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Lectures |
Religions of the World I: Buddhism |
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Buddhist Terms to Know A note on language: Buddhism uses both Sanskrit and Pali languages for many of these terms. Some sources will use the Pali, others the Sanskrit. Some terms are more commonly found in Sanskrit, others in Pali. Some sources will mix use of both languages. In addition, Buddhism in China and Japan will often use Chinese and Japanese variations on this terminology. Thus, in various sources you may run across unfamiliar terms which are just different references to the same concepts. The "Three Refuges" (three Jewels)
Vajrayana (Tibetan Buddhism)
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Last updated: December 2001
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