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| namo An exclamation showing reverence; devotion. Often placed in front of the name of an object of veneration, e.g., a Buddha's name or a sutra (Nam(u) Myōhō Renge Kyō), to express devotion to it. Defined in Sino-Japanese as 帰命 kimyō: to base one's life upon, to devote (or submit) one's life to
Derivatives:
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- Pāli: namo
- Sanskrit: namaḥ or namas
Derivatives:
- Sanskrit: namo-'mitābhāya
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- Bur: နမော namaw
- Tib: ཕྱག་འཚལ་(ལོ), chag tsal (lo)
- Mn: мөргөмү, mörgömü
- 南無
- Cn: nánmó
- Jp: namu or nam
- Ko: namu
- Vi: nam-mô
Derivatives:
- 南無阿弥陀佛
- Cn: Nánmó Ēmítuó fó
- Jp: Namu Amida butsu
- Ko: Namu Amita Bul
- Vi: Nam-mô A-di-đà Phật
- 南無觀世音菩薩
- Cn: Nánmó Guán Syr Yín Pū Sá
- Jp: Namu Kanzeon Butsu
- Ko: Namu Gwan Se Eum Bo Sal
- Vi: Nam-mô Quan Thế Âm Bồ Tát
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| nekkhamma renunciation |
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- Bur: နိက္ခမ neikhama
- Thai: เนกขัมมะ nekkamma
- Mn: магад гарахуй, magad garahui
- 出世
- Cn: Chūshì
- Jp: shusse
- Vi:
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| Nibbana/Nirvana Extinction or extinguishing; ultimate enlightenment in the Buddhist tradition |
- from niḥ-√vā: to extinguish
- Pāli: nibbāna
- Sanskrit: nirvana
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- Bur: နိဗ္ဗာန် neibban
- Thai: นิพพาน nípphaan
- Tib: མྱ་ངན་ལས་འདས་པ, mya-ngan-las-'das-pa
- Mn: нирван, nirvan
- 涅槃
- Cn: Nièpán
- Jp: Nehan
- Ko: Yeolban
- Vi: Niết-bàn
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| Nikaya, lit. "volume", The Buddhist texts in Pāli |
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- Sanskrit: Āgama
- Bur: နိကာယ nikaya
- 部經
- Cn: Bùjīng
- Jp: bukyō
- Vi: Bộ kinh
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Noble Eightfold Path
- Right View (Pāli: sammā-diṭṭhi; Sanskrit: samyag-dṛṣṭi; 正見 Cn: zhèngjiàn; Vi: chính kiến)
- Right Thought (Pāli: sammā-saṅkappa; Sanskrit: samyak-saṃkalpa; 正思唯 Cn: zhèngsīwéi; Vi: chính tư duy)
These 2 constitute the path of Wisdom (Pāli: paññā; Sanskrit: prajñā)
- Right Speech (Pāli: sammā-vācā; Sanskrit: samyag-vāk; 正語 Cn: zhèngyǔ; Vi: chính ngữ)
- Right Action (Pāli: sammā-kammanta; Sanskrit: samyak-karmānta; 正業 Cn: zhèngyè; Vi: chính nghiệp)
- Right Living (Pāli: sammā-ājīva; Sanskrit: samyag-ājīva; 正命 Cn: zhèngmìng; Vi: chính mệnh)
These 3 constitute the path of Virtue (Pāli: sīla; Sanskrit: śīla)
- Right Effort (Pāli: sammā-vāyāma; Sanskrit: samyag-vyāyāma; 正精進 Cn: zhèngjīngjìn; Vi: chính tinh tiến)
- Right Mindfulness (Pāli: sammā-sati; Sanskrit: samyag-smṛti; 正念 Cn: zhèngniàn; Vi: chính niệm)
- Right Concentration (Pāli: sammā-samādhi; Sanskrit: samyak-samādhi; 正定 Cn: zhèngdìng; Vi: chính định)
The last 3 constitute the path of Concentration (Pāli, Sanskrit: samādhi)
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- Pāli: aṭṭhāṅgika-magga
- Sanskrit: aṣṭāṅgika-mārga
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- Bur: မဂ္ဂင် meggin
- Thai: อริยมรรค ariya-mak
- 八正道
- Cn: Bāzhèngdào
- Jp: Hasshōdō
- Ko: Paljeongdo
- Vi: Bát chính đạo
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