The Self in the Oriental/ Eastern Thought Perspective Flashcards
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddhism
Believes that the self is the source of all sufferings.
Buddhism
Believes that it is our quest to forget about the self, forget the cravings of the self, break the attachments you have with the world, and to renounce the self in order to attain the state of Nirvana.
Buddhism
was also known as Buddha which translates to The Enlightened One.
Siddhartha Gautama
Three types of Buddhism:
THERAVADA BUDHISM
MAHAYANA BUDDHISM
TIBETAN BUDDHISM
Believes that an individual’s action (karma) – the bad or good actions that the individual performed in a previous life determines his or her caste.
Hinduism
Third world largest religion with over 1.25 billion followers
Hinduism
The oldest religion in the world
Hinduism
What is the earliest known sacred text of Hinduism?
Vedas
Believes that actions in the past (previous life) will affect your present life.
Hinduism
Believes in Karma and Reincarnation
Hinduism
a Chinese philosophy attributed to Lao Tzu
Taoism
Believes that self does not exist without the existence of the other.
Taoism
Believes that the self as a separate identity is supported by the equal and opposite sensation of otherness.
Taoism
also known as Daoism
Taoism