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Religion

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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bodhi tree

Religion; Buddhism

Sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa), under which the Buddha attained enlightenment.

bodhicitta

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit and Pali) The aspiration to attain full enlightenment in order to enlighten all beings.

Bodhidharma

Religion; Buddhism

The twenty-eighth Ch'an patriarch in India and the first in China. He brought Zen to China from India.

bhikshu

Religion; Buddhism

Sanskrit term for a Buddhist monk.

avidya

Religion; Buddhism

Ignorance, nescience, unknowing, synonymous with Delusion: is the primary root of all evil and suffering in the world.

awakening

Religion; Buddhism

A Zen term for enlightenment.

bhagawan

Religion; Buddhism

Epithet of a Buddha, meaning one who has destroyed all obstacles, who is endowed with realizations and who has transcended the world.