Buddhism Flashcards
(23 cards)
Everything on Earth is…
Impermanent, conditional
When free of Dukkah…
Enlightenment, nirvana
Nirvana
Enlightenment
Enlightenment
Wisdom, nirvana, no pain, suffering and earthly desire
The Buddha
Teacher
Dharma
The teachings
Sangha
The community, monks known as religious community as a whole
Two wings of Buddhism
- ) Hinayana, conservative, stays the same
2. ) Mahayana, liberal, change
Zen
Meditation to reach vigilance and self discovery. Living moment to moment
Founder
Buddha, siddharta Gautama
Siddharta…
Left palace and family for spiritual truth and learned that enlightenment is not earned through fasting
Most…
Widespread religion in east Asia
Four noble truths
Foundation of Buddhist beliefs
First Noble Truth
Life is suffering, fundamental quality of un enlightened existence. Pleasure on earth is temporary.
Death, stress, shame, sickness
Second noble truth
Cause of suffering. Greed distracting from actual world. No capacity for mental concentration - greed envy, hate, anger from ignorance
Financial stress
Tanha
Desire
Third noble truth
Truth of end of suffering, end of earth life or spiritual life in nirvana. Free from cycle of regeneration.
Realizing that financial stress is pointless.
Fourth noble truth
Path to enlightenment. Noble eightfold path.
Doing the right thing
Sermon at Benares
Educated people on four noble truths and end of suffering by enlightenment
Gods
None. Just Buddha. The human.
Karma
Everything is connected and has consequences.
Theravada
Doctrine of the elders or Buddhism school.
Dukkah
Pain. Life is full of Dukkah
