Mahayana Buddhism Flashcards
What is a stupa
Originally hemispherical mound built to contain cremation ashes or a sacred relic
Theravada is the ______ of the ___
Way of the elders
Theravada practice focuses on the threefold purification which are?
Morality, concentration and wisdom
What do the three purifications in Theravada buddhism suggest?
Morality: Refrain from doing evil deeds
Concentration: - Cultivation of single pointedness of mind through meditative concentration
Wisdom: Insight into the nature of all things (the three
marks of existence, the five aggregates, the four
noble truths, etc.)
When did Mahayana develop and why?
During the first century BCE, some monks began to aspire to the ideal of the bodhisattva path, rather than that of the arhat
What are the four key innovations of Mahayana Buddhism?
- The boddhisatva Path
- Emptiness
- Luminous Consciousness
- Celestial Buddhas
What does Mahayana Buddhism mean?
The great vehicle
