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Buddhism
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Ananda
AnandaAnanda was a cousin of the Buddha. One of the ten great disc… More was a cousin of the BuddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the root budh, mean… More. One of the ten great disciples of the BuddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the root budh, mean… More. AnandaAnanda was a cousin of the Buddha. One…
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Anagarika
AnagarikaAnagarika: Homeless One’; one who enters the homeless (mon… More: Homeless One’; one who enters the homeless (monastic) life without formally being ordained as a monk. homeless wanderer’. A Buddhist layperson who has taken vows, including celibacy.”
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Ajatasatru
AjatasatruAjatasatru was a king of Magadha in Shakyamuni’s day. Whil… More was a king of Magadha in Shakyamuni’s day. While still a prince, he became friendly with Devadatta, who incited him to have his father Bimbisara killed and become king in his stead. He made Magadha into the most powerful kingdom in India. Later he…
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Ahimsa
AhimsaAhimsa (Sanskrit: अहिंसा) non-harming. Ahimsa… More (Sanskrit: अहिंसा) non-harming. AhimsaAhimsa (Sanskrit: अहिंसा) non-harming. Ahimsa… More is one of the cardinal virtues of Jainism, where it is the first of the Pancha Mahavrata. It is also one of the central precepts of Hinduism and is the first of the five precepts of BuddhismThe teachings of Gautama the Buddha. Buddhism today is divid… More. AhimsaAhimsa (Sanskrit: अहिंसा) non-harming. Ahimsa… More is inspired by the premise…
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Afflictions
AfflictionsAfflictions are known as “The passions and ignorance that … More are known as “The passions and ignorance that cause one to wander in Samsara and hinder one from reaching enlightenment. The word ‘afflictions’ emphasizes the effects of defilements. One list of the basic defilements names six: Chan: 472-473 BuddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the…
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Adi-Buddha
the Adi-Buddhathe Adi-Buddha is the ‘primordial Buddha,’ the Buddha wi… More is the ‘primordial BuddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the root budh, mean… More,’ the BuddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the root budh, mean… More without beginning.
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Adamantine Mountains
In BuddhismThe teachings of Gautama the Buddha. Buddhism today is divid… More, Adamantine MountainsIn Buddhism, Adamantine Mountains were the outermost mountai… More were the outermost mountain-range made of iron which encircles a world-system. Their worldview purports that there is an infinite number of worlds in the cosmosWhenever a theosophist speaks of the cosmos or the…
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Acharya
Also spelled Acarya, an AcharyaAlso spelled Acarya, an Acharya is a “Teacher or master. App… More is a “Teacher or masterOne who is skilled in the Wisdom of life, or one who is no l… More. Applied to an eminent priest who guides the student in conduct and sets an example for him.” Dait: 5“…
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Alaya
A Sanskrit word combining a, “not”; and laya, from the root verb li, “to dissolve”; hence “the indissoluble”. The Universal soul; the basis or fountain of all things and being – The Universe, Gods, Monads, atoms, et cetera. “All karma created in the present and previous lifetimes is stored in the AlayaA Sanskrit word combining…
