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Buddhism Flashcards

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Where was Buddha born?

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He was born in Upanishadic India

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Who was Buddha born to?

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He was born to King Shuddhodana and Queen Mayadevi

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Describe the life story of the Buddha.

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Prior to his birth, mother has a dream that a white elephant enters her right side. Seer told her that she would have a son that would become either a great leader or a great sage. It he stayed in the kingdom, he will be a leader. If he left, he would be a sage.

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Buddha’s family name

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Guatama

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“He who has achieved his goal”

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Sidhhartha

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Buddha is born into what clan?

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Shakya clan (Shakyamuni)- sage of the Shakyas

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Another name for Buddha

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Siddhartha- “He who has achieved his goal”

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The Buddha leaves the palace four time and each time sees different things. What were they?

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1) old man
2) illness
3) Death
4) Aesthetic (monk)

*The fourth time he leaves the palace, he realizes that maybe this could be me.

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Who is the demon that tempted the Buddha?

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Mara. He threw his three daughters and the Buddha.

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Buddha gave his first sermon in Deer Park on

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The Middle Way

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What are the teachings of Buddha?

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1) Impermanance. Things do not inherently exist
2) Emptiness.
3) Suffering- comes from ignorance of the true nature of the self
4) Attachment is a cause of suffering
5) Internal battleground
6) wisdom vs. ignorance
7) Anatman (doctrine of no-souls)

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What is Anatman? What are the five aggregates?

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Doctrine of no-souls. We consist of 5 aggregates, or skandhas.

1) physical body
2) feelings
3) understanding (perception)
4) will
5) consciousness

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What is the middle way?

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the middle between extremes of indulgence and denial. The middle of the extremes of existence and nonexistence.

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What are the three poisons?

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1) Ignorance- pig. Ignorance is the rout of all suffering.
2) Hatred- snake. Arises from ignorance.
3) Craving- rooster. Arises from ignorance.

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What is the reason we continue in Samsara?

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Ignorance

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What are the four noble truths?

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1) Suffering
2) Origins- Cause
3) Cessations- There is a cure!
4) Paths- Eightfold path- cure

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What are the 8 parts of the Eightfold Path?

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1) Right View
2) Right Intention
3) Right Speech
4) Right Action
5) Right Livelihood
6) Right Effort
7) Right Mindfulness
8) Right Concentration

  • The first two are wisdom
  • The next three are ethical conduct
  • The last three are concentration, developing your spiritual life.
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18
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Round of rebirth

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Samsara

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virtuous actions have

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Pleasant effects

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Non-virtuous actions have

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non-pleasant effects

21
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Karma means

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Action

22
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In Buddhism, Karma is a lot more

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Psychological. When you do the action, what are the psychological aspects. What were your intentions? Whether you think what you did was wrong.

23
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virtuous, non-virtuous, and neutral actions of body, speech, and mind as well as the pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral effects which may arise from those actions.

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Karma in Buddhism

24
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What are the six migrations?

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“Happy Migrations”

  • Gods
  • Demi-Gods
  • Humans

“Sad Migrations”

  • Animals
  • Hungry Ghosts
  • Hell Beings
25
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What is it called if you are reborn as an inanimate object?

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Trifling Hell

26
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Nirvana means

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Cessation

27
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Freeing oneself of the cycle of birth or rebirth (in Buddhism)

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Nirvana

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The state of wisdom and understanding of emptiness that leads to Nirvana

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Enlightenment

29
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Someone who has reached Enlightenment

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Arhat

*The first five followers of Buddha reached Arhat

30
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What are the three jewels?

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1) Buddha. Atainment. (The teacher)
2) Dharma (The teaching)
3) Sangha (The community). Monks and laypeople who are practitioners of Buddhism.

31
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A ____ is someone who has taken refuge in the three jewels of the buddha, dharma, and sangha

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Buddhist

32
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What are the ten virtues?

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1) avoid killing; protect life
2) avoid stealing; practice giving
3) avoid sexual misconduct; practice good ethics
4) avoid lying; speak the truth
5) avoid divisive talk; speak harmoniously
6) avoid harsh words; speak lovingly
7) avoid senseless speech; speak with meaning
8) avoid covetness; cultivate admiration and delight
9) avoid harmful intend; become helpful
10) avoid wrong views; cultivate correct ones

*In each of these things, there is not only a proclamation to avoid each thing, but a declaration to do the opposite.

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What are the three baskets called?

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Tripitaka

1) Vinaya Pitaka- monastic rules
2) Sutra Pitaka- discourses
3) Abhidhamma Pitaka- supplemental works

34
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The tradition of the elders

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Theraveda

*Also known as Hinayana, or “The lesser vehicle”

35
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  • Focuses on the life of Buddha as a monk
  • A monk who attains supreme enlightenment as an Arhat
  • Reaching Enlightenment is a personal journey
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Theraveda

*Lesser Vehicle. First school of Buddhism, historical buddhism.

36
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Historical Buddhism. The first school of Buddhism.

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Theraveda

37
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Stories of the previous lives of Buddha

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Jatakas

*Used as teaching mechanisms

38
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The greater vehicle

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Mahayana

39
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Who changed Buddhism around the 3rd century BCE

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King Ashoka

40
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Someone who can reach enlightenment, but instead they come back in the round of rebirth to help other people reach enlightenment.

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Part of the Mahayana

*Seen as the vehicle that can get more people across

41
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In Buddhism, seen as the vehicle that can get more people across

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Mahayana

42
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Meant to be a faster way to reach enlightenment . Practiced in Tibet. Utilized llamas (Gurus).

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Vajrayana

43
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The dali llama is the leader of the

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Tibetan Gelupgna Buddhist School

44
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The Diamond/Thunderbolt Vehicle

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Vajrayana

45
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Japanese school of Buddhism

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Zen

46
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School of Buddhism where meditation is the key to enlightenment. Contemplation and understanding is what is of value.

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Zen

47
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seated meditation

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Zazen

48
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problems used to reduce dependency on ordinary ways of thinking

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Koans

49
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Enlightenment experience in Zen Buddhism

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Satori

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