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World Religions Weeks 17 Flashcards

1
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Buddhism is ___ largest world religion

A

fourth

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2
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Founder was

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Siddhartha Gautama, 6th centry BC

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3
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Maya means

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an illusion

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Moksha means

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salvation

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5
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Siddharta was raised…

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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

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Siddharta ventured out and learned about…

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sickness, oldness, death, and a monk who found peace and happiness and decided he wanted to follow

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At 30 Prince Siddhartha left his wife and newborn son to search for…

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Enlightenment

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When he discarded his princely garb and left everything, this is known as

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Great Renunciation

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After 6 years, sat under fig tree and attained enlightenment and become the first…

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Buddha

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Buddha means

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Enlightened One, Awakened One

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11
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symbol of Buddhism is

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Wheel of Dharma

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12
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The hub of the wheel reporesents

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Nirvana

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13
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Eight spokes represent the

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Noble Eightfold path

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14
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Two schools of thought include

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Theravada, Mahayana

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15
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Key text is the

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Tapitika

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16
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Tapitika known as

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Three Baskets (three main sections)

17
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Three baskets…

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passed on orally by monks and nuns until written down

18
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Three Tapitika are…

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Sutta-Pitaka (sermons and dialogues), Vinaya-Pitaka (rules for monks and nuns), and Abhidhamma Pitaka (philosophical teachings)

19
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Not founded on metaphysical or theological, but rather…

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psychological

20
Q

Initial orientation is to the _____ ______ rather than a divine reality

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human reality

21
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They were not spiritually based, they were…

A

mentally and physically based

22
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Dukkha means

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suffering, misery, frustration…

23
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The Middle Path

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is the balanced path between two extremes of life of pleasure and mortification, which are profitless

24
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Dharma in Buddhism means

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The Doctrine, Four Noble truths

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