Section 4 Buddhism vocab review

Religious communities

• Nirvana
• Enlightenment
• Monastery

A state of blissful peace without desire or suffering.

• Nirvana
• Enlightenment
• Monastery

It focuses on the Buddha's compassion for its members, the Buddha's greatest achievement was returning from nirvana to share his wisdom out of compassion for others.

• Theravada Buddhism

• Mahayana Buddhism

State of perfect wisdom.

• Nirvana

• Meditate

• Enlightenment

To calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single object.

• Nirvana
• Meditate
• Enlightenment

This branch focuses on the wisdom of the Buddha. Members think that the Buddha's greatest achievement was his enlightenment and entry into nirvana.

• Theravada Buddhism
• Mahayana Buddhism