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| Fourth of the Four Noble Truths: The Noble Eightfold Path is the way to end suffering. |
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| Mahinda Festival | ||
| Sri Lankan Buddhist festival, also known as Poson, celebrating the monk Mahinda who brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka. |
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| Mahayana | ||
| (Sanskrit, "greater vehicle"). School of Buddhism emphasizing a path to enlightenment that does not require monasticism and so is open to all. The Mahayana ideal is the bodhisattva, who helps others out of compassion, instead of the arhat of Theravada Buddhism. The Mahayana school incorporates a variety of traditions, lifestyles, and rituals, including the meditation-focused Zen and the devotional Pure Land Buddhism. |
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| mandala | ||
| In Tibetan Buddhism, a symbolic and sacred representation of the universe. It most commonly features the five jinas or Dhyani Buddhas. |
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| mantra | ||
| (Sanskrit, "mind protection"). Syllables recited during meditation. |
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| metta | ||
| (Pali) Buddhist virtue of kindness and goodwill. |
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| Middle Way | ||
| Monastic lifestyle advocated by the Buddha, which is midway between asceticism and the pursuit of pleasure. |
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