Budhism Flashcards
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
He became known as Buddha –> (the first enlightened one) –> taught others how to liberate themselves from suffering
Prince going to become a king and his parents shelter his from poverty and negativity. He leaves his fam to pursue spiritual hopes.
What are the four noble truths of Buddhism?
1) Suffering Exists
2) Suffering arises from attachment to desire
3) Suffering ends when attachment to desire ends
4) freedom of suffering is possible by following the 8-fold-path
What is the Eightfold Path?
REJECT severe self discipline or avoiding indulgence but also REJECT luxury.
Embrace the “middle path” –> the avoidance of 2 extremities
End desire
Goal of 4 Noble truths ?
End Samsara
How do you end samsara?
One can end samsara by following the 4 Noble truths and the 8-fold-path
What is it called when a person has achieved peace and ended the cycle of samsara?
It is called Nirvana
How did Buddhism spread?
After Buddhas deaths followers spread his teaching through India then Asia
Who was an early convert to Buddhism?
Emperor Asako, ruler of India
What are two branches of Buddhism?
Mahayana and Theravada
Theravada: more serious, dedicated entire life to Buddhism
Mahayana: new meaning of Nirvana, more chill, lesser importance of Siddhartha Gautama
What is the belief of Buddhism?
People suffer when things are lost THEREFORE people are happier when they have less-to-lose
Buddhism is about acknowledging that in life people suffer and how one dead with the suffering
What is the Soul called in Buddhism?
anatta
What are the 4 terms that Buddhism and Hinduism share?
1) Moksha
2) Samsara
3) Karma
4) Dharma
Buddhism belief on Moksha?
Buddhists believe that everything in life is constantly changing so when none reaches Moksha then ones Anatta can finally leave the cycle of samsara and the Anatta can FINALLY die.
How to achieve Moksha faster?
to achieve Moksha faster one can become a … Nun or Monk
