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Insight Flashcards

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what is the concept of Samsara

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samsara refers to the cycle of life, which includes birth, death and rebirth

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what can samsara literally be translated as?

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continuous movement

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why does samsara exist

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people fixate on themselves and their experiences, it comes from ignorance and it causes a state of suffering

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what does the wheel of life include

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6 realms into which the soul is reborn into and the wheel is held by a demon. around the rim the twelve stages of dependent origination

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what does the inner hub of the wheel represent

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the snake, the pig and the cockerel.

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what does the snake represent

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hatred

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what does the pig represent

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ignorance

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what does the Cockerel represent

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greed

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what are the six realms

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  • Gods
  • world of men
  • animals
  • cold and hot hells
  • ghosts
  • titans
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why is the realm of Gods significant and its teachings

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is the highest realm, buddha reminds the Gods of their limited pleasures and warns them of vanity. they encounter a special from of suffering - the illusion of eternity

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significance and teachings of the realm of men

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men suffer from permeant samsaraand they are driven by egoism and ignorance. this realm is the easiest to reach enlightenment

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what is the importance of the parable of the raft

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it teaches people to use Buddhas teachings other then them just being beliefs and not to become attached to them, they are a means to an end

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what is the parable of the raft

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the darmha is like a raft, it helps one cross a river of suffering and reach liberation. however once the shore is reached, the raft is no longer needed and should be abandoned.

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significance and teachings of the realm of animals

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special suffering of animals caused by the oppression from other beings. animals are only concerned with food, sec etc.

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significance and teachings if the hell

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place of torment for those how commit evil deeds. life here is very long. the Buddha also appears in hell, bringing hope and light.

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significance and teachings of the realm of ghosts

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the ghosts are never able to satisfy their hunger and thirst. this is shown in the picture by their tightened throats. the buddha appears with a jar of nectar for the ghosts

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significance and teachings of the realm of titans

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they are permanently at war with the Gods and fighting for their desires. their suffering comes from endless war caused by envy. the Buddha appears as a minister to the titans

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what is the name for dependent origination

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Pratityasamutpada

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19
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what does dependent origination embody.

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the cycle of rebirth and are all connected. these are fund around the realms

20
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what does the Potter represent

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elemental impulses, someone who moulds their own karma

21
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what does the monkey plucking fruit and swinging represent

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consciousness, symbolising ignorance uncontrollably moving from object to object

22
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what does the house with five windows represent

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the sense organs, symbolising the entrances by which we perceive the world

23
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what does a man and a woman kissing represent

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contact, symbolising the consequence of sensual perception

24
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woman offering a drink to a man

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desire, symbolising the weakest link, id we can get rid of desire the whole chain falls apart

25
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a man plucking fruit

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appropriation, we keep the thing we desire for ourselves

26
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why is the Buddha outside the wheel

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he has escaped the cycle pf samsara

27
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what does the image of the wheel teach Buddhists

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that everyone has the potential to reach Nirvana

28
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what does karma mean

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it means action or doing

29
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SOW for Karma as a seed

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“according to the seed that’s sown, So is the fruit you reap there from.”

30
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issues with Karma in society

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people born into poverty or disability may be seen as just having bad karma by Buddhists and treating differently

31
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what is samsaric existence conditioned by

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Annica, Anatta and Dukkha

32
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how was Karma originally understood by Brahmanical society

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is a certain ritual was performed correctly, it would have specific desired results

33
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what did the Buddha teach of the three poisons

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when extinguished then you will experience Nirvana

34
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what are the three marks of existence

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Anatta, Anicca and Dukkha

35
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what does Anicca mean

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impermanence

36
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what does Anatta mean

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not-self

37
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what does Dukkha mean

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suffering

38
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why might non-Buddhist not except Anicca

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God is permanent

39
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what is the teaching of Anatta

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there may be various aspects of our bodies and minds that we may identify with, but we should avoid attachment to the idea of any of these as really ourselves

40
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what to the five khandas make up

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the five aspects of being which make up Dukkha

41
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what are the five khandas

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Matter
sensation
perception
mental formation
consciousness

42
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how many types of Dukkha are there

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three types

43
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what is the first form of Dukkha

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consists of pain and direct unpleasant experience.

44
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what is the second type of Dukkha

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frustration which arises from pleasant experiences being impermanent

45
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what is the third type of Dukkha

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unsatisfactoriness that we experience, e.g. something doesn’t work as well as we thought

46
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“As the wind shakes a weak tree, so does disease shake the body.”
what does this quote suggest by Nagasena

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This simile draws a parallel between the vulnerability of a weak tree in the wind and the fragility of the human body in the face of illness. It highlights the impermanent and precarious nature of physical existence.

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what does nagasena ( a buddhist monk use to teach anatta to the king

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the analogy of the chariot, how much can you take away before it is not a chariot

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