UTS Flashcards
Meaning of Sanatana Dharma
Eternal Law
ancient Hindu scripture which teaches that the ultimate ground of the universe is one grounded with the thinker himself.
Upanishads
is both unknowable & impersonal. Source of all living things. Fullness towards all beings are directed. True self of all beings
Brahman
Three forms, which is the Creator?
Brahma
He is the Preserver
Vishnu
He is the Destroyer
Shiva
Annamayatman
Material or physical covering of the man
Manomayatman
Psychological aspect
Biological Layer
Pranamayatman
Intellectual layer
Vijnamamayatman
Anandamayatman
the part that encounters heaven
Believes that the soul migrates from the body upon death and re-enters another physical being. A.k.a. REINCARNATION
Samsara
Moksha
Cycle of Rebirth
The sum and consequences of person’s actions during the phases of person’s existence.
Karma
Who founded Buddhism
Siddharta Gautama
Buddha means?
The Enlightened One
State the four noble truths
- Pain and Suffering
- The need of man’s sensual desire is the cause of suffering
- Suffering only ends when man stops his sensual longings
- The path that leads to the ending of suffering is called “The Eightfold Path”
What are the Buddhist terms for the four noble truths?
- Pain and Suffering - Dukkha
- The need of man’s sensual desire is the cause of suffering - Samudaya
- Suffering only ends when man stops his sensual longings - Nirodha
- The path that leads to the ending of suffering is called “The Eightfold Path” - Marga
The proper understanding of the four noble truths
Right Viewpoint
Right Aspiration
Which must go beyond the self
Right Speech
which requires the right words to show courtesy and respect for others
Not to kill, steal, lie, have illicit sexual relations and taking intoxicating drinks
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Not doing harm or causes pain to others
Right Effort
Maintaining life properly moving toward enlightenment
Right Concentration
Controlling one’s feelings, imagination, illusion, and self-deception
By not giving unnecessary attention to anything that hinders the attainment of enlightenment or true knowledge
Right Contemplation
Man’s 5 Aggregates or Skandhas
Matter, Sensation, Perception, Mind, Consciousness
What is Namarupa?
Mind-body integration.
When will Namarupa cease to exist?
When the skandhas will disintegrate
separate man from the true nature of the self (ignorance).
Greed, Hatred and Delusions
Man should strive to be liberated from ignorance to attain?
Nirvana