World Religions Weeks 17 Flashcards
Buddhism is ___ largest world religion
fourth
Founder was
Siddhartha Gautama, 6th centry BC
Maya means
an illusion
Moksha means
salvation
Siddharta was raised…
sheltered because he was a prince and father did not want him to be influenced by world around him to king built three pleasure places with anything the price desired
Siddharta ventured out and learned about…
sickness, oldness, death, and a monk who found peace and happiness and decided he wanted to follow
At 30 Prince Siddhartha left his wife and newborn son to search for…
Enlightenment
When he discarded his princely garb and left everything, this is known as
Great Renunciation
After 6 years, sat under fig tree and attained enlightenment and become the first…
Buddha
Buddha means
Enlightened One, Awakened One
symbol of Buddhism is
Wheel of Dharma
The hub of the wheel reporesents
Nirvana
Eight spokes represent the
Noble Eightfold path
Two schools of thought include
Theravada, Mahayana
Key text is the
Tapitika
Tapitika known as
Three Baskets (three main sections)
Three baskets…
passed on orally by monks and nuns until written down
Three Tapitika are…
Sutta-Pitaka (sermons and dialogues), Vinaya-Pitaka (rules for monks and nuns), and Abhidhamma Pitaka (philosophical teachings)
Not founded on metaphysical or theological, but rather…
psychological
Initial orientation is to the _____ ______ rather than a divine reality
human reality
They were not spiritually based, they were…
mentally and physically based
Dukkha means
suffering, misery, frustration…
The Middle Path
is the balanced path between two extremes of life of pleasure and mortification, which are profitless
Dharma in Buddhism means
The Doctrine, Four Noble truths
