Three Marks Of Existence Flashcards
Ahat is dukka
Dukkha means suffering
Buddhism neliefs about dukkha
Suffering is inevitable
Thr Buddha left his life of luxury to finally an answer to suffering
Buddhists try to rrudence suffering by following the Buddhas teaching
What are 4 physical states of suffering
Birth
Old age
Sickness
Death
What are the 3 mental causes of suffering
Separation from someone or something you love
Contact with someone/thing you dislike
Not being able to achieve your desires
What is a quotation about suffering
“What I teach is suffering and the cessation of suffering” the Buddha in the majhima nikaya
What is ordinary suffering
Physical and mental pain
What is suffering because of change
Caused by losing something good
What is suffering because of attachment
Dissatisfaction with life as a result of craving
What is the chariot story of King nirohdha part 1
A monk went to King Milinda and thr kind asked the monk his name
The monk answered but said that there was no person behind the name
The kink was confused and answered with an analogy of the chariot
What is the chariot story of King nirodha part 2
A chariot is made up of different parts
The term xhariot refers to all the parts
There is no chariot independent of the parts
A person exists but only because of the parts they are made up of
There is no separate self that is independent of these parts
What sre the first 3 aggregates
Form-our bodies
Sensation- our feelings
Perception- our ways of interpreting and understanding things