The Buddhist Scriptures Glossary

By Tasha Roy · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed October 18, 2021

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Written by Tasha Roy

Sublime

Elevated, glorious, outstanding

Defilement

Pollution, debasement

Atonement

Making amends, reparation

Recluse

Antisocial person

Engrained

Inculcate, root

Mendicant

Begging, mooching

Beleaguered

In a tough situation

Shunned

Persistently rejected

Commemorate

Honor, salute

Tansiency

Impermanence, briefness

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