Midterm study Flashcards
Atman
concept of self, individual self/soul
Samsara
cyclical existence, characterized by suffering (dukkha-opposite of nirvana)
Karma
intentional action/moral causality or doing
The Buddha
he is empty, one of the 3 jewels
The middle path
accepts rice and milk from sujata, between asceticism and indulgence
Nirvana
main goal of the Buddhists, complete liberation and enlightenment
Dharma
buddhist teaching and practice in general, one of the 3 jewels
Sangha
community of monks and nuns: world renouncing/moral percepts, monastic regulations
Three marks of existence
suffering, impermanence, no-self
The four noble truths
1: The truth of suffering
2: The cause of suffering
3: The cessation of suffering
4: The path to cessation (Eightfold path)
The truth of suffering
truth: old age, sickness and death
aspects: impermanence in things and events, dissatisfaction
The cause of suffering
DESIRE AND CRAVING
desire for : sensual pleasures, existence, non-existence
aspects: anger/hatred, greed, delusion/ignorance, attachments
Anatman
means no self, not permanent, not inter dependent, compounded (made up of parts), existing as a process of change,
Mahayana Buddhist
has a thought of two great themes
Compassion: Bodhisattva
Wisdom: Emptiness
Bodhisattva
The mahayana ideal : a) savior figure; object of worship
b) personal vow/religious goal
= compassion
vow: “Save all sentient beings”
Emptiness
ALL THINGS,FULNESS, =inter being, empty of a permanent , independent “self”, identity or essence, compounded (made of parts)
Buddha
enlightened being, one who has awakened from the sleep of ignorance and achieved freedom from suffering
