buddhism Flashcards
What are the three refuges?
-The Sangha
-The Buddha
-The Dhamma
What were the four sights?
-Old man
-Sick man
-Dead man
-Holy man
What is the Middle Way?
A life of moderation where he had neither too much nor too little of anything
What is Dukkha?
Suffering
What is Annica?
Everything is impermanent and always changing
What is Annata?
We have no permanent soul as us and the world are constantly changing
What is asceticism and how long did Budhha live it?
A life with no luxuries and he lived it for 6 years
What is a dependant arising?
The idea that everything depends on something else
What is the Jataka Tales 075?
Where the stories of Buddhas early life are told
What are the three marks of existence?
-Dukkha
-Annica
-Annata
What is the symbol of Buddhism?
Eightfold path
Why did Buddha leave his ascetic life?
He was no closer to the truth of why people suffer and how to get rid of this suffering
What were Mara’s 4 distractions?
-Sent daughters to seduce Siddhartha
-Sent armies to attack Siddhartha
-Offered Siddhartha control of his kingdom
-Mara tried to attack Siddhartha
What is Buddhism based on?
The Middle Way
Why did he leave the palace?
To find the answer to the problem of suffering
what is an arhat?
a perfected person who overcomes the causes of suffering and is achieved by the eight fold path
what is a Bodhisattva?
someone who helps people reach enlightment and is able to reach nirvana but delays it and reborn to help others
what is the difference between arhat and Bodhisattva?
arhats focus on themselves and bodhisattvas focuses on others
what is Theravada Buddhism?
-monks
-doesn’t consider Buddha to be a god
-devote full life to following enlightenment
what is Mahayana Buddhism?
-most Buddhists in the world
-suyana is an important concept
-believe Buddha is a historical figure
what is pure land Buddhism?
-pure land created by amitabha
-believe if they are reborn into this land they will have better chance of enlightenment
-encourages believers to follow 5 religious practices
