Pali		Spiritual leader of Vajrayana Buddhism
Vajrayana		Second of Four Noble Truths
Dharma		The Buddhist community of monks and nuns
Nirvana		Focuses on the earliest texts and emphasizes monastic lifestyle
Dukkha		The fourth of the Four Noble Truths
Mandalas		The Buddhist doctrine denying a permanent self
Sangha		The teachings of the Buddha and one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism
Mudras		The first of the Four Noble Truths
Middle Way		The central teachings of Buddhism
Mahayana		Choreographed hand movements used in the rituals of Vajrayana Buddhism
Anatta		The moral law of cause and effect of actions; determines the nature of one's rebirth
Anicca		A Basic Buddhist teaching that rejects both the pleasures of sensual indulgence and the self-denial of asceticism
Noble Eightfold Path		One who has become enlighted.
Theravada		Wheel of rebirth
Five Precepts		Characteristics that summarize the changing nature of reality
Arhat		Basic moral requirements that are binding for all Buddhists
Three Marks of Existence		Largest of Buddhism's three divisions
Bodhisattvas		Buddha's diamond scepter, emphasizes the harnessing of sensual energies to attain nirvana
Mantras		Siddhartha Guatama and all others who have by their own insight attained perfect enlightenment
Buddha		An ancient languge of India; used in the writing of the earliest Buddhist texts.
Samsara		The Buddhist doctrine that all existent things are always changing.
Karma		The ultimate goal of Buddhists
Dalai Lama		Patterned icons that visually excite
Tanha		Phrases or syllables chanted to evoke a deity or to enhance meditation
Four Noble Truths		Future Buddhas. Experience enlightenment but stop before nirvana to help others reach enlightenment.