Buddhism Flashcards

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Jain

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Believes bad karma needs to be burned away by fasting

Put Jain and ascenticism together = Jain ascenticism

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Asceticism

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Any practice where you deny needs of body for religious benefits (food, sleep)

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What’s was Buddhas real name

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Siddhartha Guatama

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What caste was Sidd.

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Warrior/ruler caste

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What age did he leave the palace for the very 1st time

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29

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What four passing sights did he see

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1-) Old man, decrepit and feeble
2-) loathsomely diseased man
3-) corpse being prepared for cremation
4-) meditating holy man

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What 6 year quest did Sidd set out on

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The Great Renunciation

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Sidd resolves to seek a middle path, what’s that

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Between self denial and self indulgence

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Who is Mara

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The tempter that tempted Sidd

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Rahula?

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SIDS son

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Bodhi

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The experience of Nirvana

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Nirvana

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The extinction of desire and attachment

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Define Buddha

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One who has awakened

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What age does he die?

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80

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How many years later was his story written down

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350

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What are the 3 Jewels

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1-) The Buddha
2-) the Dharma
3-) the Sangyha

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What are the 3 marks of reality?

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1-) anicia- constant change
2-) Anatta-no permanent self identity
3-) dukkha//suffering unsafisfaction

Buddha denies all these

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What are the noble truths

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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

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The 8 fold path

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A guide to intentional living, decreased suffering and inner peace

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What are the 5percepts

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Don’t destroy life, steal,lie, misuse sex and take intoxicants

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What are the 8 folds in the 8fold path?

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1-) right understanding 
2-) right intention  
3-) right speech
4-) right action
5-) right work
6-) right effort 
7-)right mindfulness 
8-) right meditation
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What’s the problem and solution in Buddhism

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Prob: suffering
Sol: nirvana

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The 3 roots of evil

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Delusion> greed>hatred

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Arhat

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Vipassana practice
Insight meditation
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Stupa
A monument housing important Buddhist relics
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Mahayana
``` Greater vehicle Lesser vehicle(monks) ```
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Karuna
Compassion
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Maitreya
The fat Buddha
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Sunyata
Emptiness, lack of inherent being, helps overcome selfish attachment
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Tathata
Suchneas, thatness, recognition of the emptiness of everyday events can reveal true nature of reality
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Pure land/ western paradise
Started by tan luan | Repeat sacred chant to receive it
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Social harmony
Your material abundances gets magnetized so you have time for religious practice and help the community
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Zen
Meditation schools
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Daoist
Simplicity, spontaneity, naturalness
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Bodhidharma
Went to meditate in a cave for 9 years and went cross eyes Told the empire that he won't get any good karma for bad intentions He said idk to who do you think you are
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Prayer flags and prayer wheels
Has a montra on them and when the wind blows them, they beam out good merit so you can get enough karma for the pure land
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Lama
Highly trained monk
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Dalai Lama
Ocean superior one a reincarnated deity
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Madras
Sacred hand gestures
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Mandalas
Sacred cosmic diagrams