Buddhism Facts Flashcards
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What does meaning Theravada mean?
(“The School of the Elders”)
Where is Theravada Buddhism most found?
Theravada has a widespread following in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, etc.).
What did The Buddha seek to do?
Bring insights to help sentient beings end their suffering through the elimination of ignorance and craving.
What does Mahayana mean?
(“The Great Vehicle”).
Where is Mahayana Buddhism mainly found?
Mahayana is found throughout East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, etc.) and includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Shingon, and Tiantai (Tendai).
How do Buddhists believe that a sentient being free itself from suffering?
Buddhists believe that this is accomplished through the direct understanding and perception of dependent origination and the Four Noble Truths
What does Tibetan Buddhism do?
Tibetan Buddhism, as practiced in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, the Himalayan region of India, Kalmykia,[4] Mongolia and surrounding areas,[5] preserves the Vajrayana teachings of eighth century India.
What is the main goal of Theravada Buddhism?
In Theravada Buddhism, the ultimate goal is the attainment of the sublime state of Nirvana, achieved by practicing the Noble Eightfold Path (also known as the Middle Way), thus escaping what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth.
What does Mahayana Buddhism aspire to?
Mahayana Buddhism instead aspires to Buddhahood via the bodhisattva path, a state wherein one remains in this cycle to help other beings reach awakening.
What does Tibetan Buddhism hope to obtain?
Tibetan Buddhism aspires to Buddhahood or rainbow body.[9]
What are the two major forms of Buddhism?
Two major extant branches of Buddhism are generally recognized by scholars: Theravada (“The School of the Elders”) and Mahayana (“The Great Vehicle”).
What is Rainbow Body?
In Dzogchen, rainbow body (Tibetan: Jalü or Jalus (Wylie transliteration: ‘ja’ lus) is a level of realization. This may or may not be accompanied by the ‘rainbow body phenomenon’. The rainbow body phenomenon has been noted for centuries, including the modern era. Other Vajrayana teachings also mention rainbow body phenomena.
What is Rigpa?
In Dzogchen teaching, rigpa (Tibetan: རིག་པ་, Wylie: rig pa; Skt. vidyā; “knowledge”) is the knowledge of the ground.[note 1] The opposite of rigpa is marigpa (avidyā, ignorance).
What is Dzogchen?
Dzogchen (Wylie: dzogs chen) or “Great Perfection”, also called Atiyoga, is a tradition of teachings in Tibetan Buddhism aimed at attaining and maintaining the natural primordial state or natural condition.[1] It is a central teaching of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism and of Bon.[quote 1] In these traditions, Dzogchen is the highest and most definitive path of the nine vehicles to liberation.[2]
What is Dzogchen a combination of?
Dzogchen is composed of two terms: rdzogs - perfection[web 1] chen - great[web 1]
What are the 4 major schools of Tibetan Buddhism?
four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism (the other three being the Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug).
What is considered the third branch of Buddhism?
Vajrayana
What is Nyingma?
The Nyingma tradition is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism (the other three being the Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug). “Nyingma” literally means “ancient,” and is often referred to as Ngangyur (IPA: [ŋaɲɟuː], Tibetan: སྔ་འགྱུར།, Wylie: snga ‘gyur, “school of the ancient translations” or “old school”) because it is founded on the first translations of Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Old Tibetan in the eighth century. The Tibetan alphabet and grammar was actually created for this endeavour.
What is The Kagyu school of Buddhism?
The Kagyu, Kagyü, or Kagyud (Tibetan: བཀའ་བརྒྱུད, Wylie: bka’ brgyud) school, also known as the “Oral Lineage” or Whispered Transmission school, is today regarded as one of six main schools (chos lugs) of Himalayan or Tibetan Buddhism, the other five being the Nyingma, Sakya, Jonang, Gelug and Bon. Along with the Sakya and Gelug schools, the Kagyu tradition is classified as one of the Sarma or “New Transmission” schools of Vajrayāna founded during the second diffusion of Buddhism into Tibet (diffusing the so-called “New Tantras”). It is a Red Hat sect along with the Nyingma and Sakya.
What is the name of the oral tradition form of Tibetan Buddhism as the “Whispered Transmission”.
The Kagyu
What is the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism?
The Sakya (Tibetan: ས་སྐྱ་, Wylie: sa skya, “pale earth”) school is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the others being the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug. It is one of the Red Hat sects along with the Nyingma and Kagyu
What is The Gelug for of Tibetan Buddhism?
The Gelug, Gelug-pa, dGe Lugs Pa, dge-lugs-pa or Dgelugspa is the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism.[1] It was founded by Je Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader. The first monastery he established was named Ganden, and to this day the Ganden Tripa is the nominal head of the school, though its most influential figure is the Dalai Lama. Allying themselves with the Mongols as a powerful patron, the Gelug emerged as the pre-eminent Buddhist school in Tibet since the end of the 16th century.
How many people are reported to have had Rainbow Body? And what are their names?
Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (1935)[8] Namgyal Sonam in Manigango in 1952. Shug-gseb rJe-btsun Cho-nyid bzang-mo (b. 1852, Attained ‘ja’- lus in 1953.) Kenchen Tsewang Rigdzin disappeared alive in 1958.[9][10] Ayu Khandro (1953)[11] Nima Cultrim Rinpoche Teacher of Arta Lama Khenpo A-chos (1998)[12]
Who is Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen?
Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (Tibetan: ཤར་རྫ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་རྒྱལ་མཚན, Wylie: shar rdza bkra shis rgyal mtshan) (1859 - 1933[1] or 1935[2]) was a great Dzogchen master of the Bon tradition of Tibet who took not only Bon disciples, but gathered students from all traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.[3]
