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Buddhism Flashcards

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Buddhism began when

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2500 years ago

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Where did Buddhism begin

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Lumbini

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How many Buddhists are there in te world

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Around 500 million

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Founder of Buddhism

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Sissharta Gautama

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Buddhism has no god true or false

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True

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Siddharta Gautama had what kind of childhood

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Luxurious , indulgent, content , and got everything he wanted

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The story of the swan tell us what about the Buddha

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He is very compassionate from a young age

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WHy did siddhartas dad never want him to leave the palace

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As if he saw suffering which there was lots he would become a religious leader instead of a greats king this is what the brahimns predicted

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Four sights

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Old age he sees a white haired old man , sickness a diseased man ,death sees a dead body ,holy man ascetic who takes him to other ascetics and siddharta leaves everything behind for this lifestyle

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Ascetic

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A holy man who beleives in achieveing enlightenment through depriving the body of water and food

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Middle way

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Moderation , not too much but not too little the way Buddhists try and live by

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Enlightenment

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State if great wisdom and knowledge , this is the goal for Buddhists in their life

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Dharma

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Ideas the Buddhists try to follow ( teachings of Buddha )

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4 noble truths

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4 main principles of dharma

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Dukkha

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Suffering

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Eightfold plan

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8 suggestions to overcome suffering and live a better life

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3 poisons

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Hatred , greed and delusion

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Noble truth one

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All creatures will suffer

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Noble truth two

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Suffering is caused by our own selfish desires

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Noble truth three

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Suffering can be ended and overcome

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Noble truth 4

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The eightfold path is the way to overcome suffering

22
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Meditation

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Form of self controlling mind , calm and focus if the mid through controlled breathing

23
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Eightfold path
Right concentration

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Calm the mind using meditation

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Eightfold path
Right mindfulness

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Be fully present in each moment -avoid distractions

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Eightfold path
Right effort

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Be aware of thoughts so you can control them and think positively

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Eightfold path
Right livelihood

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Make your living in an honest and enriching way

27
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Right understanding

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See things as they really are

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Right action

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Avoid causing harm and treat others with kindness

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Right thought

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Remove selfish thoughts for compassionate ones

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Right speech

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Speak truthfully and avoid unkind words

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Buddhism spread by

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His followers collecting his sutras in to scriptures and spreading those scriptures to Buddhist monasteries

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Name of the emperor that helped Buddhism spread

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Emperor Ashoka

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Schools of Buddhism called

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Theravada,Mahayana ,vajrayana ,

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Sangha

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Community if Buddhists that spread the first scriptures of the Buddha

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Sangha is important today because

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Represents the embodiement of the Buddha

36
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Buddhist celebrate what important days if the Buddha life

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Death day , birth day , and the day he reached enlightenment all in the festival of wesak

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Pilgrimage

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Journey to a place if religious significance

38
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Emperor Ashoka got a pillar built to say here is the Buddhas birthplace

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Lumbini in Nepal

39
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Built precisely where the Buddha died

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Kusinara , India

40
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Where the Buddha reached enlightenment and so massive temple built here

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Body Gayá , india

41
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Where the Buddha gavehis first sermon

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Sarnath, india

42
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Uk people started learning about Buddhism when …..

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Government officials came back from foreign countries with translated texts in 19t century

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Chinese invasion of Tibet pushed Tibetan Buddhists to seek refuge in

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The uk

44
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Monastery in Sussex built by Thai monk

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Cittavieka centre

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