Buddhism Flashcards
What two futures were foreseen by the astronomer when Siddharta Gautama was born
A religious leader
The next King
Describe the early life of Siddharta Gautama
As a child he was special as he performed many miracle. An oracle predicted he would either be a religious leader or king. His parents wanted him to inherit the throne so they did their best to keep him away from the outside world but he convinced his charioteer to let him see the world. There he saw 4 sights and it convinced him to leave his life of luxury to go to a life where he had nothing. He realised that wasn’t working so he lived life through the Middle Way and realised that is how all buddhists should live. His teachings spread across Northern India and he died under the Bodhi Tree.
Which 4 things did Siddharta Gautama see when he was looking at the town.
An old person
An ill person
A corpse
A holy man
What does anicca mean?
It means impeermanence. Not everything lasts forever and the belief in a permanent self is the cause of suffering. Meditation ends suffering
What doe Anatta mean?
That there is no unchanging, permanent self or essence can be found in any phenomenon.
What does dukkha mean?
It means the ‘unsatisfactoriness’ of existence
What are the 12 nidanas
The 12 nidanas, or ‘links’, are shown in the Wheel of Life. They are states of mind that are themselves dependent on previous states of mind.
What are the 5 Precept
Refrain from taking life
Refrain from stealing
Refrain from misusing sex
Refrain from lying
Refrain from intoxicants
What is in the Noble Eightfold Path which helps people reach Nirvana
Right action
Right speech
Right livelihood
Right mindfulness
Right effort
Right concentration
Right view/ understanding
Right intention
What is Karma?
Action driven by intention (karma) which leads to future consequences- Buddhist believes this affects what they are reborn as
What is the Middle Way?
The expression “middle way” refers to the Buddhist understanding of practical life, avoiding the extremes of luxury and poverty.
What is Nirvana
In Buddhism, nirvana is the highest state that someone can attain, a state of enlightenment, meaning a person’s individual desires and suffering go away.
What is Sangha
A Buddhist religious community
What is monastic life meaning?
A religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.
What are buddhist males and females called?
Monks-bhikkus
Nuns - bhikkhunis
