Buddhism

Question 1

Early life of Siddhartha’s Gautama

Answer 1

Siddhartha Gautama was born as a prince in Lumbini, Nepal. He lived a sheltered life in luxury, isolated from the suffering of the world, and was unaware of human suffering until he encountered the Four Passing Sights.

Question 2

Four passing sights

Answer 2

6. An old man (representing aging)
7. A sick man (representing illness)
8. A dead body (representing death)
9. A wandering ascetic (representing the search for enlightenment)

Question 3

Siddhartha’s Gautama: achieving enlightenment and mission

Question 4

Meaning of Buddha

Answer 4

“The awakened one” or “the enlightened one”

Question 5

Four Noble Truths

Answer 5

Truth of suffering
Truth of the cause of suffering
The truth of the end of suffering
Truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering

Question 6

Great awakening

Answer 6

-Siddhartha’s Gautama became Buddha
-realized 4 noble truths
-reached enlightenment
-Under bodhi tree
-teased by evil Mara

Question 7

Suffering (Dukka)

Answer 7

-caused by craving/selfish desires
-Nirvana escapes suffering.

Question 8

Craving (Tanha)

Answer 8

Causes suffering

Question 9

Impermanence

Answer 9

Everything changes

Question 10

Asceticisim

Answer 10

Avoiding all forms of indulgence (Buddha tries and doesn’t like)

Question 11

Rebirth

Answer 11

Escaped by nirvana, which is entered by enlightenment. (More general than reincarnation)

Question 12

Karma

Question 13

The Noble Eightfold Path
-how to practice
-3 divisions

Question 14

View of self

Question 15

Interbeing

Question 16

Dharma

Question 17

Sangha

Question 18

The middle way

Question 19

3 jewels of buddhism

Question 20

Englightenment

Question 21

Nirvana

Question 22

Categories of eightfold path and divided up