Buddhism Flashcards
(41 cards)
Jain
Believes bad karma needs to be burned away by fasting
Put Jain and ascenticism together = Jain ascenticism
Asceticism
Any practice where you deny needs of body for religious benefits (food, sleep)
What’s was Buddhas real name
Siddhartha Guatama
What caste was Sidd.
Warrior/ruler caste
What age did he leave the palace for the very 1st time
29
What four passing sights did he see
1-) Old man, decrepit and feeble
2-) loathsomely diseased man
3-) corpse being prepared for cremation
4-) meditating holy man
What 6 year quest did Sidd set out on
The Great Renunciation
Sidd resolves to seek a middle path, what’s that
Between self denial and self indulgence
Who is Mara
The tempter that tempted Sidd
Rahula?
SIDS son
Bodhi
The experience of Nirvana
Nirvana
The extinction of desire and attachment
Define Buddha
One who has awakened
What age does he die?
80
How many years later was his story written down
350
What are the 3 Jewels
1-) The Buddha
2-) the Dharma
3-) the Sangyha
What are the 3 marks of reality?
1-) anicia- constant change
2-) Anatta-no permanent self identity
3-) dukkha//suffering unsafisfaction
Buddha denies all these
What are the noble truths
1-) life is Dukkha
2-) suffering originates in selfish desire
3-) suffering ceases if all desire ceases
4-) to eliminate desire follow the noble 8 fold path
The 8 fold path
A guide to intentional living, decreased suffering and inner peace
What are the 5percepts
Don’t destroy life, steal,lie, misuse sex and take intoxicants
What are the 8 folds in the 8fold path?
1-) right understanding 2-) right intention 3-) right speech 4-) right action 5-) right work 6-) right effort 7-)right mindfulness 8-) right meditation
What’s the problem and solution in Buddhism
Prob: suffering
Sol: nirvana
The 3 roots of evil
Delusion> greed>hatred
Arhat
Worthy one