The Tenants

Question 1

What is dukka?

Answer 1

Suffering

Question 2

Avidya is?

Answer 2

Ignorance

Question 3

Does Buddhism encourage pratityasamutpada? And what is it?

Answer 3

It is understanding and seeing dependent organization.

Question 4

What is tanha?

Answer 4

Craving

Question 5

What is nirvana?

Answer 5

Highest happiness

Question 6

What is samsara?

Answer 6

The cycle of birth and death

Question 7

What is the motivation for doing good things in Buddhism?

Answer 7

Kusala and akusala (good and bad actions) plant seeds in this life or rebirth.

Question 8

What is karma?

Answer 8

Actions that spring from mental intent, that being out a consequence or result.

Question 9

What does the first Nobel truth explain?

Answer 9

Explains suffering
Suffering of mental illness, growing old and dying.
Stress for trying onto things that are constantly hanging
Subtle dissatisfaction because all things are changing

Question 10

Second Nobel truth?

Answer 10

Explains the origin of suffering, craving. Which is conditioned by ignorance of that truth

Question 11

Third Nobel truth?

Answer 11

Cessation of suffering

Question 12

Fourth Nobel truth?

Answer 12

A path to the cessation of suffering. Called the Nobel eightfold path

Question 13

What is the Nobel eightfold path’s three divisions?

Answer 13

Wisdom,
Ethical conduct,
Concentration

Question 14

Wisdom has two factors what are they?

Answer 14

Right view (or understanding)
Right intention (or right thought)

Question 15

Ethical conduct consists of three factors what are they?

Answer 15

Right speech
Right action
Right livelihood

Question 16

Concentration involves what factors?

Answer 16

Right effort
Right mindfulness
Right concentration