buddhism Flashcards
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name two of the 4 sights
old man, sick man, dead man or holy man
is buddism the oldest religion in the world?
no
does buddism have a creator-god
no
How old is Buddism?
roughly 2,500 years
how many followers do they have and how many are in britain?
376 million followers, around 200,000 are in britain
what is dharma
the teachings of the buddah
Who is prince Siddharta
the Buddah
when prince siddahartha left the palace, what was his name?
Gotama
What is middle way
Gotama realised that the harsh life wasnt working, so he decided to follow the middle way
How did gotama reach enlightment?
He sat under a tree one day and suddenly he felt he was undergoing profound change.
when englightened, what did gotama reach?
nirvana, the ultimate goal for buddists
who is the buddah
the title given to the founder of buddism
what is dharma?
the buddahs teachings
what is the noble truths?
the teachings of the buddah
what is karma?
Karma is the idea that your actions have consequences. If you do something good, something good comes to you. If you do something bad, something bad will happen to you.
whats a wesak?
A buddist festival to commemorate the birth, englightment, and death of the buddah
what is englightment?
the action or state of attaining spiritual knowledge or insight.
what is tripitaka
a sacred text
where did buddism begin?
north-eastern india
name 4 of the eightfold path
right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfullness, right concerntration.
what are the five precepts?
buddah laid down five guidlines called precepts tat buddists should try and follow
is a precept a rule or a guidline?
a guidline
what are the five precepts?
avoid taking life, avoid having substances that cloud the mind, avoid hurting others emotions, avoid taking what is not given, avoid sayimg what is not true
