the Great Vehicled 大乘

the Lesser Vehicle 小乘

the Diamond Vehicle 金刚乘

Four Noble Truths  四圣谛
　　苦 suffering
　　集 causes of suffering
　　灭 suppression of suffering
　　道 path to suppression of suffering

Twelve Links in the Chain of Causation 十二因缘

cycle of rebirths  轮回

ignorance  惑

nirvana 涅磐

greed  贪

hatred  嗔

stupidity 痴

pride  慢

hesitation 疑

wrong view 恶见

no-soul  无我

impermanence 无常

sentient beings 众生

deva 天

human 人

asura 阿修罗

animal  畜牲

hungry ghost 饿鬼

denizen of hell 地狱

morality 戒 concentration 定 wisdom 慧

action 身 speech 口 consciousness 意

lay Buddhists  居士

novice monks 沙弥

monks 比丘

Five Precepts  五戒

personal enlightenment 自觉 universal enlightenment 觉他 full enlightenment 觉满

Buddha of Medicine 药师佛 Buddha Maitreya 弥勒佛

body of essence 法身 award body 报身 body of transformation 化身

Four Heavenly Kings 四天王

karma 因果

Buddha Amitaba 阿弥陀佛

Buddha of Sunlight (法身佛)毗卢遮那佛

Buddha Sakyamuni 释迦牟尼佛

Bodhisattva of Compassion  观音菩萨

Boohisattva of Ultimate Knowledge 文殊菩萨

Bodhisattva of Universal Benevolence 普贤菩萨

Bodhisattva of Great Power 大势至菩萨

bodhi  菩提

dhyana  禅那

sangha  僧团

saha 娑婆

五蕴 five aggregates
　　色 aggregate of material body
　　受 aggregate of feelings
　　想 aggregate of perceptions
　　行 aggregate of predispositions
　　识 aggregate of consciousness