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Buddhist Beliefs & Teachings Flashcards

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what are the 4 sights

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old age, illness, death, holy man

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What is dukka

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Suffering - a part of everyday life as everything is impermanant

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who lived as an ascetic and what did he do

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Siddartha Gutama - fasted, mediataed, slept on bed of thorns, lived in dangerous forests

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how and where did siddatha find out about the middle way

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Nairanjana river - a girl offered him rice and milk

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what is the middle way

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not overconsumption but not fasting - living only with what you need

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where did the Buddha become enlightened

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under the Peepul tree

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who tried to stop him

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Mara - the evil one

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how did he try to stop him

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sent his daughters to seduce him, sent army to attack him, offering control to his kingdom, tried to attack him himself

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What are the 3 watches of the night

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the realisations of the Buddha when he became enlightened

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Name the 3 watches of the night

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he understood knowledge of previous lifes, he understood rebirth annata and kamma, he understood why suffering happened and how to reduce it

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what is dependent arising

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the idea that everything depends on something else to exist / survive because everything is impermanent

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how does dependent arising influence buddhists

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they understand that nothing is eternal which may influence them to follow the eightfold path

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Name the 3 refuges

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the buddha, sangha, dhamma

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what are the 3 refuges

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the idea that buddha couldnt have been followed without sangha and dhamma couldnt have been taught without the buddha.

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what are buddha sangha and dhamma

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siddartha gutama, the buddhist community and the buddhas teachings

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what is kamma

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Karma - the type of world you are reborn into will depend on the quality of actions in the previous lives

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what is kamma an example of

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dependent arising - actions create future conditions for suffering and/or happiness

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what are the 3 marks of existence

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dukka, annica, annata

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what are they all

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suffering, impermanence and no-self

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what are the 7 states of suffering

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birth, old age, sickness, death, sorrow lamination and despair, not getting what one wishes for

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what are the 3 types of suffering

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ordinary, change, attachment

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what does belief of dukka influence buddhists to do

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they will try to break free of suffering

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what is the cessation of suffering

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the buddhist aim of breaking free from suffering

23
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how does annica affect the world (3 ways)

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living things, non-living things, our minds

24
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how does the story of kisa gotami and the mustard seed influence buddhists

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accepting things will change, they will try and not get attached tot things to achieve enlightenment

25
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what is the buddhist term for enlightenment

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nirvana/nibbana

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explain annata

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we are all just a collection of parts with a name - much like a chariot and its parts

27
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how does the story of nagasena and the chariot influence buddhists

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accepting that there is no fixed ‘self’ and that change leads to suffering

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what are the five aggregates

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the definitions of what a human being is and like everything in the world are in constant change (linking to annica)

29
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name the 5 aggregates

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form, sensation, perception, mental formations, consciousness

30
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what are the 4 noble truths

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the things the buddha discovered whilst sitting under the peepul tree - containing the essence of the buddhas teachings

31
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name the 4 noble truths

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truth of suffering, truth of the cause of suffering, truth of the end of suffering, truth to the path leading to the end of suffering

32
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name the 4 noble truths
(buddhist names)

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dukka, samudaya, nirodha, magga

33
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explain the first noble truth

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(suffering - first mark of existence)

34
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explain the second noble truth

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what causes suffering? - craving or attachment, 3 poisons

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buddhist term for attachment

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tanha

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what is the influence of the 2nd noble truth

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awareness of craving and attachment

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explain the 3rd noble truth

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suffering can end - take pleasure in things but recognise they dont last forever, its possible to end suffering by overcoming ignorance and craving

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what influence does the 3rd noble truth have

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having total appreciation of what one has and their inner satisfaction within life

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explain the 4th noble truth

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how to end suffering - by following the eightfold path

40
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whats the eightfol path a part of

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the threefold way

41
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what are the three different parts of threefold way

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moral conduct, mental discipline, wisdom

42
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what are the parts to moral conduct (ethics)

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right speech, right action, right livlehood

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what are the parts to mental discipline (meditation)

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right mindfulness, right concentration, right effort

44
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what are the parts to wisdom (pranja)

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right understanding, right intention

45
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how does the eightfold path influence them

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meditating more ultimately leading to greater understanding, continuous practising

46
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what is the Ahrat

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Therevadan; someone who has become enlightened

47
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what is the Bodhisattva

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Mahayanan; someone who has become enlightened but has chosen to stay in the wheel of samsara to help other achieve it too

48
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what is the Bodhisattva vow

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“However innumerable sentient beings are; i vow to save them”

49
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How does a mahayana buddhist become a bodhisattva

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by following the 6 perfections

50
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what are the 6 perfections

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generosity, morality, patience, energy, meditation, wisdom

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