Buddhism Flashcards
1
Q
what were gautama’s 4 sights?
A
an old person
an ill person
a corpse
a holy man
2
Q
how did he become the enlightened one?
A
he meditated under a bodhi tree
3
Q
what is anicca?
A
everything changes
4
Q
what is dukkha
A
suffering of body
5
Q
what is anatta
A
no permanent soul
6
Q
what are the 4 noble truths?
A
dukkha
samudaya(origin of suffering)
nivodha(craving ceases, suffering will also cease)
magga(middle way)
7
Q
what are the noble 8fold paths
A
right livelihood
right concentration
right effort
right views
right action
right speech
right intention
right mindfulness
8
Q
what are the 5 precepts
A
harming living things
taking the not given
sexual misconduct
false speech
taking intoxicants that cloud the mind
