my big cheat sheet of buddhist things

Four Noble Truths

• There is
  dukkhasuffering
  .
• Dukkha arises from
  taṇhāthirst
  .
• Dukkha can be ended.
• Dukkha is ended through the Noble Eightfold Path.

Noble Eightfold Path

• Right Understanding
• Right Thought
• Right Speech
• Right Action
• Right Livelihood
• Right Effort
• Right Mindfulness
• Right Concentration

General concepts

• nirvana
• middle way
• dharma
• arhat
• bodhisattva
• paranirvana
• stupa

Three Major Branches of Buddhism

• Mahayana
• Theravada
• Vajrayana

Zen-specific Terminology

• 禅ぜん (zen)
• 坐禅ざぜん (zazen)
• 禅堂ぜんどう (zendo)
• 曹洞宗そうとうしゅう (soto-shu)
• 臨済宗りんざいしゅう (rinzai-shu)
• 公案こうあん (koan)