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Rude Awakenings - Forest Sangha Publications

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sila (Pali) Buddhist morality. The precepts that Buddhists are expectedto observe.sitting cloth (English) a rectangular sheet, just big enough to sit on crosslegged,that is made of four patches and comprises a standard part of abhikkhu’s kit.stupa (Pali/Sanskrit) monument, often in the shape of a hemisphericmound, in which is enshrined sacred relics of the Buddha or otherrevered religious person.subjee (Hindi) cooked vegetables. Along with rice, roti, and dhal, thebasic meal throughout northern India.sutta/sutra (Pali/Sanskrit) a Buddhist discourse attributed to GotamaBuddha.tabla (Hindi) hand-played drum.tantra (Sanskrit) “continuum,” “weave,” or “web.” A Buddhist text orpractise attributed to Gotama or another buddha that describes an acceleratedpath to enlightenment by means of mantra, transformativeimagination, and yogic exercises.Terai (Hindi/Nepali, from Farsi) “swamp.” The undulating swampy lowlandsat the base of the Himalayas.Theravada (Pali) “Way of the Elders.” The “southern” and oldest stillexistingschool of Buddhism. Now occurs in Thailand, Burma, Cambodia,and Sri Lanka.thik (Hindi) “yes” or “okay.”^0 G L O S S A RY 06uposatha (Pali) the Buddhist “Sabbath” or “Observance Day.” Theuposatha day occurs on the lunar “quarters” of the full and new moons.In the forest tradition these are nights of meditation vigil.uttarasangha (Pali) The principal robe of a bhikkhu.vihara (Pali) “dwelling.” Used in early Indian Buddhism as the name forany dwelling. Today it usually means a small monastery.3 0 2

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