Buddhist Beliefs & Teachings

Question 1

what are the 4 sights

Answer 1

old age, illness, death, holy man

Question 2

What is dukka

Answer 2

Suffering - a part of everyday life as everything is impermanant

Question 3

who lived as an ascetic and what did he do

Answer 3

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

Question 4

how and where did siddatha find out about the middle way

Answer 4

Nairanjana river - a girl offered him rice and milk

Question 5

what is the middle way

Answer 5

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

Question 6

where did the Buddha become enlightened

Answer 6

under the Peepul tree

Question 7

who tried to stop him

Answer 7

Mara - the evil one

Question 8

how did he try to stop him

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What are the 3 watches of the night

Answer 9

the realisations of the Buddha when he became enlightened

Question 10

Name the 3 watches of the night

Answer 10

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

Question 11

what is dependent arising

Answer 11

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

Question 12

how does dependent arising influence buddhists

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Name the 3 refuges

Answer 13

the buddha, sangha, dhamma

Question 14

what are the 3 refuges

Answer 14

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

Question 14

what are buddha sangha and dhamma

Answer 14

siddartha gutama, the buddhist community and the buddhas teachings

Question 15

what is kamma

Answer 15

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

Question 16

what is kamma an example of

Answer 16

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

Question 17

what are the 3 marks of existence

Answer 17

dukka, annica, annata

Question 18

what are they all

Answer 18

suffering, impermanence and no-self

Question 19

what are the 7 states of suffering

Answer 19

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

Question 20

what are the 3 types of suffering

Answer 20

ordinary, change, attachment

Question 21

what does belief of dukka influence buddhists to do

Answer 21

they will try to break free of suffering

Question 22

what is the cessation of suffering

Answer 22

the buddhist aim of breaking free from suffering

Question 23

how does annica affect the world (3 ways)

Answer 23

living things, non-living things, our minds

Question 24

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

Answer 24

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

Question 25

what is the buddhist term for enlightenment

Answer 25

nirvana/nibbana

Question 26

explain annata

Answer 26

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

Question 27

how does the story of nagasena and the chariot influence buddhists

Answer 27

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

Question 28

what are the five aggregates

Answer 28

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

Question 29

name the 5 aggregates

Answer 29

form, sensation, perception, mental formations, consciousness

Question 30

what are the 4 noble truths

Answer 30

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

Question 31

name the 4 noble truths

Answer 31

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

Question 32

name the 4 noble truths (buddhist names)

Answer 32

dukka, samudaya, nirodha, magga

Question 33

explain the first noble truth

Answer 33

(suffering - first mark of existence)

Question 34

explain the second noble truth

Answer 34

what causes suffering? - craving or attachment, 3 poisons

Question 35

buddhist term for attachment

Answer 35

tanha

Question 36

what is the influence of the 2nd noble truth

Answer 36

awareness of craving and attachment

Question 37

explain the 3rd noble truth

Answer 37

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

Question 38

what influence does the 3rd noble truth have

Answer 38

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

Question 39

explain the 4th noble truth

Answer 39

how to end suffering - by following the eightfold path

Question 40

whats the eightfol path a part of

Answer 40

the threefold way

Question 41

what are the three different parts of threefold way

Answer 41

moral conduct, mental discipline, wisdom

Question 42

what are the parts to moral conduct (ethics)

Answer 42

right speech, right action, right livlehood

Question 43

what are the parts to mental discipline (meditation)

Answer 43

right mindfulness, right concentration, right effort

Question 44

what are the parts to wisdom (pranja)

Answer 44

right understanding, right intention

Question 45

how does the eightfold path influence them

Answer 45

meditating more ultimately leading to greater understanding, continuous practising

Question 46

what is the Ahrat

Answer 46

Therevadan; someone who has become enlightened

Question 47

what is the Bodhisattva

Answer 47

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

Question 48

what is the Bodhisattva vow

Answer 48

"However innumerable sentient beings are; i vow to save them"

Question 49

How does a mahayana buddhist become a bodhisattva

Answer 49

by following the 6 perfections

Question 50

what are the 6 perfections

Answer 50

generosity, morality, patience, energy, meditation, wisdom