Buddhism Study Guide 4/3/14 Flashcards
Became known as the Buddha, rich prince
Siddhattha Gotama
When and where a Buddhism developed
In India about 2500 years ago
What does the Buddha mean?
The enlightened one
How many Buddhist in the world are there
Over 500 million
What was the big question for Hindus and eventually Buddhists?
Why people suffer
Sick man old man dead man and a monk are….
The four sights
Freedom from the cycle of rebirth and suffering
Nirvana
Means “thus gone” and describes someone who has achieved nirvana
Tathagata
Buddhas main teachings
Dharma
States that everything in life is impermanence and is constantly changing, impermanence leads to suffering, and there is not an unchanging personal self
The universal truth
Stats that all life involves suffering, cause of suffering is desire and attachment, desire can be overcome, to overcome, follow the eight fold path
Noble truths
The middle way followed by the Buddha as a code of living as a Buddhist
Eightfold path
Means three baskets, contains Buddhas sayings, comments on the sayings, and rules for monks
Tipitaka
The Buddha, dharma and sangha
Three jewels
Rules that every Buddhist should obey in everyday life
The five precepts
Why is meditation important?
Is essential to achieving nirvana
Basis of meditation, where the mind is emptied of thought and there is peacefulness
Samatha
Importance of rites of passage in Buddhist religion
Not really important
Name given to any community of Buddhist monks and nuns
Sangha
Who persuaded Buddha to allow women in the sangha?
His mother in law
He many items do monks and nuns own?
8, 3 robes, a razor, and a begging bowl
Ceremony at which a boy becomes a novice monk at the age of eight
Pravrajya
Where do emperor Asoka spread Buddhism to?
Central Asia and across India
Where did Mahinda spread Buddhism?
Southern India and Sri Lanka and into china
Means the way or teachings of the elders, they follow the buddha’s original teaching more closely than others
Theravada Buddhism
Means the Buddha to be, people who are on the path of enlightenment and or dedicated to helping others toward the same state
Bodhisattvas
Flourished mainly in Tibet, leader had political and religious authority
Tibetan Buddhism
Leader of the Vajrayuna Buddhism
Dalai lama
Began in China and spread to japan means meditation
Zen Buddhism
Buddhist enlightenment tree
Bodh Gaya
How does a Buddhist demonstrate suffering when on a pilgrimage?
By walking barefoot or crawling
Oldest style of Buddhist shrine
Stupa
New design of stupas taller and thinner that are in china and Japan
Pagodas
Repeating short prayer phrases
Mantras
Symbolism of the lotus flower
Roots deep in the mud which symbolizes human life and the petal which symbolizes enlightenment
What is the Buddhist religious calendar based on?
Lunar
Celebration of Buddhas birth
Wesak
Japanese festival, 3 day celebration during which people pay their respect to family ancestors
Obon
Meditation retreat that takes place in use rainy season
Vassa
