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Definition and meaning of Net Retention :

Net Retention: The amount of insurance that a ceding company keeps for its own account and does not reinsure.

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Buddha: What is a Buddha?

Buddha is a word in the ancient Indian languages Pali and Sanskrit which means "one who has become awake". It is derived from the verbal root "Ãbudh", meaning "to awaken or be enlightened."

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Buddha: (Sanskrit) "The enlightened."

Usually the title of Siddhartha Gautama (ca 624544 bce), a prince born of the Shakya clan- a Saivite Hindu tribe in eastern India on the Nepalese border. He renounced the world and became a monk. After his enlightenment he preached the doctrines upon which his followers later founded Buddhism. See: Buddhism.

(See also: Buddha , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

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Buddhism: Buddhist Customs

Buddhist tradition has developed many different customs and practices in different parts of the world. However, two customs are basic to all traditions: Venerating the Buddha and The exchange of gifts.

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Buddhist Festivals and Special Days

There are many special or holy days held throughout the year by the Buddhist community. Many of these days celebrate the birthdays of Bodhisattvas in the Mahayana tradition or other significant dates in the Buddhist calendar. The most significant celebration happens every May on the night of the full moon, when Buddhist all over the world celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha over 2,500 years ago. It has become to be known as Buddha Day.

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This is a sitemap for Dream Dictionary - B . Click on a link and you will find multiple dream interpretations and the meaning behind this particular dream.

Dream Dictionary - B

baby, baby, baby carriages, bachelor, back, back-bite, backgammon, backpack, backyard, bacon, badger, bag, baghavad gita, bagpipe, bag-pipe, bags, bail, bailiff, bake, bake-house, baker, bakery, baking, baking, balcony, bald, balding, ball, ballerina, ballet, balloon, banana, bananas, bandage, banishment, banjo, bank, bankrupt, banner, banquet, bantam, baptism, bar, barber, barber, barefoot, barley-field, barmaid, barn, barometer, barrel, baseball, basement, basin, basket, bass voice, baste, bat, bath, bathing, bathing, bathroom, bathrooms, bats, bats, battle, bay tree, bayonet, beach, beacon-light, beads, beans, bear, beard, bears, beat, beating, beauty, beaver, bed, bed fellow, bedbugs, bed-chamber, bedroom, beds, beef, beehive, beer, bees, bees, beetle, beetles, beets, beggar, beheading, being attacked, being chased, being chased, being invisible, being naked, belladonna, bell-man, bellows, bells, belly, belly, belt, bench, bequest, bereavement, berries, bet, betting, bible, bicycle, bier, bigamy, billiards, bird, birds, bird's nest, birth, birthday, birthday cake, birthday presents, biscuits, bisexuality, bishop, bite, biting, biting, bitten, black, blackberries, blackbird, blackboard, blacksmith, bladder, blanket, blasphemy, bleating, bleeding, bleeding, blind, blind man's buff, blindfold, blindness, blood, blood stone, blossoms, blotting paper, blows, blue, blushing, boa-constrictor, boarding house, boasting, boat, bobbin, body, body parts, bog, boiler, boils, bolts, bomb shell, bones, bonnet, book, book store, bookcase, books, boots, borrowing, bosom, boss, bottle, bottles, bouquet, bow and arrow, box, boxer, boxing, boy scout, boyfriend, bracelet, braid, brain, brambles, branch, brandy, brass, bray, bread, break, breakfast, breast, breast feeding, breast-feeding, breasts, breath, breathing, breeze, brewing, briars, brick, bride, bridge, bridle, bridle bits, brimstone, bronchitis, bronze, brood, brook, broom, broth, brothel, brothers, brown, brush, buckle, buddha, buffalo, bug, bugle, bugs, building, bull, bulldog, bullets, bullock, bumblebees, burden, burglars, burial, buried alive, burns, burr, bus, buses, bush, buss, butcher, butter, butterfly, buttermilk, button, buttons, buzzard,

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Wine

• To dream of drinking wine, forebodes joy and consequent friendships.
• To dream of breaking bottles of wine, foretells that your love and passion will border on excess.
• To see barrels of wine, prognosticates great luxury. To pour it from one vessel into another, signifies that your enjoyments will be varied and you will journey to many notable places.
• To dream of dealing in wine denotes that your occupation will be remunerative.
• For a young woman to dream of drinking wine, indicates she will marry a wealthy gentleman, but withal honorable.

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

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Praying in Buddhism: Examples of Buddhist Prayers

Including:

Universal Love Aspiration

Daily Affirmation Prayer

Golden Chain Prayer

Prayer for Light

Refuge Prayer

Metta Karuna Prayer

Buddhist Mealtime Prayer

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Mandala Sand Painting

According to Buddhist scripture, mandalas (geometric designs symbolic of the universe) constructed from sand transmit positive energies to the environment and to the people who view them. They are believed to affect purification and healing. Mandala sand painting was introduced by the Buddha himself and there are many different designs of mandala, each with different lessons to teach.

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Buddhism: Buddhist Marriage Ceremony

Although wedding ceremonies have always been regarded as secular affairs in Buddhist countries, the parties concerned have nevertheless obtained the blessing from monks at the local temple after the civil registration formalities have been completed.

In view of the traditional importance that the marriage ceremony has in the West, moreover, local, and especially isolated Buddhists without access to a temple or a monk might well adopt the following service that could be performed by relatives and friends of the bride and groom:

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Rituals in Buddhism: Buddhist Funeral Rites

Theravadins Buddhist follow the Indian custom of burning the body at death. The BuddhaÕs body was cremated and this set the example for many Buddhists, even in the West. When someone is dying in a Burmese home, monks come to comfort them. They chant verses to them, such as:

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Buddhist Worship: Worship in Buddhism

Buddhists can worship both at home or at a temple. It is not considered essential to go to a temple to worship with others.

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Buddhism - Buddhist Festivals: Wesak

Wesak is the most important of the Buddhist festivals and is celebrated on the full moon in May. It celebrates the Buddha's birthday, and, for some Buddhists, also marks his birth and death.

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The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama. This makes it one of the oldest religions practiced today. Throughout this period, the religion evolved as it encountered various countries and cultures, adding to its original Indian foundation Hellenistic as well as Central Asian, East Asian, and Southeast Asian cultural elements. In the process, its geographical extent became considerable so as to affect at one time or another most of the Asian continent. The history of Buddhism is also characterized by the development of numerous movements and schisms, foremost among them the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana traditions, punctuated by contrasting periods of expansion and retreat.

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Buddhism Schools: The three main branches of Buddhism

Buddhism has evolved into myriad schools that can be roughly grouped into three types: Nikaya, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. Of the Nikaya schools, only the Theravada survives. Each branch sees itself as representing a true, original teachings of the Buddha, and some schools believe that the dialectic nature of Buddhism allows its format, terminology, and techniques to adapt over time in response to changing circumstances, thus validating dharmic approaches different from their own.

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Buddhism: Origins of Buddhism

Legend has it that the Buddha to be, Siddhartha Gautama, was born around the 6th century BCE. His birthplace is said to be Lumbini in the kingdom of Magadha, in what is now Nepal. His father was a king, and Siddhartha lived in luxury, being spared all hardship.

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Buddha was born approximately 560 B.C. in Northern India. Through his life, Buddha gave the concept of Nirvana unprecedented exposure to a large portion of the Eastern world with his achievement of and subsequent teachings about the state of enlightenment. The attainment of Buddhahood or Nirvana is a central tenet of Buddhist teachings. Within the realm of Christianity, the historical Christ echoed the same teaching, though in a veiled form, by saying that the Kingdom of Heaven is within us.

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The main principles of Buddhism: The Three Jewels, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Five Precepts, The three marks of conditioned existence and vegetarianism.

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The three marks of conditioned existence

According to the Buddhist tradition all phenomena (dharmas) are marked by three characteristics, sometimes referred to as the Dharma Seals: Anatta, Anicca and Dukkha

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Buddhism Beliefs: Buddhist Vegetarianism

The first lay precept in Buddhism prohibits killing. Many see this as implying that Buddhists should not eat the meat of animals. However, this is not necessarily the case. The Buddha made distinction between killing an animal and consumption of meat, stressing that it is immoral conduct that makes one impure, not the food one eats.

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