Buddhism Final Flashcards
Founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha. Born a prince of Shakya tribe
Buddha
Raised by aunt.
Four passing sights
An old man, a sick man, a corpse being taken for cremation, a wandering holy man (sannyasin)
The Great Going Forth
When Buddha left the palace, cut his hair, and wore regular clothes
Bodhi
Enlightenment
The Three Jewels
The Buddha, The Dharma, and the Sangha
The Dharma
The totality of Buddhist teachings
The Sangha
The community of monks and nuns
The three marks of reality
Change, No permanent Identity, and suffering
Anichcha
Impermanence, constant change
anatta
“No Self”; doctrine that there is no soul or permanent essence in people and things
Dukkha
Sorrow, Misery
The four noble truths
To live is to suffer, suffering comes from desire, to end suffering end desire, release from suffering is possible and can be attained by following the noble eightfold path
The Noble Eightfold path
Right understanding, Right intention, Right speech, right action, right work, right effort, right meditation, right contemplation
Dhyana
Meditation. Focusing on mind
