Real QuickBuddha’s Life Revision Stuff Flashcards
When was Buddha born?
C. 2500 years ago
What does Buddha mean
Awakened one
What does Siddhartha mean
Perfect fulfilment
What scripture tells the story of the Buddhas life
Jataka
Unusual things about the Buddhas birth
7 steps, roared, last rebirth, lotus flowers
What did Asiata prophercise?
Becoming great king/ becoming great spiritual leader if questioned suffering
How did the prophecy affect his upbringing?
Lived in luxury, no decay or suffering seen
Name the 4 sights
Old man, sick man, dead man
What do the first 3 sights represent?
That suffering and decay are a part of life
What did the forth sight represent?
A way to seek overcoming suffering
Define ‘reunciation’
To give up or let go
Who did the Buddha meet
5 ascetics
What is asceticism
A life of physical denial
How did the Buddha deny himself
Starvation
Why did Buddha turn away from asceticism
It was ineffective- failed to provide an answer to suffering
What did Buddha realise after quitting asceticism
There must be another way between extremes
What did Buddha call the path between the extremes
The Middle Way
What did Buddha decide to do after discovering the Middle Way
Meditate under a peepul tree until he was enlightened
Who tempted Buddha
Mara
What does Mara represent
Self-doubt
What happened in the three watches of the night
Saw past lives, samsara due to karma, 4 noble truths, eightfold path
How is the Buddha viewed in Theravada Buddhism
As an historical figure
Another term for enlightenment
Nirvana
What are the Buddha’s teachings called
3 jewels/ refuges
Name the three jewels (refuges) of Buddhism
Buddha, dharma, sangha
