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buddhism Flashcards

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what are the 4 sights

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old man,sick man, dead man, holy man

1st 3 upset him so he became ascetic in order to find happiness

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what are the 3 poisons

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the 3 poisons: ignorance, greed, hate

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what are the 5 aggregates in theravada / what do they mean

keep remembering it in a specific oder

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form, sensation, perception, mental formations, consciousness

5 elements of human body. eg form is body, metal formations are thoughts and sensations are feelings

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4
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what is enlightenment

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realistion of the truth abt life.

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what are the 6 perfections

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generosity, patience, energy, mediation,morality, wisdom

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what are 4 aspects of the 8fold path

and how are the implemented in everyday life

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right action - don’t steal
right effort - mediation everyday
right livelihood - don’t intentionally harm others
right speech - not lying for personal gain

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what is an arhat

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a perfected person who is in Theravada Buddhism. Someone who has reached the state of nirvana. They are enlightened

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what do bodhisattva do, what branch

(samsara)

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mahayana buddhism They stay in the samsara (cycle of birth, rebirth, death) and help others achieve enlightenment

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what is dependent arising

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the idea that everything depends on the conditions that , nothing is independent

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what are jakata’s

think of what scrpitures are to help

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they are extremely popular stories of former lives of the Buddha, kept known by different branches of Buddhism

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what is nirvana why does it mean blown out

how do you attain nirvana

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  • being free from the cycle of samsara(birth,death, rebirth) through —extinguishing fires of the 3 poisons . -They attain it by following Buddha’s instructions -Theravada
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1 branch of buddhism is called Theravada what does it teach. what else is there to know about it

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people to become arhats. oldest and most traditional branch

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13
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what are the 3 marks of existence

Dukkha,Anicca and Anatta meanings

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Suffering, Impermanence, No soul

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what are the 3 sections the 8thfold path is grouped in

also known as 3fold way

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ethics, wisdom, meditation
sila, panna, samadhi

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what is nirvana refering to since it means Blown Out which division of buddhism does this

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refers to extinguishing fires of ignorance, hatred and greed
Theravada buddhism

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16
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what does Parinirvana mean

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complete bliss

17
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what are the 3 marks of existence

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anicca the concept of impermanence
anitta the concept of the ‘not self’, non-physical
dukkha the concept of suffering

18
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what is buddhahood in mahayana buddhism

mahayana believe in sunyata which is emptiness- clingin

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status of being a buddha or ‘awakened one’

19
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Buddha quote about suffering

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‘what I teach is suffering and the cessation of suffering’

20
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how do you end suffering (dukkha)
why do humans suffer

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follow the middle way, also known Noble Eightfold Path
because of cravings (tanha)

21
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what are the 4 noble truths general message

what are 2 of the noble truths

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they’re the essence of buddha’s teachings

1st dukkha (the truth of suffering)
2nd samudaya
(the origin of suffering) these are the 3 poisons and tanha (craving)

22
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what is the other word for the 5 moral precepts and what is their message

2 examples

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Sanskrit
basic code of morality and ethics

refrain from taking life, refrain from intoxicants that cloud the mind

23
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what is the 3fold knowledge

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  1. Buddha saw previous life
  2. Buddha understood cause of birth and death
  3. Buddha became omniscience
24
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what are the 3rd and 4th truth called and what does it mean

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nirodha (the truth/ realisation there is a cessation to suffering)
knowing suffering can be over, they must understand the truth of existence (dhamma) to reach nirvana

magga (the path to end suffering )
becoming enlightened - only possible through following the 8fold path

25
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what branch of buddhism is pure land buddhism from
and what are pure land buddhists tying to do

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mahayana buddhism
become reborn in the pure land where it will be easier to become enlightened

26
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do pure land buddhists mediate

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yes

27
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4 parts of siddarthas ascetic life

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  • he left his son and wife
  • lived with 5 other ascestics and practised denying himself of food
  • realised that wasn’t helping him and actually ate a meal
  • decided to follow the Middle Way between asceticism and luxury
28
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his enlightenment was after he stooped being ascetic, he sat under a bodhi tree and meditated the demon Mara came to tempt him but the buddha did not give in he became enlightened over what?

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the four/ three watches

29
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what are the 4 watches

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1st samsara (rebirth)
2nd kamma/karma (action)
3rd dukkha (suffering)
4th enlightenment

30
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why is it good that mahayana buddhists believe in sunyata

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sunyata mean emptiness- meaning they are not clinging to people or forming attachment so they always stay on the path of getting enlightened

31
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what are the 3 jewels / refuges

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a central value for life including the dhamma which helps aid enlightenment

32
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what is samsara influenced by

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kamma (karma)
good karma energy better rebith, bad karma energy worse rebirth

33
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theravada’s become what and through what
mahayanas become what and through what

samsara

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arhats (leave samsara) through 5 aggregates
bodhisattvas (stay samsara) through 6 perfection

34
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what does craving (tanha) lead to

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3 poisons
staying in samsara
suffering

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