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Three Jewels/Three Refuges: 1. The Buddha 2. The Dharma (truth or teachings) 3. The Sanga (Monastic Community)
Three Delusions: 1. Ignorance 2. Desire 3. Anger or hatred
Three Trainings: 1. Moral discipline 2. Concentration 3. Wisdom
Three Marks of Existence: 1. Impermanence (anicca) 2. Unsatisfactoriness (dukkha) 3. No-self (anatta)
Four Noble Truths: 1. All of life is marked by suffering. 2. Suffering is caused by desire and attachment. 3. Suffering can be eliminated. 4. Suffering is eliminated by following the Noble Eightfold Path.
Four Immeasurables or Sublime States: 1. Equanimity (upekkha) 2. Loving-kindness (metta) 3. Compassion (karuna) 4. Sympathetic joy (mudita)
Four Reminders: 1. Human life is precious. 2. Death is inevitable. 3. The laws of karma cannot be avoided. 4. Suffering permeates all existence.
Four Bodhisattva Vows: 1. I vow to rescue the boundless living beings from suffering. 2. I vow to put an end to the infinite afflictions of living beings. 3. I vow to learn the measureless Dharma-doors. 4. I vow to realise the unsurpassed path of the Buddha.
Five Precepts: 1. Do not kill. 2. Do not steal. 3. Do not engage in sexual misconduct. 4. Do not lie. 5. Do not use intoxicants.
Five Powers: 1. Faith and confidence 2. Energy and effort 3. Mindfulness 4. Samadhi 5. Wisdom
Five Hindrances: 1. Sense craving 2. Anger or ill will 3. Sloth and torpor 4. Restlessness and worry 5. Doubt and the inner critic
Five Dhyani (Wisdom) Buddhas: Vairochana Akshobhya Ratnasambhava> Amoghasiddhi
Six Perfections: 1. Concentration 2. Effort 3. Ethical behavior 4. Generosity 5. Patience 6. Wisdom
Six Realms of Existence: 1. Hell-beings 2. Hungry ghosts 3. Animals 4. Humans 5. Anti-gods or demigods 6. Gods
Noble Eightfold Path: 1. Right beliefs 2. Right aspirations 3. Right speech 4. Right conduct 5. Right livelihood 6. Right effort 7. Right mindfulness 8. Right meditational attainment
Ten Paramita: 1. Giving or generosity 2. Virtue, ethics, morality 3. Renunciation, letting go, not grasping 4. Wisdom and insight 5. Energy, vigour, vitality, diligence 6. Patience or forbearance 7. Truthfulness 8. Resolution, determination, intention 9. Kindness, love, friendliness 10. Equanimity
Twelve Links of Dependent Arising:
1. Ignorance 2. Karmic formations 3. Consciousness 4. Name and form 5. Six senses 6. Contact 7. Feeling 8. Craving 9. Grasping 10. Becoming 11. Birth 12. Aging and Death
35 Buddhas of Confession:
Shakyamuni, Vajragarbhapramardin, Ratnarchis, Nageshvararaja, Viresena, Viranandin, Ratnagni, Ratnachandraprabha, Amoghadarshin, Ratnachandra, Vimala, Shuradatta, Brahman, Brahmadatta, Varuna, Varunadeva, Bharadrashri, Chandashri, Anantaujas, Prabhasashri Ashokashri, Narayana, Kusumashri Brahmajyotirvikriditabhijna, Padmamajyotirvikriditabhijna, Dhanashri, Smritishri, Suparikirtitanamashri, Indraketudhvajaraja, Suvikrantashri, Yuddhajaya, Vikrantagamishri, Samantavabhasavyuhashri, Ratnapadmavikramin, Shailendraraja
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