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Glossary of terms used in Buddhism  
 
 

rajas
    (alternate spellings:  rajasic)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
In Hinduism, the second of the three gunas, or cosmic forces that result from creation. Rajas literally refers to "colored" or "dim" spaces, and is the guna whose energy is characterized by passion, emotion, variability, urgency, (more)
Related Terms: guna

Rinzai
    (Language:   Japanese)
renowned Chinese Zen master and founder of the Rinzai sect (more)

rohatsu
    (Language:   Japanese)
A specific weeklong Zen retreat (more)

Ryokan
    (Language:   Japanese)
(1758-1831 C.E.), Zen master of the Soto sect. (more)

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