funeral Rites as practiced in Thailand and other South East Asian Countries. Funeral rites are the most elaborate of all the l...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Terms And Concepts
Several Buddhist terms and concepts lack direct translations into English that cover the breadth of the original term. Below are given a ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Texts
There are a great variety of Buddhist texts. Buddhists place varying value on them: attitudes range from worship of the text itself, to d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theravada: Encyclopedia - Theravada
Theravada (Pali; Sanskrit: Sthaviravada) is one of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikāya schools that formed early in the history of Buddhism....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arhat: Encyclopedia - Arhat
An arhat (Sanskrit, also arahat or arahant (Pali); Chinese: 阿羅漢, āluóhàn, luóhàn, lohan; Tibetan: dgra-bcom-pa; Jp. arakan; Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Polemics: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Polemics
Buddhist polemics revolve around the veracity and efficacy of doctrine and practice. It seems that from the very beginning Buddhists were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vipassana Jhanas: Encyclopedia - Vipassana Jhanas
Vipassana jhanas are steps that describe the evolution of Vipassana's practice. They contrast with samatha's jhanas. The usual descriptio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint: Encyclopedia - Saint
In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. It can be applied to both the living and the dead an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pratitya-samutpada: Encyclopedia - Pratitya-samutpada
The doctrine of Pratitya-samutpada (Sanskrit: pratītya-samutpāda, Pali: paticca samuppada Tibetan: rten cing 'brel bar 'byung ba) is Bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia - God
God is the term used to denote the Supreme Being ascribed by many religions to be the creator, ruler and/or the sum total of, existence. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia - Religion
Religion (see etymology below) —sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virgin Birth: Encyclopedia - Virgin Birth
The Virgin Birth is a key doctrine of the Christian faith, and is also held to be true by Muslims (Qur'an 3.47), however, they do not ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Terms And Concepts: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Terms And Concepts
Several Buddhist terms and concepts lack direct translations into English that cover the breadth of the original term. Below are given a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Texts: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Texts
There are a great variety of Buddhist texts. Buddhists place varying value on them: attitudes range from worship of the text itself, to d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Brahman
brahman (from Pali braahmaa.na): The brahman (brahmin) caste of India has long maintained that its members, by their birth, are worthy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nibbana: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Nibbana
nibbana (nibbaana; Skt. nirvana): Liberation; literally, the "unbinding" of the mind from the mental effluents (see asava), ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parinibbana: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Parinibbana
parinibbana (parinibbaana): Total Unbinding; the complete cessation of the khandhas that occurs upon the death of an arahant.  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arahat: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Arahat
Arahat: (Arahant) One who has reached the final stage of spiritual progress, meaning "the worthy." This is a Pali word used ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anupadisesa-nibbana: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Anupadisesa-nibbana
anupadisesa-nibbana (anupaadisesa-nibbaana): Nibbana with no fuel remaining (the analogy is to an extinguished fire whose embers are c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sa-upadisesa-nibbana: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Sa-upadisesa-nibbana
sa-upadisesa-nibbana (sa-upaadisesa-nibbaana): Nibbana with fuel remaining (the analogy is to an extinguished fire whose embers are st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theravada: Encyclopedia Ii - Theravada - Philosophy
Theravada promote the concept of Vibhajjavada (Pali), literally "Teaching of Analysis" which uses critical methods of investigation as op...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tathagata: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Tathagata
Tathagata (tathaagatha): Literally, "one who has truly gone (tatha-gata)" or "one who has become authentic "(tatha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arahatta: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Arahatta
Arahatta (Pali) (from the verbal root arh to be worthy; or from ari enemy, foe + the verbal root han to slay)   State of arhatshi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theravada: Encyclopedia Ii - Theravada - Praxis
Theravada - Lay and Monastic Life. Traditionally, Theravada Buddhism has observed a distinction between the practices suitable for a la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moses Ibn Ezra: Encyclopedia Ii - Moses Ibn Ezra - His Rhetoric
Far more successful was the "Kitab al-Muḥaḍarah wal-Mudhakarah," a treatise on rhetoric and poetry, which was composed on the lines o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suyuti: Encyclopedia Ii - Suyuti - Works
His books and treatises have been counted to number almost 500 works altogether. Some other famous works he produced were: Al-Jaami'-ul-...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arhat: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Arhat
Arhat (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root arh to be worthy, merit, be able)   Worthy, deserving; also enemy slayer (from ari enemy +...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theravada: Encyclopedia Ii - Theravada - Criticisms
The diversity of Buddhist thought has sometimes led to criticism of Theravada by other schools, although it is important to note that suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - G.i. Joe Extreme: Encyclopedia Ii - G.i. Joe Extreme - Story Overview
The series is set in 2006 where a new enemy emerges, the terrorist organization: Skar. Or SKAR, the toyline never made it clear if the na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theravada: Encyclopedia Ii - Theravada - Festivals And Customs
Theravada Religious festivals: Vesak Uposatha Vassa (Rain Retreat) Theravada - Temporary Ordination. In most Theravada countries, it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pratitya-samutpada: Encyclopedia Ii - Pratitya-samutpada - General Formulation
A general formulation of this concept goes: With this as condition, That arises. With this NOT as condition, That does NOT arise. An ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Terms And Concepts: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Terms And Concepts - A
論藏, 論蔵 Cn: ?? Jp: ronzō Vi: Luận tạng Pāli: ācāriya Sanskrit: ācārya Thai: อาจารย์ Ajahn 阿�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hawk G.i. Joe: Encyclopedia Ii - Hawk G.i. Joe - Hasbro Toy
In the toyline, Hawk was part of the first wave of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero action figures that were released in 1982. He was bundl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pratitya-samutpada: Encyclopedia Ii - Pratitya-samutpada - Dependent Origination
The enlightenment (Bodhi) of the Buddha Gautama was simultaneously his liberation from suffering and his insight into the nature of the u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pratitya-samutpada: Encyclopedia Ii - Pratitya-samutpada - Applications
The general formulation has two very well known applications. Pratitya-samutpada - Four Noble Truths. The first application is to suffe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pratitya-samutpada: Encyclopedia Ii - Pratitya-samutpada - Madhyamaka And Pratitya-samutpada
Though the formulations above appear might seem to imply that pratitya-samutpada is a straightforward causal model, in the hands of the M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Names Of God
The noun God is the proper English name used for the deity of monotheistic faiths. Different names for God exist within different religio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - History Of Monotheism
See also monotheism, Abrahamic religion. The religions that are monotheistic today are often thought of as having been of relatively rece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint - Definition Specific To Religion
Saint - Christianity. In the Roman Catholic church, the title of Saint - with a capital 'S' - refers to a person who has been formally...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - History Of Monotheism
See also monotheism, Abrahamic religion. The religions that are monotheistic today are often thought of as having been of relatively rece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Approaches To Relating To The Beliefs Of Others
Adherents of particular religions deal with the differing doctrines and practices espoused by other religions in a variety ways. All stra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Definition
God - Concept of God. In many Western religions, God is usually said to have a specific and clearly defined relationship to, and intere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Etymology
The word God continues Old English/Germanic god (guþ, gudis in Gothic, gud in modern Scandinavian and Gott in modern German), from Proto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Theology
Theologians attempt to explicate (and in some cases systematize) beliefs; some express their own experience of the divine. Theologians as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Religion And Other Approaches To Forming Beliefs About The Nature Of The Universe
Humans have many different methods which attempt to answer fundamental questions about the nature of the universe and our place in it (co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Theology
Theologians attempt to explicate (and in some cases systematize) beliefs; some express their own experience of the divine. Theologians as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Etymology
The word God continues Old English/Germanic god (guþ, gudis in Gothic, gud in modern Scandinavian and Gott in modern German), from Proto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Development Of Religion
There are several models for understanding how religions develop. Models which view religion as untrue include: The "Dogma Selection Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Etymology
The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are: re-reading--from L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virgin Birth: Encyclopedia Ii - Virgin Birth - Alleged Late Appearance In The New Testament
There are explicit references to the virgin birth in only two places in the New Testament: the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, which are bel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Approaches To The Study Of Individual Religions
Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs. These include efforts to determine the meaning a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Etymology
The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are: re-reading--from L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Conceptions Of God
God - Abrahamic conceptions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam see God as a being who created the world and rules over the universe. God ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - G.i. Joe: Encyclopedia Ii - G.i. Joe - Historical Overview
The line became known as "The Adventures of G.I. Joe" for a time, and featured G.I. Joe as a Aquanaut for example. Now, G.I. Joe was the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - G.i. Joe: Encyclopedia Ii - G.i. Joe - Historical Overview
The line became known as "The Adventures of G.I. Joe" for a time, and featured G.I. Joe as a Aquanaut for example. Now, G.I. Joe was the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Conceptions Of God
God - Abrahamic conceptions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam see God as a being who created the world and rules over the universe. God ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Texts: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Texts - Mahayana Texts
See Mahayana Sutras for a list of sutras categorised by source, without discussion. Buddhist texts - Perfection of Wisdom Texts. Deal w...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism Sitemap I - A
This is a sitemap for Buddhism - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.   ...   » Read the article