FINAL: Buddhism Flashcards
the Buddha’s birth name was Siddhartha, which means
one who has achieved his goal
according to the miraculous birth story o the Buddha, he is born and takes seven steps forward declaring
this is my final rebirth, I will have no more after this
the demon that tempts the Buddha during his meditation in Bodh Gaya is named
Mara
the notion of emptiness in Buddhism does not mean that things don’t exist, but rather that things are empty of
inherent existence
according to the medical metaphor, the Noble Truth of Suffering (Dukkha) can be described as the
disease
in the Tripitika the Vinaya Pitika refers to
monastic rulers
there are ___ noble truths in Buddhism
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Tathagata means
one who has thus gone
before his birth, it was prophesized that Siddhartha Guatama would either become a great___ or a great ____
ruler, sage
Siddhartha Guatama grew up in ___ until his mid to late twenties when he left for ____
a palace, ascetic life
while sitting under the ____ tree Siddhartha reaches enlightenment and is then known as ____
Bodhi, Buddha
the Buddha’s first sermon in Deer Park was a teaching on
the middle way
Anatman refers to the doctrine of
non-souls
in Buddhism, one cures oneself of dukkha by following
the Noble Eightfold Path
the term nirvana means
extinguished
