Interdependence

Everything arises due to causes and conditions, dependent origination.

Hinayana

Theravadan buddhism which seeks personal nirvana.

Guru Yoga

a devotional practice of Tibetan Buddhism.

Great Sage

Buddha Shakyamuni

Four Noble Truths

1. Suffering exists
2. There is a cause for the suffering
3. It is possible to cease suffering
4. The 8 fold path is the way out

Former Great Vow

To save all beings and bring them to Buddhahood

Five Paths

The stages which beings progress to liberation:
1.accumulation
2.deepening of understanding of reality
3.the path of seeing direct realization of emptiness (now on first bhumi)
4.now using meditation to progress from the 2nd to 10th level bhumi
5.path of no more learning...one has achieved buddhahood.