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1
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What is syncretism?

A

practicing multiple religions at once

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What is hedonism?

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taking is excess with no regard to moral code

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What is Dukkha?

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suffering, pain, frustration, discontent

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4
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What does Dhamma mean?

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teachings

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How many Buddhist are there? Why is there a large discrepancy?

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Between 200 and 600 million. The large discrepancy is caused by syncretism and census takers not asking questions in the correct way.

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6
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Buddhism is the _______th largest religion in the world

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4th

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True Or False, buddhism is a big religion in the United States?

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TRUE!

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Buddhism is an offset of…

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hinduism

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What is the Buddha’s name?

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Siddhartha Guatama

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10
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The Buddha was from what class?

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Kshatriya

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What was the Buddhas mothers dream she had while she was pregnant?

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A ______ says that she is going to have a son who will either be a ruler or a holy man. His parents want him to be a ruler because to be a holy man he would have to reject his dharma.

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12
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What is the translation of the Buddha’s name?

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Siddh = perfect 
Artha = treasure
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Shortly after the Buddhas birth, what happens to his mother?

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She dies and he is raised by his father and aunt

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14
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Because Siddhartha’s father keeps him in the palace all of his life, he never sees:

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  • death
  • religious people of texts
  • illness
  • hunger, pain, aging, thirst
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15
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What does the word, skandas mean?

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bundles, heap, pile

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16
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Describe mindfulness

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analyzing your responses to understand that they are related to things that don’t exist IOT let the emotion pass

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17
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what does nirvana mean?

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to breathe out

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When buddhism moves across China and soaks up the culture, it becomes…

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Chan Buddhism

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After being influenced by Chinese culture, buddhism continues to move through Japan, where it becomes..

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Zen Buddhism

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Describe zen buddhism

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silence, concentration, meditation (zazen), koans

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21
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the goal of koans is too cause…

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satori

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22
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what is satori?

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sudden enlightenment

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23
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Siddhartha wife was named…

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Yashadora

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Siddhartha child was named _______, which means…

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Rahula, meaning “fetter” as in to bind or tie to

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25
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Why was a screen kept between Siddhartha and his father?

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so that he did not see him aging

26
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When does Siddhartha go on the journey that ultimately causes him to become the Buddha?

A

30 years old

27
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What happens when Siddhartha bribes his chariot driver to take him outside of the walls?

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he sees the four though provoking sights (old, sick, dead, happy)

28
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After seeing the 4 thought provoking sights, Siddhartha decides to…

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leave the palace, his family, and his DHARMA!

29
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The 5 ascetics that Siddhartha finds in the woods were most likely ________ because they _________.

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they were most likely Jains because they deprived themselves of food, water, sleep, etc

30
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How long is Siddhartha with the 5 Jains?

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5 years

31
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When Siddhartha leaves the ascetics, he walks until he finds a…

A

bodhi tree (fig tree)

32
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Bodhi means…

A

wisdom

33
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How long was Siddhartha sitting under the tree and what happens when he wakes up?

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He was under the tree from 1 to 49 days. When he wakes up he is now the Buddha.

34
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Buddha means…

A

the guy who wakes up

35
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True or false, there is only one Buddha.

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false. there are many.

36
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At what location does the Buddha meet the 5 ascetics and teach them his new findings?

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Deer Park (outside of Bonaras)

37
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What is Teaching One?

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The Middle Way/Path: all things in moderation

38
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What is Teaching Two?

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The four noble truths:

  1. Life is Dukkha (pain, suffering)
  2. Dukkha is caused by attachment/desire
  3. There is an end to Dukkha
  4. The end is the 8 fold path
39
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What is the 8 fold path?

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Encourages self perfection by stating you must have the right: views, intentions, livelihood, speech, conduct, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.

40
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After hearing and accepting the the four truths, the ascetics said the ___________.

A

Three Jewels:

  1. I take refuge in the Buddha.
  2. I take refuge in the Dhamma (the Buddhas teachings).
  3. I take refuge in the Samgha (each other).
41
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Anatman (anetta in Pali) means…

A

not self/no self

42
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What does Maya mean?

A

illusion

43
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What is the “problem” in buddhism?

A

pain/suffering/discontent

44
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what is the symbol for the 8 fold path?

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a wheel with 8 spokes

45
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In buddhism you are constantly working to understand that there is no ______

A

self

46
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describe the skandas and their purpose

A

they are inherently flawed and made to make you think you are a self but you are not

47
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what are the 5 skandas?

A
  1. form
  2. feelings
  3. perceptions
  4. impulses
  5. background consciousness
48
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Together, the 5 skandas cause _______

A

Maya, illusion

49
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Describe karma in buddhism

A

it is our typical depiction where all things come around

50
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what are the two main sects of buddhism?

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Theravada and Mahayana

51
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what does Theravada mean?

A

the path of the elders

52
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what does Mahayana mean?

A

the great vessel

53
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describe the Theravada

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conservative, regional, less equal minded

54
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what is the Theravada text?

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Tripitaka, which is a group of three Buddhist texts

55
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the ideal figure in Theravada is a…

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Arhant (an individual who obtains nirvana)

56
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describe the Mahayana sect

A

liberal, globalized, egalitarian, wants to bring as many people as possible to enlightenment

57
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what are the Mahayana texts?

A

the Sutras

58
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what is idea figure for the Mahayana?

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Bodhisattva (an individual who delays nirvana in order to help other experience it)

compassion

59
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Zen is a Buddhist practice from the _______ sect and focuses on…

A

Mahayana, focuses on silence and concentration

60
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The primary practice of Zen is..

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Zazen: legs crossed with palms on knees. goal is to clear the mind

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