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Glossary of terms used in Buddhism  
 
 

Vaidehi
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Wife of King Bimbisara. Refer to the entry on Ajatasatru for the story. She is the model of true entrusting in Pure Land tradition and Shin Buddhism. (more)

vairagya
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Dispassion; non-attachment; one of the four prerequisites for qualification as a spiritual aspirant of Vedānta. (more)
Related Terms: sadhana-catushtaya

vaisvadeva
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
See under "bali." (more)
Related Terms: bali

vajapeya
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
A somayajña, biggest of the sacrifices performed by Brahmins. (more)

vakya
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
An utterance or pronouncement; a group sentence conveying a message. (more)

vanaprastha
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
a forest-dweller; the third stage in life (āśrama) wherein the householder retreats to the forest and undertakes philosophical study and meditational practice. (more)
Related Terms: brahmacari grihastha sannyasin

vapa
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Fat or marrow of the animal sacrificed. (more)

varna
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Caste; class; the four major social divisions in Hindu society. (more)
Related Terms: brahmana kshatriya vaishya shudra chandala mleccha

vartika
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
An explanatory text often regarded as subsidiary to a bhāṣya (commentary). (more)

vasana (s)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Latent tendency; hidden desire; habit of mind. (more)
Related Terms: lokavasana dehavasana bhogavasana

Vasubandhu
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
In Buddhism, a major Mahayana teacher who laid the foundation of the Consciousness-Only school. (more)

Veda (s)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
The sacred scriptures of Hinduism; regarded by the orthodox (āstika) as divine revelation. (more)
Related Terms: karma-kanda jnana-kanda

vedanga (s)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Literally, "limb of the Veda;" auxiliary sciences of the Veda. (more)

Vedanta
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
"End or culmination of the Vedas;" one of the major schools of traditional Hindu philosophy. (more)
Related Terms: Advaita

vibhuti
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Might, power, prosperity and splendour; ashes of Cow dung. (more)

vicharana
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
The enquiry into Truth; the second of the seven stages of enlightenment. (more)

videha-mukta
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
One who is liberated after the death of the body. (more)

videha-mukti
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
The state of liberation after the death of the body. (more)

vidya
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Knowledge; learning; wisdom. (more)
Related Terms: avidya

Vidyaranyaswami
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
An influential fourteenth century (C.E.) exponent. (more)

vihara
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Garden; removing; walking for pleasure; Buddhist temple. (more)

Vimalakirti
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
A legendary lay disciple of the Buddha, the center of the Vimalakīrti Sutra, renownedfor his wisdom. (more)

visistadvaita
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Literally, "qualified non-dualism;" One of the principal schools of Vedānta. (more)
Related Terms: Ramanuja

viveka
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Discrimination, distinction. (more)
Related Terms: sadhana-catushtaya

vrata
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
A vow; religious act of devotion. (more)

Vrndavana
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
See under "Brndavana (Bṛndāvana)." (more)
Related Terms: Brndavana

vyavahara
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
See under "acara (ācāra)." (more)
Related Terms: acara

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