saddha (in buddhism
11Dhammananda Bhikkhuni — Chatsumarn Kabilsingh (Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, b. October 6, 1944), ordained Bhikkhuni Dhammananda, is a Thai Buddhist nun. On February 28, 2003,[1] Kabilsingh received full bhikkhuni (nun) ordination in Sri Lanka making her the first Thai woman… …
12Pratītyasamutpāda — See also: Śūnyatā Part of a series on Buddhism Outline · Portal …
13Sri Lanka — Ceylon redirects here. For the time period of 1948 1972, see Dominion of Ceylon. For other uses, see Ceylon (disambiguation). Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhala) இலங்கை சனநாயக சமத்துவ… …
14Jarāmaraṇa —   The 12 Nidānas:   Ignorance ↓ Formations ↓ Consciousness …
15Śrāvaka — Translations of Śrāvaka English: disciple, hearer Pāli …
16Dhammika Sutta — Part of a series on Buddhism Outline · Portal History Timeline · Councils …
17Nanavira Thera — Ven. Ñāṇavīra Thera School Theravada Personal Nationality British/Ceylonese …
18Devanampiya Tissa of Sri Lanka — Devanampiya Tissa King of Anuradhapura The Sri Maha Bodhi is said to have been brought to Sri Lanka during Devanampiya Tissa s reign. It is a sapling of the bo tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment, and is symbolic of the most… …
19Alms — or almsgiving exists in a number of religions. In general, it involves giving materially to another as an act of religious virtue. In Abrahamic religions, alms are given as charity to benefit the poor. In Buddhism, alms are given by lay people to …
20Upāsaka — (masculine) or Upāsikā (feminine) are from the Sanskrit and Pāli words for attendant . [Nattier (2003), p. 25, states that the etymology of upāsikā suggests those who serve and that the word is best understood as lay auxiliary of the monastic… …
