Buddhism Flashcards
(14 cards)
When was Buddhism founded and by who?
Around 500 BC a Hindu prince named Sidhartha Gautama began to re-examine the Hindu Faith & question core beliefs. He travels through India
What does Budha mean?
The enlightened one
Siddhartha didn’t believe in the ______ system or the pantheon of many _____
Caste, Gods
Siddhartha did believe in the ideas of ______, _______, and Creator ______ (_______) whose goal was to bring humans to ________
What religion: ______ went on a long journey of prayer & fasting to find way to skip all levels of reincarnation & reach nirvana in 1 lifetime (40 day fasting)
Buddhism, Siddhartha
Who developed a 2 step path to Nirvana for 1 lifetime? What were the 3 steps?
Siddhartha (Buddhism)
1. Believe in The Four Noble Truths
2. Follow the eight fold path
What is the first step of the Four Noble Truths?
Life is suffering
What is the second step of the Four Noble Truths?
The cause of all Human suffering is desire
What is the third step of the Fourth Noble Truth
To stop suffering, desire must be stopped
What is the 4th step of the Fourth Noble Truth?
To stop desire, 1 must follow the eight-fold path
What are the 8 parts of the Eight-Fold path?
Right views
intentions
Speech
Actions
Livelihood
Effort
Mindfulness
Concentration/Focus
Some followers believe that Siddhartha reached nirvana in 1 lifetime and started calling him…
Budha which means “The enlightened one”
What religion is this: Even though it was started in India about 200 years after Budha’s passing, the Chinese empire was looking for a new religion to combine traditional Chinese ancestor worship with Confucianism. The goal was to create peaceful and obedient population.
Buddhism
Today Chinese Buddhism is the world’s ___ largest religion in the world with about ________ _________ followers
4th,600 million
