Buddhism beliefs and teachings Flashcards
What is the dhamma and why is it important?
The truth about the nature of existence ,the path of training recommended by the Buddha,laws and facts about the way things are. Buddha’s teachings,why the Buddha became enlightened
what is the first watch
Siddhartha gained knowledge of all of his previous lives
What is the second watch
Understand the cycle of rebirth
What is the third watch
he understood why suffering happens and how to overcome it
What is dependant arising
The Buddhist vision of nature of reality ,everything arises and continues,nothing is permanent and unchanging,the idea that all things arise and are dependant on a condition
What is Annica
Annica is impermanence or change,it affects the living and non-living
What is anatta
The idea that their is no fixed part or self of a person that does not change.We are not defined by our names and I and Me
What are the first sight
It was an old man ,
What is the second sight
Was a sick person
what is the third sight
was a dead person
what is the fourth sight
was a holy man
Why are the four sight important
They helped the Buddha to start his path to enlightenment because he was aware of suffering
Ascetic lifestyle
Simple and strict lifestyle with no pleasure or possessions extreme self discipline
How did Siddhartha live as an ascetic
He lived in a dangerous and hostile forest and ate so little he looked like a skeleton. To weak to meditate
What prophecy did Siddhartha have when he was born
He would either become a holy man or a great kind
