KKBN: Glossary of Buddhist Terms

Glossary of Buddhist Terms

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S Explanation

Samadhi Meditative concentration.

Samatha Link-Ref Shi nay

Samaya The sacred vow which bonds the tantric practitioner to his practice.

Sambhokakaya Second of the three bodies of a Buddha. The body of enjoyment, the illuminating potential of mind. The visionary and communicative aspect of Buddha nature.

Samsara Cyclic existence, the beginningless and endless wheel of rebirth.

Sanga The community of those who practice the Link-Ref dharma.

Sangye The Tibetan word for Buddha. It combines the notions of complete purification (sangs) and rgyas, expansion (that is, of knowledge).

Shi nay [Skt.Samatha] Tranquillity meditation, which develops calmness of mind. One of the two basic meditations in all traditions of Buddhism, the other being Link-Ref vipassana.

Siddha A practitioner who has attained spiritual realization and supernatural powers.

Siddhis A term for different capabilities: Through recognizing emptiness, clarity and openness of the mind, different qualities arise naturally, since they are part of mind. The Buddha distinguishes between two types:

Normal Siddhis: all those forces of the conditioned world that transform elements
Extraordinary Siddhis: the ability to open beings up for the liberating and enlightening truths; to lead to realization

Skandhas Skandhas, The Five Five aggregates that describe the physical and mental existence of all beings in the Desire Realm:

Form
Sensation
Recognition
Formation
Consciousness

Skandhas, The Five Five aggregates that describe the physical and mental existence of all beings in the Desire Realm:

Form
Sensation
Recognition
Formation
Consciousness

Stupa Monument containing relics and / or religious texts.

Sunyata Link-Ref Emptiness.

S	Explanation
Samadhi	Meditative concentration.
Samatha	Shi nay
Samaya	The sacred vow which bonds the tantric practitioner to his practice.
Sambhokakaya	Second of the three bodies of a Buddha. The body of enjoyment, the illuminating potential of mind. The visionary and communicative aspect of Buddha nature.
Samsara	Cyclic existence, the beginningless and endless wheel of rebirth.
Sanga	The community of those who practice the dharma.
Sangye	The Tibetan word for Buddha. It combines the notions of complete purification (sangs) and rgyas, expansion (that is, of knowledge).
Shi nay	[Skt.Samatha] Tranquillity meditation, which develops calmness of mind. One of the two basic meditations in all traditions of Buddhism, the other being vipassana.
Siddha	A practitioner who has attained spiritual realization and supernatural powers.
Siddhis	A term for different capabilities: Through recognizing emptiness, clarity and openness of the mind, different qualities arise naturally, since they are part of mind. The Buddha distinguishes between two types: Normal Siddhis: all those forces of the conditioned world that transform elements Extraordinary Siddhis: the ability to open beings up for the liberating and enlightening truths; to lead to realization
Skandhas	Skandhas, The Five Five aggregates that describe the physical and mental existence of all beings in the Desire Realm: Form Sensation Recognition Formation Consciousness
Skandhas, The Five	Five aggregates that describe the physical and mental existence of all beings in the Desire Realm: Form Sensation Recognition Formation Consciousness
Stupa	Monument containing relics and / or religious texts.
Sunyata	Emptiness.