Mock Budhism Flashcards
Festivals
Wesak= Life and teachings of the Buddha
Parinirvana= enlightenment of the Buddha
Five moral precepts
Refrain from taking life= they won’t kill or harm animals/ people.
Refrain from intoxicants= no drugs/ alcohol/ medicine
Refrain from wrong speech = no gossip or being horrible
Death rituals
(Tibet) sky burial= chuck a body off a cliff, let vultures eat remains, they gain good karma when eaten.
Cremation= keep bones on shrine for good karma
Wrap in white cloth= face them west towards pure land
Shrines
Rupa= Buddha statue for reminder.
Meditation= chanting= mindfulness + enlightenment
Offerings= fruit/ candles/ incense/ flowers = shows respect,= good karma
Meditation
Samatha= Calming/focusing/ shrines/ breathing = concentrates the mind
Vipassana = visualisation (Rupa, sand patterns)/ walking/ breathing
Texts with the life of Buddha
Jakata tales
Life of Buddha and why he rejected wealth
He was wealthy before
Then He saw the four sites
How Buddhas life influences Buddhists
Refrain form sexual misconduct (5 moral precepts) =some monks are celibate and do not have sex or get married.
To not harm living things = Buddhists are pacifists and do not partake in violence/ they are also vegetarian and may refrain from working on places like farms or butchers.
Nirvana teachings
Not a physical place= a state of total peace, where you cease to exist. (Impermanence/ Annica)
Ends the cycle of samsara (death and rebirth)= follow eightfold path (right mind/ right acts) which is the only way to reach nirvana.
The marks of existence (why are they important)
Dukkha (dissatisfaction) =everything leads to suffering= Buddhists have to accept that everything causes suffering in order to reach full understanding and reach nirvana.
Anatta (no soul) = Buddhists shed their personal identity and accept that they are not individuals to become monks and enlightened.
Annica (impermanence) = Buddhists accept that nothing stays the same in life.
