buddhism

Question 1

what are the 4 sights

Answer 1

old man,sick man, dead man, holy man

1st 3 upset him so he became ascetic in order to find happiness

Question 2

what are the 3 poisons

Answer 2

the 3 poisons: ignorance, greed, hate

Question 3

what are the 5 aggregates in theravada / what do they mean

keep remembering it in a specific oder

Answer 3

form, sensation, perception, mental formations, consciousness

5 elements of human body. eg form is body, metal formations are thoughts and sensations are feelings

Question 4

what is enlightenment

Answer 4

realistion of the truth abt life.

Question 5

what are the 6 perfections

Answer 5

generosity, patience, energy, mediation,morality, wisdom

Question 6

what are 4 aspects of the 8fold path

and how are the implemented in everyday life

Answer 6

right action - don’t steal
right effort - mediation everyday
right livelihood - don’t intentionally harm others
right speech - not lying for personal gain

Question 7

what is an arhat

Answer 7

a perfected person who is in Theravada Buddhism. Someone who has reached the state of nirvana. They are enlightened

Question 8

what do bodhisattva do, what branch

(samsara)

Answer 8

mahayana buddhism They stay in the samsara (cycle of birth, rebirth, death) and help others achieve enlightenment

Question 9

what is dependent arising

Answer 9

the idea that everything depends on the conditions that , nothing is independent

Question 10

what are jakata’s

think of what scrpitures are to help

Answer 10

they are extremely popular stories of former lives of the Buddha, kept known by different branches of Buddhism

Question 11

what is nirvana why does it mean blown out

how do you attain nirvana

Answer 11

• being free from the cycle of samsara(birth,death, rebirth) through —extinguishing fires of the 3 poisons . -They attain it by following Buddha’s instructions -Theravada

Question 12

1 branch of buddhism is called Theravada what does it teach. what else is there to know about it

Answer 12

people to become arhats. oldest and most traditional branch

Question 13

what are the 3 marks of existence

Dukkha,Anicca and Anatta meanings

Answer 13

Suffering, Impermanence, No soul

Question 14

what are the 3 sections the 8thfold path is grouped in

also known as 3fold way

Answer 14

ethics, wisdom, meditation
sila, panna, samadhi

Question 15

what is nirvana refering to since it means Blown Out which division of buddhism does this

Answer 15

refers to extinguishing fires of ignorance, hatred and greed
Theravada buddhism

Question 16

what does Parinirvana mean

Answer 16

complete bliss

Question 17

what are the 3 marks of existence

Answer 17

anicca the concept of impermanence
anitta the concept of the ‘not self’, non-physical
dukkha the concept of suffering

Question 18

what is buddhahood in mahayana buddhism

mahayana believe in sunyata which is emptiness- clingin

Answer 18

status of being a buddha or ‘awakened one’

Question 19

Buddha quote about suffering

Answer 19

‘what I teach is suffering and the cessation of suffering’

Question 20

how do you end suffering (dukkha)
why do humans suffer

Answer 20

follow the middle way, also known Noble Eightfold Path
because of cravings (tanha)

Question 21

what are the 4 noble truths general message

what are 2 of the noble truths

Answer 21

they’re the essence of buddha’s teachings

1st dukkha (the truth of suffering)
2nd samudaya
(the origin of suffering) these are the 3 poisons and tanha (craving)

Question 22

what is the other word for the 5 moral precepts and what is their message

2 examples

Answer 22

Sanskrit
basic code of morality and ethics

refrain from taking life, refrain from intoxicants that cloud the mind

Question 23

what is the 3fold knowledge

Answer 23

1. Buddha saw previous life
2. Buddha understood cause of birth and death
3. Buddha became omniscience

Question 24

what are the 3rd and 4th truth called and what does it mean

Answer 24

nirodha (the truth/ realisation there is a cessation to suffering)
knowing suffering can be over, they must understand the truth of existence (dhamma) to reach nirvana

magga (the path to end suffering )
becoming enlightened - only possible through following the 8fold path

Question 25

what branch of buddhism is pure land buddhism from and what are pure land buddhists tying to do

Answer 25

mahayana buddhism become reborn in the pure land where it will be easier to become enlightened

Question 26

do pure land buddhists mediate

Answer 26

yes

Question 27

4 parts of siddarthas ascetic life

Answer 27

* he left his son and wife * lived with 5 other ascestics and practised denying himself of food * realised that wasn't helping him and actually ate a meal * decided to follow the Middle Way between asceticism and luxury

Question 28

his enlightenment was after he stooped being ascetic, he sat under a bodhi tree and meditated the demon Mara came to tempt him but the buddha did not give in he became enlightened over what?

Answer 28

the four/ three watches

Question 29

what are the 4 watches

Answer 29

1st samsara (rebirth) 2nd kamma/karma (action) 3rd dukkha (suffering) 4th enlightenment

Question 30

why is it good that mahayana buddhists believe in sunyata

Answer 30

sunyata mean emptiness- meaning they are not clinging to people or forming attachment so they always stay on the path of getting enlightened

Question 31

what are the 3 jewels / refuges

Answer 31

a central value for life including the dhamma which helps aid enlightenment

Question 32

what is samsara influenced by

Answer 32

kamma (karma) good karma energy better rebith, bad karma energy worse rebirth

Question 33

theravada's become what and through what mahayanas become what and through what | samsara

Answer 33

arhats (leave samsara) through 5 aggregates bodhisattvas (stay samsara) through 6 perfection

Question 34

what does craving (tanha) lead to

Answer 34

3 poisons staying in samsara suffering