Buddhism Flashcards
People say that Buddhism is not a religion but _.
a way of life
Practices, teachings, stories
Buddhism
Is agnostic about the existing of any absolute divine reality
Buddha
Buddha would tell people to follow him and he will show them the path to _.
free of suffering
“A” is Greek from agnostic means?
Not
“Gnostic” is Greek from agnostic means?
Knowledge
You don’t know and you can’t know
Agnostic
The agnostic view differs from the atheistic because the atheists know for sure that there are _.
no evidence
Tends to be more cautious
Agnostic
Achieved Nirvana
Bodhisattva
Enlightenment or spiritual liberation
Nirvana
Free of the cycle of death, birth, rebirth
Nirvana
Free of suffering, more calm and peace
Nirvana
Taken a vow to hang out in the universe until every human reaches Nirvana
Bodhisattva
While there is no infinite divine reality to show up as Bodhisattvas, they are surrounded by _.
miracle stories, omniscient
All-knowing
Omniscient
Free of the cycle but chooses to come back to the world and help people to be free
Bodhisattva
Buddhist philosophers think there aren’t any gods but there is pure conscious by _.
reaching Nirvana