Buddhism Flashcards
What is the Buddha’s name
Siddhartha Gautama
What is the story of the life of the Buddha
The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) was a prince and his father wanted him to see suffering but one day he escaped the palace and saw four sights - old age, illness, death and a holy man. After he saw this made him think about life. So he left his family and did intense meditation meaning that he didn’t have any food, money or clothes. Then he realised this was wrong and left his group and fought Mara. He found a Bodhi tree and mediated under it and one day a girl came over to him and offered a bowl of rice and this made him create a middle way - a path of balance. This made him enlightened and decided to teach his escetics.
What is Buddha’s Enlightenment
Is the meaning to understand the nature of reality and that was when he faced all the temptations of evil - Mara and be awakened to the nature of evil
What is the ‘Middle Way’ and why is it important
The ‘Middle ‘Way’ is the path that the Buddha created of balance and it is important because it made Buddha realise what he was doing wrong and learning how to become enlightened
What is reincarnation and dependant origination and can I use key terms
Reincarnation is when someone or something passes away but reincarnates with the same soul into an animal or another person depending on whether your karma is good or bad.
What is the ‘Wheel of Life’
The Wheel of Life is a wheel that represents the world of change
What are the Three Jewels
The three jewels are Anicca - impermanence, everything changes and there is a constant cycle of birth and death, Dukkha - dissatisfaction, dis-ease and suffering and Anatta - non - self, not - self and there is no self
The Three Jewels/ The Three Refuges
The Buddha - the enlightened one
The Dharma - the teachings of the Buddha and the path to enlightenment
The Sangha - the Buddhist Community
What are the 4 Noble Truths
The truth of suffering - Dukkha , the truth of the origin of suffering - Samudaya , the truth of the cessation of suffering - Nirodha and the truth of the path to the cessation of suffering - Magga
What is the Eightfold Path
The Eightfold Path teaches cultivating discipline mindfulness and meditation stop their craving there by ending rebirth
