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Refers to any set of beliefs of any community or nation, concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of life and the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural or divine agency.

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Twelve Bases

Religion; Buddhism

The Six Internal Bases and the Six External Bases are together called the Twelve Bases. Base implies the meaning of germinating and nourishing. All mental activities are ...

Tusita Heaven

Religion; Buddhism

The fourth devaloka in the Realm of Desire. Its inner department is the Pure Land of Maitreya who like Shakyamuni and all Buddhas is reborn there before descending to earth as the ...

Tsong Khapa, Lama

Religion; Buddhism

(1357-1417) Founder of the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and revitalizer of many sutra and tantra lineages and the monastic tradition in Tibet.

trishna

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit) Thirst for sentient existence; separative desire.

Tripitaka

Religion; Buddhism

Tripitaka in Sanskrit, Tipitaka in Pali. The three main sacred scriptures of Buddhism. A "pitaka" is a basket and so the term refers to the "three baskets. " The first basket is ...

Trikaya

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit) The three 'bodies', kaya, or vehicles of manifestation of the Buddha; Dharma-kaya, Sambhoga-kaya and Nirmana-kaya.

transmission of the lamp

Religion; Buddhism

A record of the lives and sayings of Zen masters from the earliest days to the tenth century, compiled in 1004 by Tao-yuan.