buddhism Flashcards
what happened in 563 BCE
the birth of Siddhartha
what happened in 530 BCE
Siddhartha achieves enlightenment
what happened 530-486 BCE
Siddhartha teaching period
what happened in 486 BCE
death of Siddhartha
what happened in 200 CE
Buddhism enters china
what happened in 278 CE
Buddhism enters Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
what happened in 327 CE
Buddhism enters korea
what happened in 538 CE
Buddhism enters japan
what happened in 1893 CE
Buddhism enters the west
The Meaning of Buddhism
budhi or ‘to be awakened’
who founded Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
what is the original language of Buddhism
pail
what is the place of ritual
temple or meditation hall
who is the spiritual leader
monk or lama in Tibetan Buddhism
ultimate reality
nirvana
what is a Theravada
arthat
escapes the cycle of rebirth and attain nirvana
what is a Mahayana
boddhisattva
helps others achieve enlightenment
what is the afterlife
none nothing is permanent
what is equanimity
maintaining inner calmness regardless of extra circumstances
what are the three jewels
- the buddha
- the sangha
- the dharma
what are the three delusions
- ignorance
- desire
- hatred
what are the four noble truths
- life involves suffering
- craving attachments creates suffering
- suffering ends
- follow the eightfold path
what is the eightfold path
- Right view
- Right intention
- Right Speech
- Right actions
- Right livelihood
- Right effort
- Right concentration
- Right mindedness
what was Siddhartha’s name and place before birth
name: Shakyamuni
place: bodhisattva in tushita
what was his reason for coming to earth?
he wanted to relieve people of their suffering and saw how spiritually poor they were
who are Siddhartha’s parents and what region were they born into
King shudhodhana and queen Mayadevi
they were born into the lion (Shakya) and the ruling (Kshatriya) caste
what are the 3 symbols in Queens Maya’s’s dream
Elephants - known for their strength, intelligence and grace (white elephant)
Fertility - their gray colour associated with rain clouds (grey elephant)
White - purity and immaculacy
how was Siddhartha conceived
his mother was touched by an elephant’s truck on her left side
what was his father’s reaction and prediction
he was predicted to have exceptional traits and would grow up to be a great ruler or an enlightened teacher
he was warned by the court astrologers that his son may give up his life and follow the path of meditation so his father kept him in the court to protect him
what are the four sights
a suffering old man
a sick man
a corpse
a wandering ascetic
what was Siddhartha’s time as a mendicant
spent 6 years as a mendicant
he ate very little food (a grain of rice for a year or a drop of water)
he was still plagued by material craving and was more conscious than ever
what was Siddhartha’s final meditation
our desires create attachments, and these attachments create suffering to end suffering we must cultivate the attitude of equanimity
what is the buddhapada
buddhas footprint
symbolizes the presence of the Buddha
toes all one length
what is the Buddha’s eyes
looks out in all four directions
symbolizes the all-seeing Buddha
also known as the wisdom eyes
what is the endless knot
no beginning or end
symbolizes endless wisdom and passion
