three marks of existence

Question 1

Anicca

Answer 1

Impermanence

Question 2

Anatta

Answer 2

No-self

Question 3

Dukkha

Answer 3

Suffering

Question 4

3 types of suffering Cush

Answer 4

1. Dukkha-dukkha
2. Viparinama-dukkha
3. Sankhara-dukkha

Question 5

The Buddha quote suffering

Answer 5

‘Suffering, I teach a way out of suffering.’

Question 6

Snelling

Answer 6

‘Dukkha touches everything that exists.’

Question 7

Chariot analogy

Answer 7

King Milinda asks Nagasena where is the chariot. It is just different parts that make up a chariot, in the same way it’s different parts that make up a self.

Question 8

Cush anatto quote

Answer 8

‘Complete loss in the delusion of self is equivalent to enlightenment.’

Question 9

Bartley

Answer 9

‘Belief in one’s own identity is a form of selfish clinging that leads to suffering and clinging.’

Question 10

Mahathera Nyanatiloka

Answer 10

Anatta is the teaching that holds Buddhism together.

Question 11

Thera

Answer 11

‘Existence can only be understood if these three basic facts are comprehended.’

Question 12

Harvey 1

Answer 12

Not all change is bad. For example, the change from sickness to health or from stress to calm.

Question 13

Harvey 2

Answer 13

The teaching of annica is essential as everything is impermanent bar nibbana.