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Buddhism Flashcards

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Explain the life of Siddhartha guatama

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Born from emaculate conception after mother is visited in dream but white elephant who pierces her side, Sid cn walk immediately and creates lotus where he steps, was locked in castle and never knew suffering for 30 years due to a prophecy, after 30 years he left and for nd suffering so he left everything he had physical and relationships to understand suffering before finding enlightenment under a bodhi tree after suffering for 49 days

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What is the great departure

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When Siddhartha leaves his wealth/family, cuts his hair, and losses all of his possessions to go into thforest and understand suffering

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What are some similarities between Jesus and Siddhartha?

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Conceived emaculatly, suffered before becoming the staple for a new religion that disperses from another.

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Explain some of the start of buddhism

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North eastern India(nepal) origin in 5th century bc and now controls 7% of global population

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What is Budai

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Know as the laughing buddha or fat buddha. Was known to give away possessions and always be happy and he represents the middle way since he is a buddha and also represents good fortune

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What is shukumei

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Karma destiny

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What is karma

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Cause and effect

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What is nirvana

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The ultimate goal & end of personal suffering. Achieved b enloghtenment

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What is asceticism

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Practicing extreme discipline and abstaining from ll physical pleasure

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What is the middle way

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It is required for enlightenment nd it is a balance between harsh asceticism and luxury.

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What is a buddha

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An “enlightened one” and there can be many

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What is a bodhisattva

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Someone who delays there nirvana in order to help, guide and teach others to enlightenment

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What is dharma

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The teaching of The Buddha: includes 3 jewels, 3 marks of existence, the middle way, 4 noble truths, noble 8 fold path

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What is tanha

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Tanha is desire, delight, and discontent represented by 3 daughters of Mara the demon who tempts Sid in the jungle

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What is merit

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An accumulation through good deeds that are done intentionally to bring others and yourself to enlightenment

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Orthodoxy vs orthopraxy

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Concerned on having same beliefs vs not concerned e.g. Christianity vs buddhism

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What are some Buddhist thoughts on being saved

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Religions are fine to mix

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What are the 5 Buddhist values

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Self determination, mindfulness, compassion, detachment, and love/kindness

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What are the 4 noble truths

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You will suffer, it will b caused by tanha, u must remove tanha to end suffering, and the eightfold pth will guide you to end suffering

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What are the 5 precepts

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Do not kill, do not use harmful speech, do not steal, do not use intoxicants, and do not commit sexual misconduct

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What are the 3 distinctions in the noble eightfold path

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Wisdom, Morality, meditation

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What is in wisdom

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Right thinking or understanding, right thought or intention

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What falls in morality

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Right speech, right action, right livelihood

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What falls in meditation

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Right meditation, right mindfulness( no fantasy land) right effort

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What does the lotus represnt

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Living a detached life

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What do the white/grey elephants represent

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White is mental strength and enlightenment while grey is wild

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What does the Enzo represent

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Circle of enlightenment and represents all things re interconnected and independent, there is beauty in all even imperfect things

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What does the Buddhist wheel represent

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Associated with the buddhas first sermon and reflects the start of the buddhas missionary journey, 8 spokes are 8 fold path

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What re the main rituals of Buddhism

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Meditation, puja, milestones, festivals

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What is meditation

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Mental discipline where one turns their intention inwards, removes distraction, and focuses on mindfulness, quiets the mind

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What is puja

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Worship done in temple, shrine, or home

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What is a stupa

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Buddhist temple that is built to illistrate 5 elements 4 plus sky idk why the building connects earth to sky

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What is mindfulness

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Awareness of the present moment not future or past

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What is the sangha

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Buddhist community

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What are the 3 jewels

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Buddha, dharma, sangh

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What are the 3 marks of existence

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Anicca(impermanence, stuff changes) durkkha(suffering, it will happen physical and mental)
Anatta(not self, you are experiences nothing more)

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What’s the tripitakes

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The three baskets( rules for monks, Buddha teachings, and explanations of the Buddhist view on laws of nature)

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What is the bodhi tree

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Known as enlightenment tree. Buddha said he will not rise from under it until he has achieved enlightenment

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What is sutta

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“Thread” the teachings of the Buddha are strung together to form wisdom + guidance to be preserved for generations

40
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What is the Dalai Lama

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Current is his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet and he comes back each life to help others as he is a bodhisattva. Voluble storm past life are used in tests for determination

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What is the sect Zen Buddhism

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Japenese adaptation of Mahayana buddishm where one obtains enlightenment through very challenging riddles and gardens, they often use zen gardens for meditation and mindfulness

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What is the vajrayana sect

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Later form of Buddhism that uses local religions to result in a unique spiritual discipline through meditation

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What is the Theravada sect

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They believe that only monks make up the sangha na donkey monks can achieve enlightenment. Others only gain merit. They reject higher figures and live by the Tripitakas

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What is the Mahayana sect

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Means “ great vehicle” everyone is part of snag and can be enlightened. They accept help form bodhisattvas and many other forms of Buddha

45
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What milestones don’t Buddhist have unique rituals for

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Marriage and to mark adulthood like conformation and stuff

46
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What happens at birth

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Newborn is blessed at a temple with the 3 jewels

47
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What happens at death

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Buddhist believe in reincarnation until enlightenment. At funerals a cup is filled until it overflows symbolizing the merit of this life overflowing into the next

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What is Vesak

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Festival that celebrates the birth of siddhartha and statues of Buddha are decorated and scenes of his life are reacted, lots of meditation is also done on this day

49
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Asalha puja

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Known as dharma day, its marks the beginning of the Buddhas teachings at the start of spring. Monks and nuns remain in one place and meditate for three months in that building

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What is esala perhera

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In guest a colourful parade carries a tooth through the city of kandy that belonged to the Buddha and wa splayed there at death to remeber his death

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