Buddhism

Question 1

founder of Buddhism

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Siddhartha Guatama

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The Awakened One

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Buddha

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worldview

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darshana

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philosophers

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sharmanas

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Buddhist community

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Sangha

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monasteries

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viharas

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a path in between asceticism and sensual indulgence

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The Middle Way

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Shakyamuni Buddha

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Siddhartha Guatama

Question 9

“worthy ones”

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Arhats

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the three baskets

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Tripitakas (the canon)

1. Sutra Pitaka
2. Vinaya Pitaka
3. Abhidharma Pitaka

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Formed based on disputes of monastic discipline; issues not resolved and the Sangha split into two groups

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The Second Council

Question 12

Promoted Buddhism in his empire and took a non-violent approach

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Emperor Ashoka

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Schools developed from the Sthaviravada

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Teravada and Mahayana

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the one who strive to bring all beings to nirvana; strive to grow in prajna and karuna

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bodhisattva

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highest form of enlightenment

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bodhi

Question 16

bodhisattvas are promoted by who?

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Mahayana school

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branch of Buddhism focussing on the pursuit of nirvana. Popular in Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand

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Theravada School

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branch of Buddhism focussed on Tantric practices. Found in Tibet and Mongolia

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Vajrayana School

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Mahayana Buddhism that focusses on meditation.

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Zen (Ch’an)

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Mahayana school where followers wish to be reborn in the Western Paradise

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Pureland Buddhism

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wisdom

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prajna

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emptiness

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shunyata

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an ordained Buddhist monk

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Bhikku

Question 24

an ordained Buddhist nun

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Bhikkuni

Question 25

a religious master / formality

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Lama

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the first complete life story of the Buddha

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Buddhacarita

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“Four Sights” of Siddhartha

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1. an old man (transient nature of youth)
2. a diseased man (nature of suffering)
3. a corpse (transient nature of life)
4. a sharmana (importance of renouncing possessions)

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when Siddhartha left his family to pursue Enlightenment

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The Great Renunciation

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the eight spoked wheel

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dharma chatra

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further nirvana

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parinirvana

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the goal in Buddhism

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liberation from the samsara cycle

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The Four Noble Truths

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1. Duhkha (sorrow/suffering) - is inevitable
2. Origin - desire for sensual gratification
3. Cessation - end duhkha by ending cravings
4. Marga (path) - the Noble Eightfold Path

Question 33

sorrow / suffering

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duhkha

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path

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marga

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Eightfold Path

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1. Right Understanding
2. Right Intention
3. Right Speech
4. Right Action
5. Right Livelihood
6. Right Effort
7. Right Mindfulness
8. Right Contemplative Absorption

Question 36

identity is rooted in desires

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dependent arising

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“no-self” ideology - reality is always changing

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anatman

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compassion

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karuna

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presider over the Western Paradise

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Amitabha / Amida