Glossary Index | Academic Resources | Prajñā Buddhist Studies

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CBETA Guide | Academic Resources

Taishō number
collation
CBETA Tripiṭaka catalog
Zokuzōkyō

Japanese Studies | Academic Resources

Critical Buddhism

Theravada Pali | Academic Resources

Pali Text Society
nikāya: Pāli: nikāya

Tibetan International | Academic Resources

Buddhist Digital Resource Center

Aniconic Period | Buddhist Art Timeline

dharmacakra: Sanskrit: dharmacakra

Gupta Golden Age | Buddhist Art Timeline

Gupta Empire
Sārnāth

Buddhist Art Timeline | Overview

Gandhāra
Mathurā

Kuṣāṇa Period | Buddhist Art Timeline

Kushan Empire
Hellenistic

Pāla Period | Buddhist Art Timeline

Pāla dynasty

Buddhist Art Timeline | Overview

maṇḍala: Sanskrit: maṇḍala

Chan (Zen) School | Chinese Buddhism

dhyāna: Sanskrit: dhyāna
kōan

Esoteric Division | Chinese Buddhism

maṇḍala: Sanskrit: maṇḍala

Faxiang (Yogācāra) School | Chinese Buddhism

bīja: Sanskrit: bīja

Hong Kong Buddhist Temples | Chinese Buddhism

Vipassana: Pāli: vipassanā
Mahāmudrā: Tibetan: phyag rgya chen po

Vinaya School (Lüzong) | Chinese Buddhism

karma: Sanskrit: karma

Sanlun (Madhyamaka) School | Chinese Buddhism

satya-dvaya: Sanskrit: satya-dvaya

Geyi Interpretation | Chinese Buddhism

geyi

Translation Traditions | Chinese Buddhism

scripture translation

Six Schools & Seven Treatises | Chinese Buddhism

prajñā: Sanskrit: prajñā

Chapter 2: Sui–Tang Schools | Chinese Buddhism

five periods and eight teachings
dharmadhātu origination

Yogācāra Sinicization | Chinese Buddhism

pañcagotra: Sanskrit: pañcagotra

Pure Land Sinicization | Chinese Buddhism

other-power vow

Tiantai Sinicization | Chinese Buddhism

threefold truth integration

Gradual vs. Sudden Debate | Chinese Buddhism

sudden awakening
gradual cultivation

Sinicization of Buddhism | Research Series

Sinicization
geyi
doctrinal classification

Taiwan Buddhist Temples | Chinese Buddhism

Dzogchen: Tibetan: rdzogs chen

Critical Buddhism | Japanese Buddhism

Critical Buddhism

Empirical Buddhist Studies | Japanese Buddhism

hetu-vidyā: Sanskrit: hetu-vidyā

Cundi Dharani | Practice & Dhāraṇī

Cundī: Sanskrit: Cundī

Great Compassion Dharani | Practice & Dhāraṇī

dharani: Sanskrit: dhāraṇī

Practice & Dhāraṇī | Overview

dhāraṇī: Sanskrit: dhāraṇī

Six Syllable Mantra | Practice & Dhāraṇī

Avalokiteśvara: Sanskrit: Avalokiteśvara

Surangama Mantra | Practice & Dhāraṇī

śūraṅgama: Sanskrit: śūraṅgama

Five Skandhas | Buddhist Teachings

five aggregates: Sanskrit: pañca-skandha · Pāli: pañcakkhandha
saṃskāra: Sanskrit: saṃskāra · Pāli: saṅkhāra

Four Noble Truths & Noble Eightfold Path | Buddhist Teachings

Noble Eightfold Path: Pāli: ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo
craving: Sanskrit: tṛṣṇā · Pāli: taṇhā

Foundational Buddhist Teachings | Overview

Three Dharma Seals: Sanskrit: tri-dharma-pada
Four Noble Truths: Pāli: cattāri ariyasaccāni

Karma & Causality | Buddhist Teachings

action / karmic deed: Sanskrit: karma · Pāli: kamma
vipāka: Sanskrit: vipāka

Precepts & Vinaya | Buddhist Teachings

pañca-sīla: Pāli: pañca-sīla

Three Dharma Seals | Buddhist Teachings

anitya: Sanskrit: anitya · Pāli: anicca
nirvāṇa: Sanskrit: nirvāṇa · Pāli: nibbāna

Twelve Links of Dependent Origination | Buddhist Teachings

dependent origination: Sanskrit: pratītya-samutpāda · Pāli: paṭicca-samuppāda
avidyā: Sanskrit: avidyā · Pāli: avijjā

Temple Architecture | Overview

stūpa: Sanskrit: stūpa

Indian Buddhist Art | Temple Architecture

caitya: Sanskrit: caitya
vihāra: Sanskrit: vihāra

Sanchi | Temple Architecture

Sanchi Stūpa

Abhidhamma Philosophy | Theravāda Buddhism

dhamma: Pāli: dhamma
cetasika: Pāli: cetasika

Comparison Three Traditions | Theravāda Buddhism

tri-yāna: Sanskrit: tri-yāna

Early Buddhism & Sectarian Split | Theravāda Buddhism

Nikāya Buddhism
saṃgīti: Sanskrit: saṃgīti

Southeast Asian Buddhism | Theravāda Buddhism

sthavira: Sanskrit: sthavira
Southern Buddhism

Sri Lankan Theravāda | Theravāda Buddhism

pāli: Pāli: pāli

Theravāda Buddhism | Overview

Theravāda tradition: Sanskrit: sthavira
pāli: Pāli: pāli

Meditation Practice | Theravāda Buddhism

insight meditation: Sanskrit: vipaśyanā · Pāli: vipassanā
calm abiding: Sanskrit: śamatha · Pāli: samatha

Pāli Tipiṭaka | Theravāda Buddhism

Three Baskets: Pāli: tipiṭaka

Sangha Vinaya | Theravāda Buddhism

pātimokkha: Pāli: pātimokkha
Buddhist community: Sanskrit: saṃgha · Pāli: saṅgha

Kagyu | Tibetan Buddhism

mahāmudrā: Sanskrit: mahāmudrā · Tibetan: phyag chen

Nyingma | Tibetan Buddhism

rdzogs chen: Tibetan: rdzogs chen

Sakya | Tibetan Buddhism

lam 'bras: Tibetan: lam 'bras
Hevajra: Sanskrit: Hevajra

Abhidharma Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon

Mādhyamaka: Sanskrit: Mādhyamaka
Vijñānavāda: Sanskrit: Vijñānavāda

Āgama Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon

nikāya: Pāli: nikāya
satipaṭṭhāna: Pāli: satipaṭṭhāna

Avataṃsaka Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon

dharmadhātu: Sanskrit: dharmadhātu

Esoteric Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon

tantra: Sanskrit: tantra

Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon | Overview

Three Baskets: Sanskrit: tri-piṭaka · Pāli: tipiṭaka
Taishō Tripiṭaka

Lotus Sūtra Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon

One Vehicle: Sanskrit: eka-yāna

Nirvāṇa Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon

tathāgatagarbha: Sanskrit: tathāgatagarbha
buddha-dhātu: Sanskrit: buddha-dhātu

Prajñāpāramitā Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon

emptiness: Sanskrit: śūnyatā

Pure Land Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon

Sukhāvatī: Sanskrit: Sukhāvatī

Ratnakūṭa Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon

Ratnakūṭa collection
Vimalakīrti: Sanskrit: Vimalakīrti

Vinaya Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon

prātimokṣa: Sanskrit: prātimokṣa · Pāli: pātimokkha

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