Buddhist Beliefs Flashcards
What word is used to describe an enlightened person who chooses to remain in samsara
Bodhisattva
What type of Buddhists attempt to become bodhisattvas
Mahayana Buddhists
What is dependant arising
The idea that everything happens depending on certain conditions
What is dharma
Buddhist doctrine includes teaching of Buddha about nature of existence
What is annica
Impermanence, encourages Buddhists to accept death and suffering
Explain what is meant by Buddhahood
Buddha-nature is the idea that everyone can attain buddhahood
Mahayana Buddhists believe everyone has the essence of a Buddha within them
What is samsara
Buddhist belief in the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth
What word describes the Buddhist belief that the soul has no physical existence
Anatta
3 of the noble truths
There is suffering
Suffering has a cause
Suffering can end
3 poisons
A pig, a snake, a cockerel (ignorance, hatred and greed)
3 events in buddhas life
He lived a life of luxury
He saw Four sights inspired him to leave this life
He lived an ascetic life
3 aspects of the eightfold path
Right speech
Right mindfulness
Right livelihood
The four sights Buddha saw
Old man, sick man, dead man, holy man
Define anatta
No self, no fixed soul
What is the term for the immaterial part of you
Atman
