缘起 dependent origination
八正道 the Noble Eightfold Path
不变的“我”,恒常的我 the self-same manner
明缘起,即明佛法 One who discerns dependent origination discerns the Dhamma
十二因缘 the twelve-linked causal formula
因果律 the causal principle
“此有故彼有,此无故彼无”
Whenever A is present , B is present ; whenever A is absent , B is absent. Therefore , from
the arising of A, B arises; from the cessation of A , B ceases.
Sumeru 须弥山(位于世界的中心)
Sentient beings有情众生
Bodhisattva 菩萨
Metteyya 弥勒菩萨 未来佛,现在在兜率天宫住。
Tusita deva-world 兜率天