| All words are Pali unless otherwise noted. (s) = Sinhalese (h) = Hindi (sk) = Sanskrit
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| anatta not-self angsa one-shouldered vest worn by monks anicca impermanent arahat worthy one, i.e. one who has attained nibbana araņņa forest-place; hermitage asana (sk) posture, in yoga practices asuras demons atta self ba (s) no bakshish (h) gift, bribe, donation beedie (h) an Indian cigarette bhante sir (a polite form of address) bhikkhu monk (literally, almsman) Buddharupa statue or image of the Buddha cajun (s) plaited coconut fronds cankamana ambulatory (the walkway used in meditative pacing) carika wandering, faring chi (h) tea chillum (h) a straight clay pipe used for smoking hashish chi-wallah (h) tea vendor dahl (h) lentils; yellow lentil soup dana gift, usually a gift of food, hence, a meal danasala dining hall dasa sila ten precepts (observed by samaneras) dayaka giver, patron, supporter deva deity dhamma teaching, truth, thing, what is dharmashala (h) pilgrimage rest house; preaching hall dhoti (h) sarong (worn by men) dhutanga austerity dukkha suffering, misery, ill-fare gilampasa (s) medicine (a corruption of Pali gilana paccaya, the requisite of medicines), and hence (s) any form of afternoon refreshment allowable to monks gulab jamun (h) an Indian sweet hamuduruwo (s) monk, priest kathina robe-cloth, allowable to bhikkhus upon completion of Vas kovil (h) temple kuti hut, dwelling mahathera great elder (technically: one who has been a bhikkhu for twenty years or more) Mahayana the great vehicle, encompassing most sects of Buddhism mapila (s) a poisonous snake: a krait? namaste (h) a term and form of greeting ņana knowledge nibbana extinction (of greed, hatred, and delusion; = enlightenment) nimitta sign, spot nirvana (sk) none of the interpretations of this concept by the various Mahayana sects seem to be the same as the Sutta usage of nibbana padura (h) straw mat paise (h) cent, penny Pali the language of the original Buddhist texts pan (h) "beetle nut" paņca sila five precepts (observed by upasakas) Patimokkha the 227 rules to be observed by bhikkhus pindapata almsround pinkama (s) ceremony pirith (s) chanting raja king sadhu good, amen; (h) mendicant sahib (h) sir, master samanera novice samitiya (s) society (scil. of laity who help support a hermitage or temple) Sangha the order of Theravadin Buddhist monks sanghadisesa a category of fault entailing meetings of the Sangha sanghati outer cloak sekha trainee; one who, having understood the basis of Dhamma, will purify himself sila precept, morality, conduct stupa (h) reliquary mound sukhi hotu may you be happy sutta discourse, story thera elder (technically: one who has been a bhikkhu for ten years or more) Theravada the way of the elders; the sect which accepts only the Pali scriptures upasaka lay follower upasampada higher ordination (i.e. becoming a bhikkhu) vandana respect, salutation Vas (s) rain, the bhikkhu's rainy-season retreat vibhava non-being; absence vihara temple, dwelling
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