buddhism

Question 1

What are the three refuges?

Answer 1

-The Sangha
-The Buddha
-The Dhamma

Question 2

What were the four sights?

Answer 2

-Old man
-Sick man
-Dead man
-Holy man

Question 3

What is the Middle Way?

Answer 3

A life of moderation where he had neither too much nor too little of anything

Question 4

What is Dukkha?

Answer 4

Suffering

Question 5

What is Annica?

Answer 5

Everything is impermanent and always changing

Question 6

What is Annata?

Answer 6

We have no permanent soul as us and the world are constantly changing

Question 7

What is asceticism and how long did Budhha live it?

Answer 7

A life with no luxuries and he lived it for 6 years

Question 8

What is a dependant arising?

Answer 8

The idea that everything depends on something else

Question 9

What is the Jataka Tales 075?

Answer 9

Where the stories of Buddhas early life are told

Question 10

What are the three marks of existence?

Answer 10

-Dukkha
-Annica
-Annata

Question 11

What is the symbol of Buddhism?

Answer 11

Eightfold path

Question 12

Why did Buddha leave his ascetic life?

Answer 12

He was no closer to the truth of why people suffer and how to get rid of this suffering

Question 13

What were Mara’s 4 distractions?

Answer 13

-Sent daughters to seduce Siddhartha
-Sent armies to attack Siddhartha
-Offered Siddhartha control of his kingdom
-Mara tried to attack Siddhartha

Question 14

What is Buddhism based on?

Answer 14

The Middle Way

Question 15

Why did he leave the palace?

Answer 15

To find the answer to the problem of suffering

Question 16

what is an arhat?

Answer 16

a perfected person who overcomes the causes of suffering and is achieved by the eight fold path

Question 17

what is a Bodhisattva?

Answer 17

someone who helps people reach enlightment and is able to reach nirvana but delays it and reborn to help others

Question 18

what is the difference between arhat and Bodhisattva?

Answer 18

arhats focus on themselves and bodhisattvas focuses on others

Question 19

what is Theravada Buddhism?

Answer 19

-monks
-doesn’t consider Buddha to be a god
-devote full life to following enlightenment

Question 20

what is Mahayana Buddhism?

Answer 20

-most Buddhists in the world
-suyana is an important concept
-believe Buddha is a historical figure

Question 21

what is pure land Buddhism?

Answer 21

-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