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Glossary of Buddhist Terms -- K

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These are just the briefest of definitions of Buddhist terms starting with K. Click on the term for more explanation of its meaning. Scroll down past the Sponsored Links for more terms.

Kalachakra

Kalachakra is a system of tantra yoga practiced in Tibetan Buddhism.

Karma

Karma means "intentional action" and refers to the universal law of cause and effect.

Karuna

Karuna is compassion, active sympathy and gentle affection.

Kensho

Kensho is the direct and intimate experience of enlightenment in Zen Buddhism.

Koan

In Zen Buddhism, koans are small presentations of the nature of ultimate reality, usually in the form of a paradox.

Kwan Yin

Kwan Yin is one of the many names of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva. Others are Kanzeon or Kannon (Japan) and Chenrezig (Tibet).

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