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Buddhism Flashcards

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When was Buddhism founded?

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In 6th Century B.C.E.

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Where are most Buddhists found?

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In East and Southeast Asia

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Where is Java?

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In Indonesia

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Who is Siddhartha (Gautama)?

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The founder of Buddhism; Young prince who was born in India (560-480 B.C.E)

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What was Siddhartha’s son’s name?

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Rahula

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When does Siddhartha decide to seek enlightenment?

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At 29 years old

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When does Siddhartha find enlightenment?

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While meditating under a fig tree

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What is Siddhartha called after he is enlightened?

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Buddha

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What is a Sangha?

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Buddhist monastic order

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What is Dharma?

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Teachings of Buddha; Law

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What do Buddhists believe about souls?

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The soul doesn’t exist. People live in a state of anatman (the absence of enduring souls)

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What are the 5 mental or physical elements of a soul?

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Physical bodies 
Feelings 
Understanding 
Will 
Consciousness
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What are the 4 Noble Truths?

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To live is to suffer
Suffering is caused by desire
Suffering can be brought to cessation
The solution to suffering is the eightfold path

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What is the Eightfold Path?

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Right View (Know the truth)
Right Intentions (Free your mind of evil)
Right Speech (Say nothing that hurts others)
Right Action (Work for the good of others)
Right Livelihood (Respect life)
Right Effort (Resist evil)
Right Concentration (Practice meditation)
Right Mindfulness (Control your thoughts)
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What is the Middle Path?

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Fourth of Buddha’s four truths, between extreme suffering and extreme lavishness

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What is Kharma?

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Actions driven by intentions which leads to future consequences

Believed to bind one to the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth

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What is Nirvana?

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Extinguished; put out like a candle

Basic goal of Buddhism

This is the final step in the eightfold path

It means to extinguish tanha (what causes karma)
What tanha is extinguished it releases one from the cycle of life that includes birth, suffering, death, and rebirth

One who achieves this step is known as an arhat or “saint”

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What is Tanha?

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A thing that causes Kharma; Desire, thirst, craving

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What is an Arhat?

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Saint; one who has followed the Eightfold Path and has arrived at Nirvana

20
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What does Buddha mean?

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Enlightened one

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What does Ascetic mean?

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A person devoted to their religion much so that they become hermits in the forest and live a life of spiritual austerity and self-discipline

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What does Anatman mean?

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The absence of enduring souls

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What are the Five Basic Rules of Moral Conduct?

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Abstain from killing
Abstain from stealing
Abstain from lying
Abstain from engaging in improper sexual conduct
Abstain from partaking of intoxicants
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What could a monk do?

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Take what is given to him
Eat once a day
Beneficial speech
Be honest

25
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What is type of Buddhism is Theravada Buddhism?

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Conservative Buddhism

26
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What are the major locations for Theravada Buddhism?

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Sri Lanka
Burma(Myanmar)
Thailand
Cambodia
Laos
27
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What do Theravada Buddhists believe?

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One must achieve enlightenment without reliance on the gods or any force beyond themselves; also believe in multiple past Buddhas

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What must a person do if they do not want to become a monk?

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They must support the needs of the monks

29
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What do Theravada monks seek?

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Release from life through meditation and self-denial

30
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When did Mahayana Buddhism begin?

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In 3rd Century B.C.E or the 200’s

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What do Mahayana Buddhists believe?

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They believe that Buddha Gautama was more than a human; Believe that there are more Buddhas in different cosmos

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What class did the Mahayana Buddhists make and what did they do?

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The Bodhisattvas who provide help for humans struggling with the problems of life

33
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Where did Mahayana Buddhism spread in the sixth century?

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Japan

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Where did Mahayana Buddhism spread in 3rd century?

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China and India

35
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What religion absorbed Buddhism and how did they do it?

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Jainism; they stated that Gautama (Siddhartha) was the 9th avatar of Vishnu

36
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Why did Buddhism decline in India?

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People said the Gautama (Siddhartha) was the 9th avatar of Vishnu

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What are other names for Tibetan Buddhism?

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Bon and Tantric Buddhism

38
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What are Tibetan Buddhists most concerned with?

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Life in the world more than enlightenment

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What do Tibetan Buddhists believe?

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That magic can help them with problems in life; people could conquer their desire for forbidden items i.e. meat, wine, and drugs, by overindulging

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What do Tebrtan Buddhists seek?

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They seek mystical union with Shiva and Kali through certain actions

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What is the most common phrase within Tibetan Buddhism?

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“Om mani padme hum” or “Om the jewel in the lotus hum”; this is used to invoke Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

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What are the two groups of the Clergy of Lamas?

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Yellow Hat school and Red hat school

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What is Red Hat school best known for?

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Bardo Thodol (Book of the dead)

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What is Yellow hat school best known for?

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Dalai Lama

45
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Mandala

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A spiritual and ritual symbol in Indian religions, representing the universe. The basic form of most mandalas is a square with four gates containing a circle with a center point

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Stupa

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Mound-like structure containing relics; also acts like a temple holding ashes

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Pagoda

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Tiered tower with multiple eaves; Sometimes used as temples/places of worship

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