buddhism Flashcards
1
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founder
A
siddhartha gautma-the buddha
2
Q
founding date
A
500 BCE
3
Q
founding location
A
india and China
4
Q
why no hinduism
A
dissatisfied sought new answers
5
Q
key beleiifs
A
four noble truths
8fold path
6
Q
4 noble trths
A
1 all living beings endure sufering
2 suffering is caused by the desire to live
and it leads to reincarnation
3 goal of all existence is nirvana (complete redemption) acheived by moral/mental self purification
4 nirvana is obtained through the 8 fold path
7
Q
8 fold path
A
rightness of belief 2 resolve 3 speech 4 action 5 livelihood 6 effort 7 thought 8 meditation
8
Q
key division
A
various sects
including zen buddhism
9
Q
where is it practiced now?
A
china and Southeast asia
10
Q
how many modern followers
A
400 milion
11
Q
three main branches
A
mahayana
theravada
tantrayana
12
Q
mahayanists
A
56% of buddhists
primarily in china, japan, korea
13
Q
theravadists
A
38% of buddhists cambodia laos myanmar srilanka thailand
14
Q
tantrayanists
A
6% of buddhists
tibet
mongolia
