Buddhism

No eternal self

“The worthy one” who has overcome attachment and desire and, once earthly life is ended, will no longer be reborn.

Enlightenment

One who has "woken up"

Pali language for dharma. A new way of ordering life.

Sayings on Morality from the Pali Canon

Life is Suffering, Suffering is caused by Craving,
The Extinction of Craving, Release is found in the Eightfold Path.

the small vehicle

He renounced the violence that had made him a
successful conqueror, and accepted the truth of the Buddha’s teachings.

the large vehicle, method, or raft

A new Buddha that will usher in a new age of cosmic harmony.

Literally means “blowing out”. Existence is ablaze
with craving; that is the cause of suffering. When the flame of passion is “blown out,” suffering ends.

Literally means “community” or “assembly”. It’s the
Buddhist order of Monks and nuns.

founder of buddhism

“Buddha in the making”; “A being [intended] for enlightenment”.

“Ocean of wisdom”. Symbolizes the infinite wisdom of the bodhisattva he incarnated.

Word puzzles designed to confound rational thought.

“The superior ones” at the center of
Tibetan Buddhism. Monks (or lay people) who possess special magical powers, revealing that they are incarnations of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

seated meditation

The meditation school. It teaches skepticism about ordinary language and mocks attempts to explain truth rationally.