Buddhist Beliefs And Teachings Flashcards
What’s the beliefs of Theravada Buddhists
Strong monastic community
Main focus is on three refuges
Embrace the five Aggregates
Men can only be ordained and enlightened
What’s the name for an enlightened Theravada Buddhist
Arhat
What’s an Arhat
An arhat has overcome suffering
An arhat escapes the cycle of samsara
What is the beliefs of a Mahayana Buddhist
Believe that the Buddha remains an active influence in the world
They believe everyone has the ability become enlightened
What is the name for an enlightened Mahayana Buddhist 
Bodhisattva
What’s the beliefs about a Bodhisattva
They stay in the cycle of Samsara Out of compassion
They have overcome six perfections
what do the six perfections teach?
The six attributes a Mahayana will perfect to become a Bodhisattva
Name the six perfections
Generosity
Morality
Patience
Energy
Meditation
Wisdom
What does Sunyata translate to
Emptiness
what is the meaning of Sunyata
Everything is empty of independent existence
What tradition of Buddhism understands the concept of Sunyata
Mahayana
What is pure land Buddhism
A part of Mahayana Buddhism based on the Amitabh Buddha
What the concept of the pure land
The pure land contains no suffering
If you enter the pure land you are enlightened
How do you reach Pure Land
Recite scripture
Meditate on Amitabha
Chanting the Amitabha Buddha
Making praises and offerings to the Amitabh Buddha
What are the four Noble truths
The Buddhist teachings about suffering
