Eastern Religions - Buddhism Flashcards

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Four Noble Thruths

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4 main ideas of Buddhism, foundation of religion, lead towards enlightenment

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Buddha

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Founder of Buddhism.

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Nirvana

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Liberation from pain and suffering

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Eightfold Path

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Steps of acting/behavior that if followed & mastered will lead to enlightenment

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Sangha

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Religious community of nuns, monks and others

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Life according to Buddhism

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Full of dukkha (pain)
Everything is impermanent
Conditionality (conditions) exist
Nirvana when free from dukkha

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Zen

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A type of Buddhism
Zen = meditation
Goal is to achieve vigilance & self-discovery 
Living in moment (mindfulness)
Mostly in east Asia
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Theraveda

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Only Hinayana school left

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Mahayana

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Forward thinking type of Buddhism
Open to new ideas and interpretation
Many schools

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Dharma

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Buddhist teachings

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Siddhartha Gautama

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Buddha & founder of Buddhism
Sought enlightenment and found it
Didn’t try to start new religion
Disagreed w some Hinduism and went from there

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3 jewels of Buddhism

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Buddha - teacher
Dharma - teachings (doesn’t change)
Sangha - the community. Responsible to preserve & practice dharma

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Buddhism

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Major East Asian religion 
Derived from Hinduism 
Values selflessness & living life free of desire
Goal is enlightenment/nirvana
Founder is Buddha
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Enlightenment

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Eternal bliss, ultimate goal of Buddhism

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