Buddhist beliefs Flashcards
What makes up the eightfold path?
Wisdom- Paññā:
Right view/understanding
Right intention
Ethics- Sīla:
Right speech
Right action
Right livelihood
Concentration- Samādhi:
Right effort
Right mindfulness
Right concentration
3 marks of existence?
Annica- impermanence
Anatta- no self/soul
Dukkha- suffering
3 types of dukkha?
Dukkha-dukkha: ordinary suffering
Viparinama-dukkha: suffering through change
Samkhara-dukkha: suffering through dissatisfaction or attachment
4 sights?
Old age
Illness
Death
Holy man
3 watches?
- Gained knowledge of his pervious lives
- Understood the cycle of samsara, birth, death, rebirth
3.he understood suffering is caused by attachment and craving
4 noble truths?
Dukkha- the truth of suffering
Samudaya- suffering is caused by the 3 poisons
Nirodha- it is possible to end suffering
Magga- follow the eightfold path to end suffering
3 poisons?
Greed- rooster
Hatred- snake
Ignorance- pig
6 perfections?
Generosity
Morality
Patience
Meditation
Wisdom
Energy
5 aggregates?
Form
Sensation
Perception
Mental formation
Consciousness
7 states of suffering?
Old age
Separation from something u love
Birth
Sickness
Death
Not getting what u crave
Contact with something u dislike
3 refuges?
-the buddha: the fully enlightened one
-the dharma: buddhist teachings
-the sangha: monastic order of buddhism
5 moral precepts?
- do not take life
- do not take what is not given
- do not misuse the senses
- refrain from wrong speech
- refrain from intoxicants
6 realms on the tibetan wheel of life?
- Realm of the gods- a good life can result in being born as a god
2.Hell realm- existance characterised by extreme suffering thats hard to escape
- Human realm- involves both pleasure and pain
- The realm of the hungry ghosts- insatiable hunger and greed
5.Realm of Asuras- Jealous gods have great pleasure for their good deeds in their past
- Animal realm- animals live in constant fear, trying to survive
what are the 12 factors called on the tibetan wheel of life that illustrate the process of birth, death and rebirth
Nidanas
what is the name for buddhist teachings
Dhamma
what are the tales called told about the lives of the buddha
the jataka tales
what does ascetic mean?
living a simple and strict lifestyle with few pleasures or possessions
what is the middle way
living a life between luxury and an ascetic life, between the 2 extremes
what 4 tactics did mara send Siddhartha to try and stop him from achieving enlightenment?
- he sent his daughter to try and seduce him
- he sent his armies to attack him
- he was offered magas kingdom
4.Mara tried to attack siddhartha
what does dependant arising mean?
the idea that all things arise in dependance upon conditions
what is the cycle of samsara?
the repeating cycle of birth, death and rebirth
how do u escape the cycle of samara?
you must become enlightened
what is karma?
the idea that good actions result in good karma and badd actions result in bad karma in your next lives
what does nibanna mean?
a state of complete enlightenment, happiness and peace
what is the ideology of Nagasena and the chariot?
used to illustrate the concept of annata, Nagasena referred to his name as just that, inferring thats not what or who he is, a chariot is not the parts it is made up of, it is a name to represent the whole thing, just like Nagasena is a name used to represent his whole body. the chariot only exists in relation to its parts and so do humans
what is therevada buddhism?
“the school of the elders”, a buddhism tradition found in southern asia
what is mahayana buddhism?
“the great vehicle”, and umbrella term used to describe later buddhist traditions
what different types of buddhism are apart of mahayana buddhism?
-pureland buddhism
- tibetan buddhism
-zen buddhism
what does tanha mean?
craving, the desiring and wanting of something
what is the threefold way?
the 3 different sections of the eightfold path: ethics(sila), mediation(samadhi), wisdom(panna)
what parts of the eightfold path are under ethics (sila)?
-right speech
-right action
-right livlihood
what parts of the eightfold path are under wisdom (panna)?
-right view
-right intention
what parts of the eightfold path are under meditation (samadhi)?
-right concentration
-right mindfulness
-right effort
what is an arhat?
a perfect person, in theravada buddhism
what is buddhahood?
when someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a buddha
What is dependent arising
The idea that all things are dependent on eachother
What life did siddhartha life
A middle way
Buddhas early life
Name:
What his mother saw in her dream:
What could he do when he was born:
What did his father not want him to become:
Who did he leave behind in the palace:
Name: siddhartha gautama
What his mother saw in her dream: a white elephant telling her he would be a holy child
What could he do when he was born: walk and talk
What his father not want him to become: a holy man
Who did he leave behind in the palace: his wife and son
3 watches of the night
- Gained knowledge of all previous lives
- Came to understand the cycle of life, death, and rebirth
- Understood suffering is cause for the 3 marks, and how to overcome it
Who tried to sabotage his enlightenment
Mara, the evil demon of temptation
How did Mara try and sabotage siddharthas enlightenment
-sent his daughters to seduce him
-sent his army to attack him
-offered him power over his kingdom
-tried to attack him himself
What is therevada Buddhism know as
“The school of the elders”
What is Mahayana Buddhism know as
“The great vehicle”
What is therevada buddhism
Ancient Buddhist traditions
What is Mahayana Buddhism
Ans umbrella term to describe later Buddhist traditions
What are the main focuses of Theravada Buddhism
The 3 refuges: Buddha, dhamma, sangha
5 aggregates: form, sensation, perception, mental formation, consciousness
What are the main focuses of Mahayana Buddhism
6 perfections: generosity, morality, patience, energy, meditation, wisdom
What is the goal of Theravada buddhism
Arhat, a perfect person who has reached enlightenment
Goal of Mahayana Buddhism
Bodhisattva, where you delay enlightenment to stay in the cycle of samsara to help other reach enlightenment
