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Buddhism Premise

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All of life is suffering
Salvation from suffereing lies in our own efforts
in understanding how we create suffering for ourselves we can become free

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Sacred Myths

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The life of Buddha
Born 563 BCE as Siddhartha Gautama
prince- son of wealthy landowner, kshatriya cheif who tried to protect his son from the world
according to borth legends, born of miraculous conception
sage told siddhartha would become either a ascetic or supreme monarch

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Four passing sights

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sickness
old age
death
sannyasin

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Enlightenment

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Great resolution
Attains Buddhahood- ‘radiated light’ became a ‘buddha’
no longer sattva(being, person) striving for bodhi(state of complete awareness of total insight into the nature of reality) rather he is now a buddha (a fully enlightened one)

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Five aggregates of self (5 skandhas)

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physical matter 
feelings or sensations 
perceptual activity 
impulses to action 
bits of consciousness
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Anatman

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no ‘self’

Buddhist doctrine that there is no permanent, absolute self

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Three marks of reality

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Constant change
Lack of permanent identity
Existence of suffering

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Constant change

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Anitya- everything in the world as we experience it is impermanent, constant flux
wise person expects change accepts it and embraces it

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Lack of permanent identity

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Anatman- no permanent identity/self

each person is changing and compromised of parts that are constantly changing

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Existence of suffering

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Dukkha/Duhkha- suffering sorrow dissatisfaction
life when lived conventionally can never be fully satisfying because of inescapable change
can’t escape suffering but we can decide how to respond to it

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The Dharma

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Teaching or truth concerning the ultimate nature of things

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Four noble truths

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Dukkha- life means suffering
Trsna- the origin of suffering is attachment, cling, desire
Nirvana- the cessation of suffering is attainable
Eightfold Path- The path to the cessation of suffering is achievable by following the noble eight fold path

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The noble eight fold path

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right understanding
right intention
right speech
right action 
right livelihood
right effort
right mindfulness
right concentration
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Order of disciples

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sandha (community, association)

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Three refugees of Buddhism

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I take refugee in the Buddha, in the dharma(teachings) and in the sangha (Buddhist community)

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Darhma

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Truths of reality and right conducts

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Wheel of birth and death in Buddhism

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no eternal self to be reborn (anatman)
one changing state of being sets another into motion every event depends on a cause
karma- acts of will
ultimate goal is to break free of cycle to reach nirvana and end the wheel of suffering

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The tripitaka/tipitkata (three baskets)

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Sutra/Sutta Pitaka
Vinaya Pitaka
Abidharma/Abhidhamma Pitaka

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Sutra/Sutta Pitaka

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discourse basket buddhas teachings and stories

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Vinaya Pitaka

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disipline basket procedural rules for monastic life

teachings of vinaya (community of buddhist monks and nuns)

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Abidharma/Abhidhamma Pitaka

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special teachings basket

teaching not from buddha himself

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2 divisions of buddhism

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Theravada(indian)- way of elders
mahayana(Asian)- greater vehicle
both groups agree on four noble truths, eightfold path, karma and nirvana

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Theravada

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Elders 
monk and nuns
individual reponsible for destiny
key virtue: wisdom and insight 
scripture pali cannon only
buddha considered a saint, supreme, teacher and inspirer
Southeast Asia
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Mahayana

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centered on all persons 
fate of individual linked to fate of all
key virtue: compassion
Scriptue: Pali canon plus others
Buddha considered a saviour 
Asian
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Main branches of Buddhism

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Theravada
mahyana
zen
pure land

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Shometsu suru mono

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arising ceasing

cycle of human life as continuous living-dying

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Anthropocentrism

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focusing on man/humanity

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Imago dei

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image of god

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