Philosophy lesson 6 Flashcards
Hinduism
- is the world’s oldest religion.
- is the third-largest religion
- India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
- Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva .
HINDUISM:BELIEVES THAT HUMAN BEING HAVE A DUAL NATURE.
-Empirical Life and Traits.
-Characters Spiritual and immortal essence.
(Bounds with karma)
Karma
means action, work, or deed.
SAMSARA
Continuous cycle of Life.
MOKSHA
Is when one person attains true selfhood or his soul finally unites with Brahman
BRAHMAN
Connotes the highest Universal Principle, the Ultimate Reality in the universe.
ATMAN
TRUE SELF
FOUR PRIMARY VALUES
- WEALTH
- PLEASURE
- DUTY
- ENLIGHTENMENT
BUDDHISM
is one of the world’s largest religions and originated 2,500 years ago in India. Buddhists believe that the human life is one of suffering, and that meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are the ways to achieve enlightenment, or nirvana.
Siddhartha Gautama
-Buddha
-is one who has attained Bodhi;
and by Bodhi is meant wisdom, an ideal state of intellectual and ethical perfection which can be achieved by man through purely human means -(ENLIGHTENED ONE)
FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
- THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SUFFERING (DUKKHA)
- THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING (SAMUDAYA)
- THE TRUTH ABOUT THE END OF SUFFERING (NIRODHA)
- THE TRUTH OF THE PATH THAT ENDS THE SUFFERING (MAGGA)(EIGHTFOLD PATHS)
EIGHTFOLD PATHS
- RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
- RIGHT THOUGHTS
- RIGHT SPEECH
- RIGHT ACTION
- RIGHT LIVELIHOOD
- RIGHT EFFORT
- RIGHT MINDFULNESS
- RIGHT CONCENTRATION
CHRISTIANITY
Christianity is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world’s largest religion, with about 2.4 billion followers
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
An Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. An immensely influential philosopher, theologian, and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism, he is also known within the latter as the Doctor Angelicus, the Doctor Communis, and the Doctor Universalis
“LOVE FOLLOWS KNOWLEDGE”
ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO
-also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian, philosopher, and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa.
“FAITH IS TO BELIEVE WHAT YOU DO NOT SEE; THE REWARD OF THIS FAITH IS TO SEE WHAT YOU BELIEVE.”