Buddhism

Question 1

The Sanga

Answer 1

Buddhist community (monks and nuns)

Question 2

The Dharma

Answer 2

The teachings of the buddha

Question 3

The Buddha

Answer 3

Shows us we can follow the Buddha

Question 4

The four noble truths

Answer 4

1. Life is full of suffering
2. Suffering is caused by desire
3. To stop suffering you have to stop desiring
4. To stop desiring you must follow the 8 fold path

Question 5

Types of suffering (Dukkha)

Answer 5

• Physical
- illness
- old age

• Mental
- grief
- anger

Question 6

Types of desire

Answer 6

• Greed
- money
- family

• Aversion
- death of loved ones
- ill health

Question 7

Anicca

Answer 7

impermanence
everything in the world is changing, nothing ever stays the same

Question 8

Anatta

Answer 8

everyone in the world is changing, they will never stay the same

Question 9

Dukkha

Answer 9

Change causes suffering, desire causes suffering, in order not to suffer you need to rid desire

Question 10

Three marks of existence

Answer 10

Anicca
Anatta
Dukkha

Question 11

Tanha

Answer 11

Desire to want things to change/ not want things to change

Question 12

8 fold path

Answer 12

summary of the Buddhists practices

right view - know the truth
right livelihood - respect life
right speech - don’t say anything to hurt others
right concentration - practice meditation

Question 13

4 sights

Answer 13

An old man (aging)
A Sick man (sickness)
A dead man (Death)
A poor man (poverty)

Question 14

samsara

Answer 14

Life consists of birth, life, death and rebirth. which means suffering is constant as this is an evergoing cycle

Question 15

3 root poisons

Answer 15

Pig - ignorance - this is because pigs have connotations of being stupid.
Cockerel - greed - this is because cockerels have connotations of eating everything put in front of them
Snake - hatred - this is because snakes have connotations of being evil and violent

the three root poisons tie to the wheel of samsara as they are in the middle of the wheel, they are basically the ‘’fuel’’

Question 16

Dependant origination

Answer 16

samsara is based on the concept of dependant origination, this is the belief that everything happens for a cause and therefor you are responsible for your own existence and reality as your actions in this life affect the outcomes of your next life

Question 17

wheel of life

Answer 17

Realm of the Gods - greedy, prideful
Realm of the titans - greedy, always at war
Realm of the greedy ghosts - greed, addiction
Realm of hell - all three extremes, eg serial killers
Animal Realm - ignorant
Realm of humans - little bit of all three root poisons, day to day people living life

Question 18

rebirth

Answer 18

the belief that were reborn into another life, this does not include a soul, the idea that our karmic energy is just reborn into another life

different from reincarnation as that is about the soul being reincarnated

Question 19

kamma