Unit 3 - BUDDHISM

Question 1

What is the Eightfold Path?

Answer 1

1. Right view
2. Right intention
3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood
6. Right effort
7. Right concentration
8. Right mindfulness

Question 2

What are the Four Noble Truths?

Answer 2

• There is suffering
• Suffering has an origin
• Suffering can cease
• There is a path out of suffering

Question 3

What aspects of Hinduism did Buddhism adapt?

Answer 3

• believed to be incarnation of Vishnu

- reincarnation, samsara, karma, dharma, nirvana, raja yoga.

Question 4

What aspects of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?

Answer 4

• Caste system, Hindu rituals, offerings to God, language, etc.

Question 5

What is the Tripitaka?

Answer 5

Principle source for the life and teachings of Buddha.
Consists of:
- Vinaya - Pitaka: Basket of discipline
- Sutta - Pitaka: Basket of Discourse
- Abidhamma - Pitaka: Basket of further teachings

Question 6

How is buddhism a religion?

Answer 6

• Examines the meaning of life
• overall goal beyond this life
• taken on rituals, worship, sacrifices, elaborate scriptures and complex doctrines.

Question 7

How is buddhism a philosophy?

Answer 7

• no sacrifice, worship, prayers, rituals
• rejected principle of authority
• no god