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  • 41temper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. temperament, nature, disposition; mood, humor, tone; tantrum, passion, rage; mettle, quality; calmness, composure, equanimity. See irascibility, feeling, intrinsic. v. t. moderate, soften; harden,… …

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  • 42Jainism — Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma / Shraman Dharma (जैन धर्म) is an ancient religion of India. Jains are a small but influential religious minority with at least 10 million followers in modern India, [ [http://www.censusindia.gov.in… …

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  • 43Greco-Buddhism — [ Buddha, in Greco Buddhist style, 1st 2nd century CE, Gandhara (Modern Pakistan). (Standing Buddha (Tokyo National Museum)).] Greco Buddhism, sometimes spelt Graeco Buddhism, refers to the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and… …

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  • 44Karuṇā — Translations of karuṇā Pali : karu …

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  • 45Rupajhana — In Buddhism, rūpajhānas (Sanskrit: rūpadhyāna meditations of form , literally form meditations ) are successive levels of meditation in which the mind is focused on a material or mental object: it is a word frequently used in Pāli scriptures and… …

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  • 46Arūpajhāna — Part of a series on Buddhism Outline · Portal History Timeline · Councils …

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  • 47Sukha — is a Sanskrit and Pāli word that is often translated as “happiness or ease or pleasure or bliss. [For instance, in terms of this word s nounal form, dictionaries provide the following: * Monier Williams (1964), pp. 1220 1, entry for Sukhá (cf. p …

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  • 48Bhumi (Buddhism) — The bodhisattva s path to awakening in the Mahayana tradition progresses through ten hierarchically arranged stages, referred to as the Bodhisattva Bhumis ( byang chub sems dpa i sa , Tibetan. Bodhisattva Grounds/Levels , English.). The Sanskrit… …

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  • 49Jhāna in Theravada — Jhāna (Pāli) is a meditative state of profound stillness and concentration in which the mind becomes fully immersed and absorbed in the chosen object of attention. [Cite web|url=http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma… …

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  • 50calmness — noun 1. steadiness of mind under stress (Freq. 2) he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity • Syn: ↑composure, ↑calm, ↑equanimity • Ant: ↑discomposure ( …

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