Buddhist beliefs

Question 1

What makes up the eightfold path?

Answer 1

Wisdom- Paññā:
Right view/understanding
Right intention

Ethics- Sīla:
Right speech
Right action
Right livelihood

Concentration- Samādhi:
Right effort
Right mindfulness
Right concentration

Question 2

3 marks of existence?

Answer 2

Anicca- impermanence
Anatta- no self/soul
Dukkha- suffering

Question 3

3 types of dukkha?

Answer 3

Dukkha-dukkha: ordinary suffering
Viparinama-dukkha: suffering through change
Samkhara-dukkha: suffering through dissatisfaction or attachment

Question 4

4 sights?

Answer 4

Old age
Illness
Death
Holy man

Question 5

3 watches?

Answer 5

1. Gained knowledge of his pervious lives
2. Understood the cycle of samsara, birth, death, rebirth
   3.he understood suffering is caused by attachment and craving

Question 6

4 noble truths?

Answer 6

Dukkha- the truth of suffering
Samudaya- suffering is caused by the 3 poisons
Nirodha- it is possible to end suffering
Magga- follow the eightfold path to end suffering

Question 7

3 poisons?

Answer 7

Greed- rooster
Hatred- snake
Ignorance- pig

Question 8

6 perfections?

Answer 8

Generosity
Morality
Patience
Meditation
Wisdom
Energy

Question 9

5 aggregates?

Answer 9

Form
Sensation
Perception
Mental formation
Consciousness

Question 10

7 states of suffering?

Answer 10

Old age
Separation from something u love
Birth
Sickness
Death
Not getting what u crave
Contact with something u dislike

Question 11

3 refuges?

Answer 11

-the buddha: the fully enlightened one
-the dharma: buddhist teachings
-the sangha: the Buddhist community

Question 12

5 moral precepts?

Answer 12

1. do not take life
2. do not take what is not given
3. do not misuse the senses
4. refrain from wrong speech
5. refrain from intoxicants

Question 13

6 realms on the tibetan wheel of life?

Answer 13

1. Realm of the gods- live a luxurious life without suffering, don’t see others suffering so remain ignorant

2.Hell realm- existance characterised by extreme suffering thats hard to escape

3. Human realm- involves both pleasure and pain
4. The realm of the hungry ghosts- insatiable hunger and greed

5.Realm of Asuras/demi god- are jealous and hateful beings

6. Animal realm- animals live in constant fear, trying to survive

Question 14

what are the 12 factors called on the tibetan wheel of life that illustrate the process of birth, death and rebirth

Answer 14

Nidanas

Question 15

what is the name for buddhist teachings

Answer 15

Dhamma

Question 16

what are the tales called told about the lives of the buddha

Answer 16

the jataka tales

Question 17

what does ascetic mean?

Answer 17

living a simple and strict lifestyle with few pleasures or possessions

Question 18

what is the middle way

Answer 18

living a life between luxury and an ascetic life, between the 2 extremes

Question 19

what 4 tactics did mara send Siddhartha to try and stop him from achieving enlightenment?

Answer 19

1. he sent his daughter to try and seduce him
2. he sent his armies to attack him
3. he was offered magas kingdom
   4.Mara tried to attack siddhartha

Question 20

what does dependant arising mean?

Answer 20

the idea that all things arise in dependance upon conditions

Question 21

what is the cycle of samsara?

Answer 21

the repeating cycle of birth, death and rebirth

Question 22

how do u escape the cycle of samara?

Answer 22

you must become enlightened

Question 23

what is karma?

Answer 23

the idea that good actions result in good karma and badd actions result in bad karma in your next lives

Question 24

what does nibanna mean?

Answer 24

a state of complete enlightenment, happiness and peace

Question 25

what is the ideology of Nagasena and the chariot?

Answer 25

used to illustrate the concept of annata, Nagasena referred to his name as just that, inferring thats not what or who he is, a chariot is not the parts it is made up of, it is a name to represent the whole thing, just like Nagasena is a name used to represent his whole body. the chariot only exists in relation to its parts and so do humans

Question 26

what is therevada buddhism?

Answer 26

"the school of the elders", a buddhism tradition found in southern asia

Question 27

what is mahayana buddhism?

Answer 27

"the great vehicle", and umbrella term used to describe later buddhist traditions

Question 28

what different types of buddhism are apart of mahayana buddhism?

Answer 28

-pureland buddhism - tibetan buddhism -zen buddhism

Question 29

what does tanha mean?

Answer 29

craving, the desiring and wanting of something

Question 30

what is the threefold way?

Answer 30

the 3 different sections of the eightfold path: ethics(sila), mediation(samadhi), wisdom(panna)

Question 31

what parts of the eightfold path are under ethics (sila)?

Answer 31

-right speech -right action -right livlihood

Question 32

what parts of the eightfold path are under wisdom (panna)?

Answer 32

-right view -right intention

Question 33

what parts of the eightfold path are under meditation (samadhi)?

Answer 33

-right concentration -right mindfulness -right effort

Question 34

what is an arhat?

Answer 34

a perfect person, in theravada buddhism

Question 35

what is buddhahood?

Answer 35

when someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a buddha

Question 36

What is dependent arising

Answer 36

The idea that all things are dependent on eachother

Question 37

What life did siddhartha life

Answer 37

A middle way

Question 38

Buddhas early life Name: What his mother saw in her dream: What could he do when he was born: What did his father not want him to become: Who did he leave behind in the palace:

Answer 38

Name: siddhartha gautama What his mother saw in her dream: a white elephant telling her he would be a holy child What could he do when he was born: walk and talk What his father not want him to become: a holy man Who did he leave behind in the palace: his wife and son

Question 39

3 watches of the night

Answer 39

1. Gained knowledge of all previous lives 2. Came to understand the cycle of life, death, and rebirth 3. Understood suffering is cause for the 3 marks, and how to overcome it

Question 40

Who tried to sabotage his enlightenment

Answer 40

Mara, the evil demon of temptation

Question 41

How did Mara try and sabotage siddharthas enlightenment

Answer 41

-sent his daughters to seduce him -sent his army to attack him -offered him power over his kingdom -tried to attack him himself

Question 42

What is therevada Buddhism know as

Answer 42

“The school of the elders”

Question 43

What is Mahayana Buddhism know as

Answer 43

“The great vehicle”

Question 44

What is therevada buddhism

Answer 44

Ancient Buddhist traditions

Question 45

What is Mahayana Buddhism

Answer 45

Ans umbrella term to describe later Buddhist traditions

Question 46

What are the main focuses of Theravada Buddhism

Answer 46

The 3 refuges: Buddha, dhamma, sangha 5 aggregates: form, sensation, perception, mental formation, consciousness

Question 47

What are the main focuses of Mahayana Buddhism

Answer 47

6 perfections: generosity, morality, patience, energy, meditation, wisdom

Question 48

What is the goal of Theravada buddhism

Answer 48

Arhat, a perfect person who has reached enlightenment

Question 49

Goal of Mahayana Buddhism

Answer 49

Bodhisattva, where you delay enlightenment to stay in the cycle of samsara to help other reach enlightenment

Question 50

What do some believe about next lives in one of the 6 realms

Answer 50

-some believe the realms are physical —>eg. animal realm u are reborn as an animal -some believe they are a state of mind —>eg. Animal realm means u act like an animal

Question 51

What does karuna mean

Answer 51

Compassion

Question 52

Buddhist word for compassion

Answer 52

Karuna

Question 53

What does metta mean

Answer 53

Loving kindness

Question 54

Word for loving kindness in buddhism

Answer 54

Metta

Question 55

What is metta

Answer 55

A state of mind

Question 56

What are the 5 stages of metta 1. Feeling … within yourself, getting rid of …-… 2. Wishing … and happiness to …, letting go of … 3. … feeling towards …, letting go of … 4. … feeling to people we … 5. Wishing … to all

Answer 56

1. Feeling peace within yourself, getting rid of self-hatred 2. Wishing peace and happiness to friends, letting go of jealousy 3. Neutral feeling towards acquaintances, letting go of judgement 4. Neutral feeling to people we dislike 5. Wishing happiness to all