Buddhism Flashcards
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Why buddhism wmerged
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Practice of killing animals.
Problem in agricultural economy,
Shudras unhappy
Upanishads were , highly philosophical , hence not understood by all.
In increasing regularity in Jati system
Trade and economic prosperity led to a desire for improved social status among machines vaishyast
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Birthplace of Lord Buddha
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Lumbini, Nepal
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When was Lord Buddha born?
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563 bc
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Lord Buddha‘s father and mother‘s name
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Suddodhana and mayadevi
His mother died seven days after giving birth to Lord Buddha
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Buddha ko paal pos ke bada kisne kiya
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Mausi, prajapati gautami ne
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When did Lord Buddha marry?
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16yrs
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Wife of Lord Buddha
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Yashodhara
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Son of buddha
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RahulA
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at what age did Lord Buddha renounce the world?
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Name of horse of Lord Buddha
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Kanthaka
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enlightenment kab aur kaha mila
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1st religious talk/sermon kaha diya buddha ne
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sarnath
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wo kaha mare
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kushinagar, 80 yrs ki age mein
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what is first sermon called
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Dharmachakra parivartan
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death ko kya kehte hain
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parinirvana
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budhha ke life events ko kin symbols se represent kiya jata hai
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4 noble truths ko kya kaha gya
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arya satya
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kya hain 4 noble truths
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how to conquer the desires
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8 fold path
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name of 8 fold path
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ashtangamarg
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8 fold path
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bodhgaya mein kaha pe enlightenment mila unko
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uruvella
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first disciple of buddha
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mahakasyapa
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sarnath mein unhone kitne logo ko sermon diya
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5 disciples ko including mahakasyapa
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samadhi skanda, sheel skanda, pragya skanda
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buddha ka kya kehna tha
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4th noble truth kya hai
ashtangika marga
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buddha kis language mein teching karte the
Pali mein
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followers ko organize karne ke liye jo order create kiya unko kya kaha gaya
Sangha
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kaun kaun sangha ko join nahi kar sakta tha
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avakranti symbol (descent)
elephant
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tathagat
whose truth is knowledge. like buddha
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advanced monks ko kya kaha jata tha
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upasak kaise ban sakte hain
pravrajya ceremony karke. person declares that he is taking refuge under buddha, sangha
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bhikshu kaise ban sakte hain
upsama-pada ceremony mein hissa leke. kasam khani padti hai.
Ganja kar dete hain aur peele kapde de dete hain
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bhikshu ban ne ke baad kaun se rules ko follow karna padta hai
Patimokkha rules (monks ke 227, nuns(female monks) ke 311
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fortnight assembly mein kya hota tha sanghas ki
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vihara ?
jaha monks rehte hain
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wo kaun se 4 rules hai jise agar bhikshu ne break kiya to sanhgha se bhi nikala ja sakta hai
sex
taking what is not given
killing someone
making false claims of spiritual attainment
agar ye 4 cheezein ho gayi , to aapki parajika ho gayi yaani defeat ho gayi
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itna tough hai bhikshu ban na, so is upsama pada mandatory
NOOOOO
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monsson season mein monks ka ghumna mana tha
yes, monsoon retreat ko ye vassavassa kehte hani
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pavarana kya hai
monsson retreat ke dauran unhone koi rules break nahikiye hain, ye baat unko batani hoti thi. before wandering again
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difference between mahakasyapa and first 5 disciples of buddha
1. Timeline of Becoming Disciples
First Five Disciples (Pañcavaggiya):
Koṇḍañña, Vappa, Bhaddiya, Mahānāma, Assaji were the earliest followers of Siddhartha Gautama before his enlightenment.
They practiced asceticism with him but left when he abandoned extreme austerity.
After his enlightenment, the Buddha sought them out and gave his first sermon (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta) to them at Deer Park (Sarnath).
They became the first ordained monks (Saṅgha).
Mahākāśyapa:
Joined the Buddha after his enlightenment, likely weeks or months later.
Was not part of the initial group but quickly rose to prominence due to his deep wisdom and ascetic rigor.
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5 disciples of buddha
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which kingdoms embraced budhism
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buddha ki death kab hui
483 bc
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1st buddhist council place
Rajgriha
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1st bc kisne patronize kiya, means kisne pura intezam kiya
Ajatshatru, ruler of Haryanka dynasty
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chairman of 1st council
Mahakasyapa
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1st council mein vinayapitaka aur suttapitaka ko kisne compose kiya
upali and Ananda(sutta)
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vinayapitaka?
monastic codes
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suttapitaka
compilation of teachings of buddha
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2nd Bu.c. kaha hui thi
vaishali mein, jo bihar mein hai
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chairman of 2nd b.c.
Saba Kami
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kisne patronize kia 2nd council ko
Kala ashoka
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kya vivaad hua 2nd council mein
kuchh monks chahte the ki vinayapitaka mein kuchh aur rules add hone chhahiye
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jo aur rules add karne ki baat kar rahe the vinayapitaka mein unko kya kaha gaya
Sthavir Vadi / Thera vadin, ye group minority mein tha / Orthodox
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chairman of 3rd bc
Mogliputra tissa / upagupta
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jo naye rules nahi add karna chahtge the?
mahasanghikas / non-orthodox
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3rd b.b. kab organize hui
250 bc
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kaha hui 3rd bc
Pataliputra, cpaital of Magadha
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3rd bc mein kisko compose kiya gaya
Abhidhamma pitaka
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patronize kisne kiya 3rd bc
asoka
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what did abhidhamma pitaka had
thorough study and systemization of teachings of suttapitaka through lists, summaries, andn q & a
explanation hai suttapitaka ka
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4th bc kab hua
1st ad mein
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4th bc kaha pe hua
kashmir
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4th bc chairman
vasumitra and ashwaghosa
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kisne patronize kiya 4th council
kanishka
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aur kya hua 4th mein
2 sect mein divide ho gya buddhism
Hinayana: lesser vehicle
Mahayana: greater vehicle
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hinayana aur mahayana kya kehte the
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mahayan walo nekya kiya
khud ke tripitaka ke sanskrit version nikal diye
nayi sanskrit literature bana di jise vailpulya sutra kaha jata hai
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idol worship kisne shurukar di thi dheer dheer
mahayana
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asvaghosha kaun hai
bahut bade poet. sanskrit dramatist.
spiritual advisor of kanishka
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abhidhamma pitaka ko kaun jhaant barabar maanta hai
mahasanghika
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sthavirvadin and mahasanghika kaun buddha ko human maanta tha aur kaun puja karta tha?
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sarvastivadin kya believe karte the
constituents of phenomena were not
wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form
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tripitaka
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sutta pitaka mein kya ethical teachings thi buddha ki
1.Digha-Nikaya
2.Majjhima Nikaya
3.Samyutta Nikaya
4.Anguttara Nikaya
5.Khuddaka Nikaya
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5 teachings (panchshila ) of budha
1. No killing
Respectfor life
2. Abstention
from theft.
3. Abstention
from sexual
misconduct.
4. Abstention
from falsehood.
5.Abstention
from intoxication
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nagarjuna kis sect ke buddhist philosopher the? hin or mahan
mahayana
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nagarjuna ne kya develop kiya hai
Development of MADHYAMIKA (Middle Way) philosophy and his exposition of Shunyavada (the Doctrine of Emptiness)
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shunyavada samjho bhai example se
table is "empty" of independent existence because it depends on wood, nails, the carpenter, and perception—it has no fixed, self-existing reality.
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shunyavada ke hissab sekya koi independent existence mein reh sakta hia?
NO
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Aryadeva ne kisko popularise kiya?
Mhayana
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.............was a key philosopher in Mahayana Buddhism and the co-founder (along with his brother Vasubandhu) of the Yogachara (Yogācāra) school, also known as Vijñānavāda (the Doctrine of Consciousness).
Asanga
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Initially a scholar of the Sarvāstivāda tradition, he later converted to Mahayana Buddhism under the influence of his brother Asanga and became a key figure in Yogācāra philosophy.
Kaun?
Vasubandhu
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ashvaghosha ki writings
Buddhacharita in Sanskrit and
Sanskrit drama Sariputra Prakrana (disciple
of Buddha )
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............was one of the most important Theravāda Buddhist commentators
buddhaghosa
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buddhaghosa ke works
He is best known for his monumental work, the Visuddhimagga ("Path of Purification"), which systematically organizes the Buddha’s teachings into a comprehensive meditation manual. He also wrote Samantapāsādikā, the authoritative commentary on the Vinaya Pitaka, which includes historical accounts such as King Ashoka’s conquest of Avanti.
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who is known as Indian einstein
nagarjuna
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who is the founder of buddhist logic
dinnaga
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Sarvastivada skanda ke baare mein kya kehta hai
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vibhajja wada kya kehta hai
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pugdalvada meinkya kaha gaya hai
skanda ko pugdal(person) ka burder mana gaya hai. aur keh rahe hai ki ye burden spirituality se door ho jaaega
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pugdalvaad ki philosophy kisne di thi
vatsiputriya
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mahasanghika ke subsects batao
Lokottarvadin:
Supernatural Buddha ,
Ekvyavharika , Kaukkutikas
Gokulika , Caitiyka, Bahushrutiya(G),
Aparshaila(C), Prajnaptivada(G)
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subsects of theravadin and mahasanghika
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lokottarvada kaun si philosophy maante hain
shunyavada and supernatural buddha
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ye sects ka zikr kaha milta hau
kathavattu naam ki kitaab mein jise mogaliputra tissa ne likhi thi
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theravadin ka kya matlab hota hai
school of elders
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mahasanghika ne kiski taraf rukh moda / affiliation dikhai
mahayana ki taraf
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sthavirvadin / theravadin ne apne aap ko kisse joda
hinyana se (buddhist great human BUT NOT GOD)
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kis sect ke hisaab se buddhist ki core philosophies / original teachings mein koi chhed chaad nahi honi chaiye
theravadin / sthavirvadin
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asanga aur vasubandhu kaun se school ke founder the
Vijñānavāda (Yogācāra) . mahasanghika / mahayana ke under mein
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sarvastivada ke do schools
vaibhashika and sautantrika
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vaibhashika samjhao yr
: Relative truth is that which can be broken
down into parts, whereas ultimate truth is indivisible. abhidhamma mein maante the
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sautantrika samjha de bhai
Based on Sutras and rejection of the
authority of the Abhidharma. They maintained that
though events (dharmas) have only momentary
existence
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vatsiputra sammitya ki sect ki philosophy hai
hinyana
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diff between mahanaya, hinayana, and vajrayana
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which bodhisattva is known as the kind one
maitreya
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kisko furture budha kaha jata hai
maitreya
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aur batao maitreya ke baaar emein
Future Buddha & Earliest bodhisattva ; Holds a water phial
laughing Buddha is claimed to be an incarnation of maitreya
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matireya ka aur kya kaha jata hai
ajita bodhisattva
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kinke hath mein lotus bud aur chintamani rehti hai
avalokiteshwara
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avalokiteshwara ka doosra naam
padmapani
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avalokiteshwara is epitome of ....
compassion
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epitome of wisdom kaun se bodhisattva hain
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strength wale bodhisattava
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feminine personnification of compassion
tara
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wo bodhisatva jo sabki respect karta hai
Sadaparibhuta: non disparaging spirit
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universal bodhisattva
samantaprabha
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The Bodhisattva of Lost Souls & Suffering Children
Kṣitigarbha
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boundless as space
Akshagarbha
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buddha of heaven
amitabha
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khuddaka nikaya ki imp cheezein batao
jataka stories
dhammapada
theragatha
therigatha
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vinayapitaka ke 3 khand batao
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pali texts
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abhidhamma pitaka ke 7 kitabein batao
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kis mahayana thinker ne sophisticatd system of logical analysis develop kiya tha
dignaga
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sanskrit text
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: Refers to when a layperson leaves home to live the life of a Buddhist renunciate among
a community of bhikkhus
SHeel
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............is for “cleansing of the defiled mind,” resulting in inner calm and joy
Uposatha day
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Confession by Monks of their offences committed during Rainy Season (Vassa)
Pavarana
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.......... is placeof 1st congregation of the Buddhist Council
Saptparni Cave / Rajgir mein hai
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Nichidatsu Fujii, a Japanese Buddhist monk and founder of the
Nipponzan-Myohoji Buddhist sect, started constructing Peace Pagodas in 1947 in many
locations around the world. Rajgir, also known as panchpahari is famous for both Buddhism
and Jainism
Vishwashanti stupa
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..........is placewhere Lord Buddha preached many of his teachings.
Gridhakuta
Hill/Vulture's Peak . 2 sermons
known as Lotus Sutra and the Prajnaparamita (“Perfection of Wisdom”) over here. At this Hill,
Buddha made Bimbisara convert to Buddhism. Several Jain temples on the hills surrounding
Rajgir.Lord Mahavira spent 14 years of his life at Rajgir
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Who was Balaputradeva?
A 9th-century Buddhist ruler of the Sailendra dynasty (kingdom of Suvarnadvipa/Srivijaya, modern Sumatra/Indonesia).
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bro spittin fax
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........... by Ashoka in Patliputra
Ashokaram Monastery
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........... at lichhavi (vaishali)
kutagrasala
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1st women to enter sangha
budha's aunt mahaprajapati
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cousin of buddha
devadutta. wanted to become leader . fight with buddha
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mahabodhi tree
Recent one is 5th generation tree planted by Cunninghum -Balaputradeva
(Ruler of Suvarnabhumi ) founded a monastery at Nalanda and requested Devapala through
his amabassdor to grant 5 villages
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Buily by Kosala King Prasenjit
Amarapali (Royal Courtesans Bacame his decsiple) and provided his Amarvatika for residence
of Buddhist Monks.
Pubbarama vihara:
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Buddha Spent his last Rainy season at Vaishali and while preaching his philosophy
Buddha reached Pava (City of Malla) and theory suggests he ate a Sukaramaddava(soft pork) ,
prepared by his generous host, Cunda Kammaraputta and became ill and then he reaches
Kushinara (Capital of Republic of Malla) and gave last sermon to Subhada and died at 483
BC.Buddha Didn’t appoint any successor to lead Sangha
Death
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Mahabodhi Tree (Current Generation)
Location: Bodh Gaya, Bihar (site of the Buddha’s enlightenment).
History of Successive Trees:
The original tree (under which the Buddha attained enlightenment) was destroyed multiple times.
Current Tree (5th generation):
Grown from a sapling of the 4th tree (planted by British archaeologist Alexander Cunningham in 1881).
The 4th tree was itself a descendant of the 3rd tree, brought from Sri Lanka (where Emperor Ashoka’s daughter, Sanghamitta, took a cutting in the 3rd century BCE).
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balaputradeva Contribution to Nalanda:
Founded a monastery at Nalanda University for Sumatran monks.
Sent an ambassador to King Devapala of the Pala Empire (r. 810–850 CE) to request:
Grant of 5 villages to fund the monastery’s maintenance (recorded in the Nalanda Copper Plate of Devapala).
This highlights Nalanda’s global ties and royal patronage.
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Giant Buddha Statue at Bodhgaya with help of Daijokyo sect of Japan
Giant Buddha Statue at Bodhgaya with help of Daijokyo sect of Japan
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Sanchi(Ancient Name : Kaknam, Kakanaya , Kakanadabota, Botasriparwata) Stupa doesn’t
have any relarion with Buddh’s life
Sanchi(Ancient Name : Kaknam, Kakanaya , Kakanadabota, Botasriparwata) Stupa doesn’t
have any relarion with Buddh’s life
