Buddhism Flashcards
1
Q
Sunyata
A
Oneness
2
Q
Vajrayana
A
another term for Tibetan Buddhism
3
Q
Dalai Lama
A
Leader of the Tibetan Monks
4
Q
Lotus Symbol
A
symbol of enlightenment
symbol of women
“divine birth”
5
Q
Mudra
A
Tibetan for “to please the gods”
Hand symbols
6
Q
Mandalas
A
square drawing that Tibetan Buddhists make when a monk is being ordained.
7
Q
Four Noble Truths
A
- Life if painful
- Pain and suffering are caused by craving, selfish desire, and attachment
- Craving and attachment can be eliminated
- The “eight-fold middle path” leads to the extinction of suffering
8
Q
the Eightfold Middle Path
A
- Right understanding or view
- Right purposes or aspirations
- Right Speech
- Right conduct or actions
- Right livelihood
- Right effort or endeavor
- Right Alertness or Mindfulness
- Right Concentration or Meditation
9
Q
Skanda
A
Body (form), perceptions, feelings, subconscious, and reasoning
Each life you get a new skanda, where each of these five things are different. However, these traits can be subject to past Karma