Religious Studies - Buddhism Flashcards
(17 cards)
Who was the first Buddha?
Siddhartha Gautama
What were the 4 sights of suffering (dukkha) that Siddhartha Gautama saw?
- An old person
- A sick person
- A dead person
- A holy man
What are the 3 poisons that suffering is caused by?
Greed, ignorance and hatred
What are the 5 moral precepts?
- Refrain from taking life
- Refrain from taking what is not given
- Refrain from sexual misconduct
- Refrain from wrong speech
- Refrain from intoxicants that cloud the mind
What is the cycle of death and rebirth called?
Samsara
Ascetic
Living a simple and strict lifestyle with few pleasures of possessions
Enlightenment
Spiritual wisdom from understanding the true nature of reality (being fully awake to the world)
Intention
An aim or plan
Livelihood
How you make a living (job)
Mindfulness
Knowing directly what is going on inside and outside ourselves, moment by moment
Monk
Someone who devotes their life to their religion and gives up their possessions
Reincarnation
Being born into something new when you die
Karma
The law of action and result
What are the 4 noble truths
- Suffering is real
- Suffering has a cause
- Solution for suffering
- Right action
What is the aim of Buddhism?
To be enlightened; to end samsara and to reach nirvana
What is the Eightfold Path
- Right understanding
- Right intention
- Right speech
- Right action
- Right livelihood
- Right effort
- Right mindfulness
- Right concentration
Nirvana
The end of suffering and a state of complete peace and freedom.
It means escaping the cycle of rebirth (samsara) and being free from desire, hatred, and ignorance.
