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INDEX
GLOSSARY
alms
(AHLMZ) money, clothes, food, and other
things given to poor people
contentment
(kuhn-TENT-muhnt) being peacefully
happy; being satisfied with life
demigods
(DEH-mee-gahdz) beings who are part
god and part human
incense
(IN-sens) a substance that is burned to
produce a pleasant smell
laypeople
(LAY-pee-puhl) people who belong to a
religion but are not the leaders
missionaries
(MISH-uh-ner-eez) people sent out to
teach about religion and do good works
monks
(MUHNGKS) men who live apart from
society in a religious community according to strict
rules
morality
(muh-RAL-ih-tee) principles about what is
right and wrong that guide your actions
nobility
(noh-BIL-ih-tee) belonging to a family that
is of a very high social class
rituals
(RICH-oo-uhlz) acts that are always
performed in the same way, usually as part of a
religious or social ceremony
Sanskrit
(SANT-skrit) a language that was spoken
many years ago in India and is still used in the
practices of Buddhism and Hinduism
sermons
(SUR-muhnz) speeches given during
religious services
yoga
(YOH-guh) a system of exercises and
meditation that helps people control their minds
and bodies and become physically fit
arhats, 19, 20
awareness, spiritual, 4, 7, 28
bodhisattva, 20
Buddha, 7–12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 22,
23, 25, 28
See also
Gautama,
Siddhartha
Buddhism
beliefs, 4–6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 23, 27
economics, 25–28
geography, 12–17
history of, 4–11
population, 15, 17, 30
sects, 18–21
chanting, 22–23
charity work, 26–28
Dalai Lama, 24
desire, 10, 11, 25
Eightfold Path, 9, 11
enlightenment, 5, 7, 8, 12, 19,
20–21, 23–24, 28, 29
Four Noble Truths, 11
Gautama, Siddhartha, 5–8, 12.
See also
Buddha
gurus, 24
holidays and festivals, 23
incense, 22
India, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 17
karma, 8, 9, 11
knowledge, spiritual, 4, 8–11
Mahayana Buddhism, 18, 20–21, 24
mandalas, 20
mantras, 23
meditation, 6, 7, 9, 11, 20, 23–24
monks, 12, 19, 25, 26
morality, 9, 11
nirvana, 5, 11, 19, 20, 23
rebirth, 4, 5, 9, 11, 19, 20–21
rituals and traditions, 7, 21–23, 24
Sri Lanka, 12, 13, 17, 19
suffering, human, 4–6, 8–10, 11,
25, 28
temples, 14, 21, 22, 25–27
Theravada Buddhism, 18–19
Tripitaka, 15
truths, 8, 9, 11
Vajrayana Buddhism, 24
wisdom, 9, 11
worship, 4, 21-23
yoga, 24
