buddhism

Question 1

the three refuges/jewels

Answer 1

to the buddha for refuge i go
the the dhamma for refuge i go
to the sangha for refuge i go

Question 2

dependant arising; dalai lama

Answer 2

a single person in his own cannot even begin to act

Question 3

dependant arising; sogyal rinpoche

Answer 3

every wave is related to every other wave

Question 4

dukkha; the buddha

Answer 4

what is teach is suffering and the cessation of suffering

Question 5

anicca: kisa gosma

Answer 5

my own sorrow is a part of the sorrow of all people
the patter of life for everyone

Question 6

anatta; shantideva

Answer 6

if all the harm, fear and suffering in the world occur due to the grasping on to the self, what use is that great demon to me?

Question 7

arhat: buddha

Answer 7

i have no teacher and no one like me

Question 8

arhat; buddha (2)

Answer 8

i am the teacher supreme
i alone am a fully enlightened one
whose fires are quenched and extinguished

Question 9

bodhisattva vow

Answer 9

however innumerable sentient beings are; i vow to save them

Question 10

bodhisattva

Answer 10

not until the hells are emptied will i become a buddha

Question 11

mahayana schools of buddhism

Answer 11

beings are numberless, i vow to save them
i vow to end them
i vow to enter them
i vow to become it

Question 12

pureland buddhism

Answer 12

is rich in a great variety of flowers and fruits

Question 13

four noble truths; visuddhimagga

Answer 13

the truth of suffering is like a disease

Question 14

second noble truth

Answer 14

craving for existence, craving for extermination

Question 15

why should one follow buddhism

Answer 15

if one acts or speaks with a pure mind, from that happiness follows him

Question 16

place of worship

Answer 16

a skilful activity to focus ones mind in the spiritual practices

Question 17

death and mourning

Answer 17

at the hour of death, the king and the beggars are exactly equal

Question 18

death and mourning/karma

Answer 18

beggar had created more merits… he is really is a rich man

Question 19

metta

Answer 19

one should cultivate unbounded mind towards all beings

Question 20

the five moral precepts

Answer 20

the person digs up his own root here in this very world