Buddhism Flashcards
What is an Arhat
A perfected person who has overcome the main source of suffering
Asceticism
a lifestyle of strict self-denial — rejected by Siddhartha for the middle way
Bodhisattva
an enlightened person who chooses to remain in the cycle to teach and help other
Dependant arising
The idea that everything is dependent on everything else
What is Dharma
Buddha’s teachings - on how to reach the state of enlightenment
Dukkha
suffering you have to overcome this to reach enlightenment
Eightfold path
8 rules that Buddhists try to live by to reach enlightenment
Enlightenment
A state of spiritual wisdom which arises from understanding the world and overcoming suffering
What are the 4 noble truths about(EXPLAIN)
Four truths the Buddha taught about suffering and how to overcome it
Jakata tales
stories about buddha
Meditation
The practice of focusing or calming the mind and reflecting
Nirvana
A state of complete enlightenment which lies outside the cycle of samsara. which makes it so you don’t have to be reborn
Samsara
Life death and Rebirth
Three marks of Existence(explain)
Three Buddhist’s beliefs about life and existence
Three watches(explain)
Three realisations Siddartha ade in order to become enlightenment
What was Buddhas name when he was a prince
Siddartha Gautama
Why did he leave his luxurious life
The four sights
What were the four sights?
Old man, Sick man, Deadman, Holy man
what type of lifestyle did he live after leaving
ascetic - a life of self-denial and pain
What happened afterwards (did it work?)
He realised that he would never reach enlightenment so he went the middle way. He meditated under a tree, Mara tried to tempt him but Siddhartha stayed focused and reached enlightenment.
What were the 3 watches
- all his previous lives
- the cycle of samsara
- That all beings suffer due to desire
What are the 3 marks of existence
Dukka
Anicca
Anatta
What is Anicca
the idea that nothing lasts forever and if we suffer when we try to resist it
What is Anatta
the idea that we don’t have a fixed soul there is no unchanging essence
What are the 4 noble truths
- suffering is inevitable
- the cause of suffering is craving
- The end of suffering is enlightenment
- The way to reach enlightenment is the eightfold path
what are the three poisons
greed, hatred and ingnorance
What are the 3 types of Buddhism
Theravada, Mahayana, Pure Land
Explain Theravada
Known as the “lesser vehicle” because only male monks achieve enlightenment
Explain Mahayana
Known as the “greater Vehicle” because anybody can become enlightenment
a Buddhist scripture that tells you what the eight fold paths leads to
“cultivates good, create no evil and cleanse your mind”
why are the six perfections
generosity
morality
patience
energy
meditation
wisdom
why is it important that Buddha is not referred to as a god
because it encourages Buddhists to reach enlightenment as it shows anyone can do it
what flower is a symbol of enlightenment
lotus flower
why is dependant arising so important
because it teaches Buddhists that actions have consequences
how does Annica affect Buddhists
it tells Buddhists to be resilient as it encourages Buddhists to just accept death
what are the skandhas also called
the 5 aggregates
what are the 5 aggregates/Skandas
Form
Sensation
Consciousness
Perception
mental formation
what do the 5 aggregates make up
the human personality
what is Sensation mean in the 5 aggravates
the emotional or physical sensation that comes from our bodies touching something else
what is perception 5 aggravates
what allows you to understand what things are. usually from memory and past experience
what is mental formations 5 aggravates
it is the persons thoughts and is what leads them to do good or bad things
what is consciousness 5 aggravates
A person’s general awareness of things and the wider world around them
what is form 5 aggravates
it is your sensory organs
what is sunyata
sunyata means emptiness
name 2 things that pure land Buddhists do to reach the Pureland
chant name
meditate
what is the name that pure land Buddhists chant
Amitabha Buddha
what are the criteria of the eightfold path 5
Right view
right intention
right mindfulness
right speech
right action
right livelihood
right effort
right concentration
how do buddhas birth affect Buddhists today?
buddhas birth states that his mom had a dream foretelling his birth, and he caused his mother no pain when he was born. and the moment he was born he was
where are the 4 sights written about
Jakarta tale
what are the 4 sights
sick man, old man, dead man, holy man
