Buddhist key terms and Christian Practices Flashcards by Shine Gobu

What is Anicca?

The impermanent nature of all things, everything is always changing

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What are the 3 types of Anicca?

Change in living things
Change in non living things
Change in the mind

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What is Anatta?

No independent or permanent self

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What is Dukkha?

Suffering, all life is unsatisfactory

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What are the 3 types of Dukkha?

Ordinary pain and suffering
Suffering caused by change
Suffering caused by attachment

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What is the Lakshanas?

Collective term for the 3 universal truths, Anicca, Anatta, Dukkha

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What are the Skhandas/Aggregates?

The 5 elements that make up a human being- Form, Sensation, Perception, Mental formations, Consciousness
- always changing, show there is no fixed self

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What are the 4 noble truths?

Dukkha
Samudaya
Nirodha
Magga
(dead soldiers never move)

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What is Dukkha in the 4 noble truths?

The truth of suffering

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What is Samudaya?

Suffering is caused by tanha (attachment)

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What is Nirodha?

Suffering can end

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What is Magga?

The cure to end suffering, the middle way/8 fold path

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What is the 3 fold way?

The way of mental training, the way of wisdom, the way of morality.
- 3 groups of the 8 fold path

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What is Pratitya Samutpada?

The law of cause and effect: everything in the universe is caused, many of these causes are linked together in a web

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What is Sunyata?

Mahayana concept that all things are empty. All things are made up of different parts, they have no essence that is their own

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What is Renunciation?

When a Theravada monk promises to give up the world and live a life free from tanha/ the 3 poisons

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What is Tanha?

Craving/Attachment

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What are the 3 types of tanha?

Attachment to the senses
Attachment to being something your not
Attachment not to be something you are or you are experiencing

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What is a Buddha?

The “awakened one”, an enlightened being who has abandoned the 3 poisons

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What is Buddhahood?

The highest level of enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism. To unlock Buddha Nature and wish for peace for all living beings

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What is Tathagatagarba?

The Mahayana doctrine that states all sentient beings have the potential to unlock Buddhahood

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What is Enlightenment?

A mind which is free from suffering

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What is Nirvana?

A mind which is permanently free from suffering

What is Paranirvana?

A Mahayana festival celebrating the Buddha’s death and was no longer reborn

What is an Arhat?

Theravada term for someone who has destroyed the 3 poisons through following the 8 fold path. Only monks can achieve this, they will never be reborn again

What is a Bodhisattva?

An enlightened being in the state of Nirvana who delays their Paranirvana to help others free from suffering. They have a mind always driven by compassion

What is Ahimsa?

Non harm to all living beings

What are the 4 Brahma Viharas?

the 4 sublime states - metta - karuna - upekkha - mudita

What is Metta?

Loving kindness to all living beings.

What is Karuna?

Compassion

What is Upekkha?

Peace

What is Mudita?

Joy

What is the Dhammapada?

The collective sayings of the Buddha

What is Dana?

Giving - ie to alms bowls of Monks

What is Punna?

Making merit - ie dana

What are the Pancha Sila?

The 5 precepts - 5 guidelines for living a good life

What are the 6 Paramitas?

the 6 perfections practiced by Mahayana Buddhists to become a Bodhisattva - Wisdom - Generosity - Morality - Patience - Diligence - Concentration

What is Samsara?

The continual cycle of death, birth and rebirth

What is the World of Samsara?

The world of suffering where creatures are continuously reborn

What is Karma?

Action

What is Rebirth?

Being reborn as a result of a sentient beings previous actions

What is Mediation?

Focusing the mind in order to achieve concentration, clarity, positive emotions and positive perception. (linked to the aggregates

What is Samatha?

Calming mediation which focuses on one thing only ie kasina, breathing Usually before Vipassana meditation

What is Mettabhavana?

Loving Kindness meditation, practiced to cultivate loving kindness towards all living beings

What is Vipassana?

“Insight” meditation enabling the individual to see the true nature of things. Practiced by Theravada Buddhists Concentrate on the body or its sensation

What is Vassa?

The rainy season before Kathina - Theravada tradition

What is Kathina?

Theravada Festival to celebrate end of Vassa, robes are given to the monks

What is Omnibenevolent?

The state of being all loving and infinitely good- a characteristic often attributed to God

What is Omnipotent?

The all-powerful, almighty and unlimited nature of God.

What is the Trinity?

The three persons of God; God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

What is the Incarnation?

God becoming human in the form of Jesus

What is Atonement?

The belief that Jesus’ death on the cross healed the rift between humans and God

What is the Resurrection?

The belief that Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday, conquering death

What is a Sacraments?

An outward sign of an invisible and inward blessing by God. For example; Baptism, Eucharist.

What is Evangelism?

Preaching of the gospel to others with the intention of converting others to the Christian faith