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| Sakyamuni Buddha See "Shakyamuni Buddha." saha (Sanskrit) Suffering. saha world This world; world of suffering. (See " saha.") samadhi Meditative absorption. Usually denotes the particular final stage of pure concentration. Samantabhadra Sanskrit name for Universal Worthy Bodhisattva. Samanta means "general or universal;" bhadra means "sage;" and Samantabhadra, which is derived from these words, means "the principle of universal love or compassion." Samantabhadra is also referred to as the Bodhisattva of Great Activity. See "Universal Worthy Bodhisattva." samsara Cycle of birth and death; realms of Birth and Death. San Gui The Triple Jewels; the ceremony of taking refuge in the Triple Jewels. The San Gui ceremony is described in detail on the page titled "Taking Refuge in the Triple Jewels." Sangha One of the Triple Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha). In Sanskrit, Buddha means "Awareness and Understanding," Dharma means "Right Understanding and Views," and Sangha means "Purity and Harmony." By extension, the word Sangha also refers to the community of cultivators who seek the Truth -- specifically, any group of four or more persons who have made a decision to practice the Buddha's teachings and abide by the Six Principles of Living in Harmony. Most specifically, the word Sangha refers to the community of monks and nuns, who are often referred to as "left-home people." See also "Triple Jewels." Sanskrit An ancient classical Indian languages in which many Buddhist and Hindu scriptures are written. The earliest Buddhist books were written in Prakrit; later translated into Pali; and still later translated into Sanskrit. Most Chinese, Japanese, and Tibetan Buddhist scriptures are translated from Sanskrit. Sariputra Major disciple of Shakyamuni Buddha, foremost in wisdom among Arhats. Sarasvati (Sanskrit) The Goddess of Letters and Eloquence. seven treasures Gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, agate, red pearl, and carnelian. They represent the seven powers of faith, perseverance, "shame," avoidance of wrongdoing, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom. Shakyamuni Buddha The founder of Buddhism. Shakyamuni Buddha was born three thousand years ago in northern India. He lived to the age of 79 and delivered the Sutras to congregations of people for forty-nine years. Shan Tao Shan Tao (613-81) was one of the first patriarchs of the Pure Land school. sharira Solid relics found in the cremated remains of Buddhas or saints after they leave this world and move on to the Buddha-realms. Sharira that have the forms of pearls and precious jewels are often found in the material remains of Buddhas. Sharira that are left behind in the bodies of lesser beings often resemble white or colored pieces of coral. Shorter Amitabha Sutra See Amitabha Sutra. Shurangama Sutra The Sutra that gives the most detailed explanation of the Buddha's teachings regarding the mind. It includes an analysis of where the mind is located, an explanation of the origin of the cosmos, a discussion of the specific workings of karma , a description of all the realms of existence, and an exposition on fifty kinds of deviant samadhi-concentrations that can delude us in our search for awakening. Also, in a chapter of particular importance to Pure Land practitioners, twenty-five enlightened beings explain the methods they used to become enlightened. One of those beings is Great Strength Bodhisattva (Chinese: Da Shi Zhi), who tells how attained enlightenment using Buddha recitation. This section of the Sutra, titled "The Foremost Attainment of Great Strength Bodhisattva through Buddha Recitation," is presented in "The Enlightenment of Great Strength Bodhisattva ." Siddhartha Guatama An Indian Prince who attained enlightenment and became Shakyamuni Buddha. Siddhartha Guatama was born in 563 B.C. to a royal family in Benares, near the foothills of the Himalayas in present-day Nepal. The young Prince was raised in a very unusual way. Before his birth, his parents received a premonition that their son would either grow to be a great King or renounce all worldly goods and become an Enlightened One, or Buddha. After spending some time as a wandering ascetic, Siddhartha attained enlightenment and was thereafter known as the Buddha. six directions North, south, east, west, above and below; i.e., all directions. In the Flower Adornment Sutra, the six directions are expanded to include the points of the compass that lie between the major directions, (northeast, southwest, etc.) and are referred to as the ten directions six dusts See "dusts." six paramitas See "paramitas." six paths See "six states of existence." six states of existence The six states in which beings live within the realm of birth and death. Within these states, the lowest three are called the three evil paths, or three bad states. They are the states of (1) people in hells, (2) hungry ghosts, and (3) animals. Above these three states are the states of (4) humans, (5) Asuras, and (6) devas. Six Principles of Living in Harmony The principles of (1) purity, (2) equality, (3) honesty, (4) freedom, (5) compassion, and (6) true happiness. Taking refuge in the Triple Jewels helps us live by these principles by restoring the complete wisdom and abilities of our self-nature. six senses In Buddhism, the five senses plus mind. six sense organs The five sense organs plus the mind. skandas See "five skandas." sound-hearers (Sanskrit: Sravakas). One of the four grades of disciples in the Small Vehicle school. Sound-hearers attain liberation through a meritorious life but lack the intellectual power of the Pratyeka-Buddhas or the active compassion of the Bodhisattvas. Small Vehicle A term used to describe Hinayana Buddhism, which is said to "carry" fewer people to Buddhahood than Mahayana "Great Vehicle" teachings can because -- as Master Chin Kung puts it -- Small Vehicle teachings "solely stress self-realization." For more details, see "Great Vehicle." Sudhana Kumera Sudhana, also known as "Good Wealth" or "The Celestial Youth of the Treasure of Merit," consecrated his life to the attainment of Buddhahood and visited 53 saints in pursuit of that goal. Finally, he met Universal Worthy Bodhisattva (Sanskrit: Samantabhadra), who advised him to follow Ten Great Practices and to make Ten Great Vows in order to be reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. Sudhana's story is related in "The Flower Adornment Sutra, Chapter 40." See also "Good Wealth." suffering See " eight sufferings." Sukhavati Sanskrit name for the Western Pure Land, or Land of Ultimate Bliss. Sukhavati-Vyuha See "Amitabha Sutra." Sumeru A mountain of inconceivable height. Surangama Sutra See "Shurangama Sutra." Sutra Buddhist scripture. Sutra of the Heroic One See "Shurangama Sutra." Sutra on Observing Amitabha (and His Pure Land) See "Contemplation Sutra ." Sutra on Visualizing Amitabha (and His Pure Land) See "Contemplation Sutra." Suzuki, D.T. A well-known Buddhist scholar who has commented extensively on Buddhism and the Sutras. |
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