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Buddhism Flashcards

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What are the 4 novel truths and what are they for?

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  1. All life is unsatisfactory
  2. The cause of suffering is clinging
  3. If this craving can be stopped then life will no longer be unsatisfactory
  4. Follow the right fold path to be released from suffering
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What is the eight fold path

Hint evil scam

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  1. Right effort
  2. Right view/ awareness
  3. Right intention
  4. Right living
  5. Right speech
  6. Right right concentration
  7. Right action
  8. Right mindfulness/ thought

To end suffering

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What are the 5 precepts?

Hint MAT ON LSD

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  1. Avoid taking life
  2. Avoid alcohol and drugs
  3. Avoid stealing
    4 Avoid lying
  4. Avoid harmful sexual activity

This is to reduce bad karma

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Sex before marriage beliefs?

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Follow middle way

Don’t cause suffering

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Adultery beliefs?

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5 precepts -avoid sexual misconduct
Adultery causes suffering
Avoid causing bad karma

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Cohabiting Beliefs?

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8 fold path-right awareness

right effort to be aware of others needs and put effort into relationship

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Homosexuality beliefs?

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Don’t cause suffering universal compassion

8 fold path right effort and awareness that society is changing

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Same send parents beliefs?

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Don’t cause suffering

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Contraception beliefs?

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5 precepts avoid killing so contraception stops abortion

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Divorce beliefs?

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Follow middle way avoid causing suffering

8 fold path Right sweetness right speech

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Marriage beliefs?

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A union of man and women basis of family life

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What is family for beliefs?

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Child learns love stability and are shown right and wrong

Teach children dharma right way to live 5 precepts and 8 fold path

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Are women and men equal? Beliefs

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8 fold path and right awareness

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Age of consent beliefs?

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16 5 precepts- avoid sexual misconduct

8 fold path look at life as it is right awareness

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Origin of the universe beliefs?

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Buddha was not concerned with the origins of universe
Dependent arising- everything depends on something else for existence
Anicca

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The environment beliefs?

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5 precepts avoid killing

8 fold path right action , right awareness

17
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Use of animals beliefs?

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Animals are apart of samsara
5 precepts avoid killing
Metta- compassion
Avoid suffering

18
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Vivisection beliefs?

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Aren’t for it really as long as there is no cruelty
Avoid suffering
Karma

19
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Abortion beliefs?

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Usually against it 5 precepts avoid killing
Some base it in situation as it could reduce suffering
8 fold path - right action

20
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Euthanasia beliefs?

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Usually against it cause 5 precepts avoid killing
Avoid bad karma
8 fold path right action awareness

21
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Death and the afterlife beliefs ?

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Believe in rebirth into one of 6 realms escaping samsara is the goal and to enter enlightenment
Karma

22
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Law beliefs?

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Generally should obey laws of the land unless they cause harm
Align with the law

23
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Criminals beliefs?

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People who break the law should be helped to change as karma will punish them
All concentration is on reform
Karma
8 fold path right concentration and sweetness annica

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Suffering beliefs?

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4 noble truths suffering caused by clinging
3 marks of existence
Wheel of life karma and rebirth

25
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Forgiveness beliefs?

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Buddhists belief in karma actions have reactions
They want to reduce suffering and a part of this is forgiving
8 fold path right action right effort

26
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Death penalty beliefs?

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Don’t agree with it 
Avoid suffering
5 precepts avoid killing
8 fold path right action 
Metta compassion
27
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Human rights social justice and equality?

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All human beings are equal in samsara
Karma
Metta compassion
8 fold path right awareness effort and action

28
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Freedom of religion beliefs?

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Tolerance of other religions
“Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion” UN declaration of human rights
Avoid suffering
Metta compassion

29
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Wealth and poverty beliefs?

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Poor should be helped
Metta compassion
Karma does say being born in poverty is the result of bad karma but blame is never attributed

30
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Prejudice and discrimination beliefs?

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Everyone is equal
Karma
8 fold path right thought awareness and effort
Metta compassion

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