Chapter 4 - Buddhism Flashcards
The four passing sights
Old man, sick man, dead man, synnyasin (wandering holy man)
Wandering Holy man
Synnyasin
Gautama decided to scape is Royal life in ventured out into the world
Great going forth
Word that means enlightenment
Bodhi
Word that means the awaken the one
Buddha
The three jewels
Buddah, Dharma, Sangha
The part of the three jewels that is the ideal human being
Buddha
The part of the three jewels that is the sum of all Buddhist teaching, a body of knowledge not a book
Dharma
Part of the three jewels that is a community of monks and nuns
Sangha
What are the two questions
How can we minimize suffering?, How can we attain inner peace?
The three marks of reality
Constant change, lack of permanent identity, the existence of suffering
The mark of reality that says reality is in motion all the time and everything is constantly changing
Constant change, anichcha
The mark of reality that says man has no permanent soul
Lack of permanent identity, Anatta
Mark of reality that says suffering, sorrow, dissatisfaction, and disease all exist
The existence of suffering, dukkha
Please provide the basic truths on life for Buddhists
The four Noble truths
The four Noble truths
Suffering exists, suffering has a cause, suffering has an end, there is a way to attain release from suffering
Release from suffering as possible through the _______
Eightfold Path
The eight fold path
Right: understanding, intentions, speech, action, work, effort, meditation, contemplation
No harm/nonviolence
Ahimsa
Determines birth. Since man has no soul elements of the personality can recombine from one lifetime to another
Karma
The highest goal of Buddhism
Nirvana
Released from suffering in the rebirth. Very few have reached this
Nirvana
Three branches of Buddhism
Theravada, Mahayana, vajrayana
The way of the elders.
Theravada
The big vehicle
Mahayana
The vehicle of the diamond
Vajrayana
One who has reached nirvana through detachment and loss of desire and are often consulted for advice
Arhat
Also known as the three baskets, writings that are a collection of the Buddha sermons and systematic doctrines
Tripitaka
Empathy, kindness. A living awareness of the unity of the universe
Karuna
And enlightened being of deep compassion that refuses to enter Nirvana because they desire to be reborn in order to help others
Bodhisattva
Three body
Trikaya
Our reality is nothing, emptiness, constantly changing
Shunyata
Reality is revealed in each moment
Tathata
A sacred text said to record the words of Buddha
Sutra
Meditation
Zen
Oppose the detachment and loss of desire, enlightenment can occur through the use of the body
Tantric Buddhism
The spiritual leader
Lama
The supreme one
The Dali lama
Founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
