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GCSE EDUQAS RS: Route A - Buddhism - BELIEFS Flashcards

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Describe the time period the Buddha was born into

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  • Believed in the undying atman - caste system where youcare birn into ur status - belief in samsara - belief in dharma - polytheistic relgion (hinduism)
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Describe the Buddha’s early life

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  • mother had a dream with white elephant holding lotus leaf went round her 3 times and entered her womb - interpreters said he would be great king or religious leader - took 7 steps and lotus flowers bloomed - When born Siddhartha said “this is the final birth there are no more rebirths” - his mother died 7 days after birth - he was shielded from suffering in the palace - married yasodhara at 16 - gave birth to son rahula at 29
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What are the 4 sights

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Old age. Sickness. Corpse (dead body). Astetic (OSCA)

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Explain why the 4 sights are important

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  • lead to his renunciation - showed his life in the palace was an illusion - proves teachings of annica and duhkka - painful aspects of human life which are unavoidable
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Describe what happened after Siddhartha saw the 4 sights

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  • led to his renunciation - practiced yoga with an asthetic - practiced starvation with an asthetic - meditated under the bodhi tree - tempted by demon mara reached enlightenment
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Explain why the events leading to enlightenment are important

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  • enlightenment created the dharma - adds authority to the buddha’s teachings - shows that attaining enlightenment is difficult - gives buddhists a reason to meditate
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Describe buddhists beliefs in nirvana

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  • Buddhists believe it is split into nirvana and parinirvana - Theravada buddhists believe it takes multiple lifetimes to reach nirvana - Mahayana Buddhists believe Nirvana is having a different perception of the same thing - mahayana Buddhists want to delay entry to parinirvana to help others - Zen Buddhist believe we get glimpses into nirvana when we are fully in the moments
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Explain why Nirvana is important

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  • Goal of Buddhism - other buddhists beliefs pout towards it eg 4 noble truths - Buddha shows reaching nirvana is possible - Shapes Buddhists religious life eg meditation
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Explain why the Dharma is important ? (DHARMA)

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  • Discovered by the buddha - Human life - Accepting these truths - Refuges- discovered by the buddha - Marks of existance and dependant origination - Anology of the Raft
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Describe Buddhist beliefs about the Dharama

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  • created by the buddha - human life is understood through it - has info to reach nirvana - one of the 3 marks of existance - one of the 3 jewels
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Describe Buddhist beliefs about Anicca

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  • All things are impermanent - one of the 3 marks of existance - nothing remains the same - must accept to remove suffering - was shown in the 4 sights
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Explain why anicca is important (ANICCA)

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  • All things are impermanent - Nothing stays the same - Illustrated by the human body - Clinging - we cling to things as if they are permanent - Contradiction - siffering comes when our clingning is confronted - Acceptance - acceptance of annica is nessesary to remove suffering
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Describe Buddhist teachings on dukkha (SUFFER)

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  • Suffering - covers all types - Unavoidable - part of samsara - Four sights illustrate dukkha - First noble truth - starting point of religion - Escaping suffering is the purpose of buddhism - Related to anicca and annata - if yu dont understand them it will lead to suffereing
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Explain why dukkha is important (SUFFER)

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  • Suffering - covers all types - Unavoidable - part of samsara - Four sights illustrate dukkha - First noble truth - starting point of religion - Escaping suffering is the purpose of buddhism - Related to anicca and annata - if yu dont understand them it will lead to suffereing
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Describe buddhist teachings on annata

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  • No permanent self - no unchanginf self/ego - Only a bundle of parts (skhandas) - School anology - Ego is an illusion - Links to annica - applied to human anture - Freeyourself from the self -to no longer suffer
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Explain why Annata is important (NOSELF)

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  • No permanent self - no unchanginf self/ego - Only a bundle of parts (skhandas) - School anology - Ego is an illusion - Links to annica - applied to human anture - Freeyourself from the self -to no longer suffer
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Explain/describe pratityasamutpada (chains)

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Chain of cause and effect Human life - shows it Attain Nirvana - break the links Interconnected Nindas - Tibetan wheel depicts it as this Samsara - keeps us trapped

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What are the 4 noble truths

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Suffering (dukkha) the origin of suffering (samudaya) the cessation of suffering (nirodha) the oath to the cessation of suffering (magga)

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Describe the 4 noble truths

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1st - teaches there are 3 types of suffering. Ordinary suffering, suffering of change and suffering of existence 2nd the cause of suffering is tanha which is craving it keeps us trapped in samsara 3rd - once we no longer crave we no longer suffer 4th - follow the eightfold path also known as the middle way

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Explain why the 4 noble truths are important

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  • first thing he taught after enlightenment - sets a path to reach enlightenment - guide on how to live their lives and treat people - explains cause of suffering
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describe the 3 poisons

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  • they are the 3 kleshas - cause mental and physical suffering - ignorance (of the nature of reality) - greed ( of our desires) - hatred
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What are the animals for the 3 poisons

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pig - ignore cockerel - greed snake - hatred

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Describe how to combat the three poisons

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generosity - greed compassion and loving kindness( metta and karuna) - hatred wisdom - ignorance

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What is the eightfold path

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Vampires - right view, in - right intention, space - right speech, actually - right action, like - right livelihood, eating - right effort, moaning - right mindfulness, children - right concentration

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What are the 3 different branches of the eightfold path

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The way of wisdom ( view, intention,) the way of morality (speech,action,livelihood) the way of meditation (effort, mindfulness, concentration)

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Explain why the eightfold path is important

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  • provides a way to escape suffering and reach samsara - way of wisdom allows people to see the world the right way being the starting point of a buddhist’s journey - way of morality shapes the way buddhists act and is a way to accumulate good karma - way of meditation helps buddhists train their mind to avoid negative thoughts
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What is an opposing perspective of the eightfold path

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Pure land buddhism don’t follow the eightfold path instead they call soon Amitabha

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Describe the 5 moral precepts

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  1. to abstain from harming living beings act with loving kindness 2. to abstain from taking what was not given act with generosity 3. to abstain from sexual misconduct act with simplicity and contentment 4. to abstain from false speech act with truthful communication 5. to abstain from taking intoxicants that harm the mind act with mindfulness
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Explain why the five moral precepts are important

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  • inform buddhists on how they should treat people - shape buddhist responses to real world ethical issues - shows way to act to gain good karma - part of buddhists spiritual life(chants)
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Give an opposing view to the 5 moral precepts

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  • karma keeps us trapped in samsara wether good or bad so in order to escape we must move beyond acting with good ethics
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Describe the 5 skandhas

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From, sensation, perception, mental formation, consciousness

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What is a source of authority for the 5 skandhas ?

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Nagasena and the chariot shows we are just made up of parts like a chariot is made from parts

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Explain why the 5 skandhas are important (HEAPS)

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Helps us understand annata Ever changing heaps Attachment to 5 skandhas causes suffering Perceiving the reality - reduces attachment Self - is an illusion

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Describe sunyata (EMPTY)

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Empty Mahayana Process - of arriving and passing away You can’t see the whole picture - judgements of events are always relative

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Explain why sunyata is important

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  • links together key buddhist teachings such as annica and pratityasamutpada - encourages us not to make judgments - treat other people with compassion as we are connected with them - everything is a process
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Describe Tathagatagarbha (HONEY)

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Have buddha nature - mahayana Obscured by stains Negative mental state - kleshas Explained by analogy of the bees - honey and bees You are already a buddha

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