Chapter 4 - Buddhism Flashcards
What does Buddha mean?
The Awakened One
What is Buddha’s name?
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddha’s mom’s name?
Maya, died a week after giving birth to the Buddha
What are the 4 Passing Sights?
When Buddha saw a crooked and toothless man, a corpse being taken for cremation, and a Sannyasin.
Who is a Sannyasin?
a wandering holy man, a renunciate, who had no possessions but seemed to be at peace.
At age 29…
Buddha realized that the suffering he had just encountered made him question the meaning of human experience and put him into depression.
Buddha escaped the palace while everyone was asleep and became one of the peasants, with nothing but questions. What was that event called?
Great Going Forth
At age 35…
He was enlightened (Bodhi) in which he reached a state of profound understanding.
At age 80…
Buddha died
What are the 3 Jewels?
Buddha, Dharma, Dukkha
Thought of as an ideal human being whom other human beings should imitate
Buddha
means the sum total of Buddhist teachings about how to view the world and how to live properly
Dharma
the community of monks and nuns
Sangha
What are the 3 Marks of Reality?
Anichcha, Anatta, Dukkha.
Anichcha
Constant Change
Anatta
There’s no permanent soul
Dukkha
Constant suffering, misery (You paid the bills, but in a few days you got to pay more)
What are the Four Noble Truths?
To live is to suffer. (EXISTS)
Suffering comes from desire. (CAUSE)
To end suffering, End desire. (END)
Release from suffering is possible and can be attained by following the Noble Eightfold Path (RELEASE)
Ahimsa
No Harm
What is Samsara?
constant rebirth and the attendant suffering; the everyday world of change
What is Nirvana?
the release from suffering and rebirth brings inner peace
What is Moksha?
Liberation
Theravada Buddhism
The way of the Elders
A person who reached Nirvana
Arhat
The three “baskets” or collections of Buddhist texts are called…
Tripitaka
a scared text, especially one said to record the words of the Buddha
Sutra
A shrine, usually in the shape of a dome, used to mark Buddhist relics or sacred sites
Stupa
Mahayana Buddhism
THE BIG VEHICLE
Compassion, empathy
Karuna
“The Enlightenment being”; in Mahayana, a person of deep compassion, especially one who does not enter nirvana but constantly reborn to help others; a heavenly being of compassion
Bodhisattva
the three bodies of the Buddha are called…
Trikaya
Cosmic Buddha nature
Dharmakaya
Historical Buddhas
Nirmanakaya
Celestial Buddhas
Sambhogakaya
Maitreya
Buddha expected to appear on earth in the future
Amitabha
Buddha of the Western Paradise, a bliss-body Buddha in Mahayana
Guanyin
A popular bodhisattva of compassion in Mahayana
Shunyata
The Mahayana notion of emptiness, meaning that the universe is empty of permanent reality.
Tathata
thatness, thusness, suchness; the uniqueness of each changing moment of reality
Mandala
A circular design containing deities, geometric forms, symbols, and so on that represent totality, the self or the universe.
Dhyana
Meditation; focusing of the mind
Satori
the enlightened expirience
Koan
a question that cannot be answered logically; a technique used to test consciousnesses and bring awakening.
Vajrayana Buddhism
THE DIAMOND VEHICLE - symbolizes compassion
Lama
a Tibetan Buddhist teacher; a title of honor often given to all Tibetan monks.
Dalai Lama
The Ocean Superior One
Vajra
The Diamond scepter used in Tibetan and other types of Buddhist ritual, symbolizing compassion
Mudra
A symbolic hand gesture
