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Buddhism: Beliefs and teachings Flashcards

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1
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How many years ago was Buddhism founded?

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2500 years ago

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What was the Buddhas real name?

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Siddhartha Guatama

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When was he born?

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500 BCE

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Who were his parents?

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King Suddhodana and Queen Maya

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5
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What does Buddha mean?

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Awakened or enlightened one

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6
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What did Queen Maya dream of before she had the Buddha?

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A white elephant came down and told her she was going to have a holy child

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Where did she give birth in legend?

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In Lumbini gardens

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What could the Buddha do when he was born?

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Walk, talk, walked seven steps where lotus appeared under his feet and said he would not be reborn.

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What happened shortly after his birth?

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A prophecy was declared that said he was to be either a holy man or King.

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10
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What happened seven days after the Buddha was born?

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Queen Maya died

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What did King Suddhodana want for the Buddha?

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He wanted to protect him so surrounded him with a life of luxury.

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12
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What is the anguttara nikaya?

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it is a buddhist scripture and the 4th of 5 books.

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What does the Anguttara Nikaya say about his early life?

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He was delicated nurtered, had female dancers, lotus ponds of many colors, sunshade and three mansions for the winter, summer and rainy seasons.

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14
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What came before the four sights?

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Buddha became curious about the world around him

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What are the four sights?

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Old age, Illness, Death and a Holy Man

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What did he realise about his life in the palace?

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That he could not find answers to these problems living in the palace; he would grow old, ill and die.

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What did he do about it?

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He cut his hair, gave away his jewels and clothes, left his wife and child to pursue enlightenment.

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18
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What do the first four sight represent and what are they called?

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They represent the suffering of life and are called Dukkha.

19
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What did he do after being inspired by a holy man who was an ascetic?

A

He practised ascetism for six years

20
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Which part of the Jakarta refers to this period?

A

Jakarta vol 1. p. 67

21
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Can you quote the Jakarta here?

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When the great being was practising great austerities for six years it was to him like a time of intertwining the sky with knots.

22
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What else did he learn during this time?

A

To meditate

23
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What is the practise of meditation

A

To calm and focus the mind so you can reflect on specific texts to discover their true meaning

24
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what happened to Siddhartha during this period?

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He became thin and weak and could not meditate

25
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What had he learnt from this period?

A

self discipline and willpower

26
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What had not been solved?

A

The problem of suffering

27
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What did he do when he realised this?

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He took some milk and rice from a cow girl.

28
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Which part of the Jakata speaks of this?

A

Vol. 1 p67

29
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Can you quote the Jakata?

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“Realising the practice of such austerities was not the path to Enlightenment he went about gathering alms in villages and townships”

30
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What did Siddhartha say in the Jakata about meditation?

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“…not until I attain the supreme enlightenment will i give up this seat of meditation”

31
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What did the demon Mara send to distract Siddhartha?

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His daughters, armies, power and questions

32
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What he do in response to the daughters?

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He rejected them

33
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what happened to the arrows from the armies?

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They turned to lotus flowers

34
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What did he do about the questioning?

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He touched and called upon the earth to witness his right to sit at the seat of enlightenment, the earth shook his acknowledgement

35
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what do these temptations represent?

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Negative emotions such as fear, lust and doubt,. He remained focused on his mediation

36
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When did Siddhartha’s enlightenment occur?

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During the three parts of the night

37
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What are the three parts of the night?

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These are also known as watches and are first, second and third.

38
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what happened in the first part

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Siddhartha became aware of his previous lives

39
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what happened in the second part

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he understood the repetitive cycle of life and death, that things are reborn according to their kamma and that nothing has an unchanging essence.

40
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What happened in the third part

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That beings suffer because of their desire and attachment and that suffering can be overcome by enlightenment.

41
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What happened when he became enlightened?

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He was called buddha

42
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Who were his first followers

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The five ascetics

43
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What did he teach

A

a balance between asceticism and luxury

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