[Part 6]- Buddhism: Beliefs and teachings 🪷

Question 1

• Fill in the gaps: the _____ poisons, trap people on the cycle of samsara [birth, death and ______] and prevent them from attaining: nibanna, enlightenment and ___________

Answer 1

• the three poisons, trap people on the cycle of samsara [birth, death and rebirth] and prevent them from attaining: nibanna, enlightenment and parinirvana

Question 2

Which of the four noble truths, are the most important ?

Question 3

What is the noble eightfold path ?

Answer 3

• the noble eightfold path, is the Buddhist way to wisdom; mental training and the way of morality, which is to be practised by eight stages

Question 4

Name all the stages of the eightfold path [8]

Answer 4

• right speech
• right action
• right livelihood
• right effort
• right mindfulness
• right concentration
• right understanding
• right intention

Question 5

What is the threefold way ?

Answer 5

• the threefold way, are three different aspects which make up the noble eightfold path: Buddhist sila [ethics], Buddhist samadhi [meditation] and Buddhist panna [wisdom]