Buddhism Flashcards
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Key Characteristics Theravada Buddhism
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- Oldest 2nd + Largest
- Focus on Buddha (but deny as God)
-Goal is to become Arhat (realise full Nirvana)
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Key Characteristics Mahayana Buddhism
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- Most popular
- Emphasises Compassion + insight
- More progressive
- Aim is to become Bodhisattvas (enlightened but stay)
- Tripitaka + Sutras
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Key Characteristics Vajrayana Buddhism
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- Smallest, sub division of Mahayana
- Mahayana + worship deities + tantra (speed up enlightenment)
- Tripitaka, sutras + others
4
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List 4 Nobel Truths
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- Dukka - life is suffering
- Samudaya - cause of suffering is craving
- Nirodha - there is way out of suffering
- Magga - way out is the eightfold path
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What are the noble truths about
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- core teachings
- provide way of understanding buddhism
6
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list 3 Jewels
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Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
7
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what are the use of 3 jewels
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things buddhists look to for guidence
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3 marks of existence
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- Anicca - impermanence
- Anatta - absence of self or soul
- Dukka - suffering
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Samsara
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- cycle of birth, death, rebirth
- Belief in reincarnation
- 6 realms you can be reborn into
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Karma
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- Law of moral causation
- Determines which realm reborn into
- can be skilful or unskillfull
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Nirvana
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- escape from samsara
- Enlightenment = state of clarity which comes with Nirvana
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Tripitaka
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- guide to buddhist teachings + code of conduct
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5 precepts
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refrain from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, intoxication
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Vinaya
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Rules + guidence for sangha
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Puja
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Devotional practice to Dharma, Budha and achieving Buddahood
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What happens in Puja
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Meditation, Prayer, Offerings
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Lotus of Good Law
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- important in mahayana
- establishes buddha as divine + comments on nature
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Tibetan Book of the Dead
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- Guide for bardo states
- Spoken to people before/after death to help
- Vajrayana
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Karuna
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- desire to see end of suffering
- essential to escaping samsara
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Metta
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loving kindness to all beings
essential in escaping samsara
