2A Flashcards
Dhammacakkappavattana
The turning of the wheel of the Dharma
Dukkha dukkha
Painful experiences of a physical type
Eternalism
The belief that the soul will persist forever - Buddhists are not eternalists
Lakshanas
The Three Marks of Existence: anicca, anatta and dukkha
Milindapanha
An important part of Pali text, known in English as the ‘Questions of King Milinda’
Nagasena
The Buddhist monk who engages in dialogue with King Milinda in the Milindapanha
Nihilism
The belief that when the body dies, the person dies
Quote: Sakka, after the Buddha passed away
‘Impermanent are all component beings. They arise and cease, that is their nature. They come into being and pass away. Release from them is bliss supreme’
Sankhara dukkha
Often translated as ‘mental formations suffering’; the type of suffering we experience when we thirst for things to be a certain way
Sutta
A teaching or sermon given by the Buddha
The Three Marks of Existence
Allows one to see the fundamental characteristics of life, to see things as they really are - anicca, anatta and dukkha
Viparinama dukkha
Suffering which arises in response to pleasant experiences; this is the type of suffering we experience when we want things to stay the same
