U8 L3 World Religions: Buddhism Flashcards
What are the 4 common characteristics in Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, and Shintoism?
- cyclical viewpoint, life is continuous cycle of death and rebirth
- mythical viewpoint
- nonbook religions
- stress desirability of losing one’s individuality, individual value isn’t exalted
What are examples of Eastern religions?
- Buddhism
- Confucianism
- Hinduism
- Shintoism
What are examples of Western religions?
- Zoroastrianism
- Islam
What are the 4 common characteristics in Zoroastrianism and Islam?
- interpret time from linear perspective
- historical
- centered around sacred book
- enhance individual
Buddhism is an effort to escape from the physical and material world to what?
spiritual world
What was the real name of Buddha?
Siddhartha Gautama
Where was Siddhartha Gautama born? And When?
- Nepal
- 563 BC
Who was Siddhartha Gautama the son of?
- Queen Maha Maya
- King Sudhodanna Gautama
Who warned the king that Siddhartha Gautama his awareness of suffering would make him abandon the throne?
soothsayers
Who are soothsayers?
person claiming to have ability to predict the future
For how many years did Siddhartha Gautama live in a sheltered environment?
30
How many years did Gautama sought religious enlightenment? And through what means?
6, self-mortification
what is self-mortification?
humiliating self by denying pleasures other than life essentials
Under which tree did Gautama recieve his ‘enlightenment’?
bodhi tree
In Gautama’s enlightenment, release from life’s sufferings can be found through what?
nirvana