World Religions: Buddhism Flashcards
(26 cards)
Four passing sights
Old man - age
Sick man - disease
Corpse - death
Spiritual seeker- pain and suffering
Early life of gotama
5th/ 6th century
Father was a king/ very rich
Shielded from suffering
Middle way
The middle ground between pleasure and pain
First sermon at deer park
The four noble truths
Four noble truths
Suffering (dukkha)
Cause (samudaya)
End (nirhodha)
Path (magga)
Eightfold path
Wisdom
Morality
Concentration
View Intention Speech Action Livelihood Effort Mindfulness Concentration
The three jewels
Buddha
Dharma
Sangha
Dharma
The teachings of the Buddha
Relation of Buddhism to Hinduism
Buddhism rebells against Hinduism
Not material
All about self
No Caste system
Three marks of existence
Annica- impermanence
Dukkha- dissatisfaction
Anatta- no self
Theravada Buddhism
Goal enlightenment
Way hard work of meditation
Practice meditation is full time practice
Buddhism for the best
Mahayana Buddhism
Goal enlightenment
Way compassion and love
Practice is meditation
Buddhism for masses
Anatta
The nonexistence of a personal and immortal soul
Arhat
Perfected person
Bodhisattva
Anyone who devotes their life to Buddha’s practices
Buddha
Enlightened one
Dukkha
The truth of suffering
Anything that is temporary or transitory
Karma
What goes around comes around
Mahayana
Big raft
Nirvana
Enlightenment
Pali
Middle indian language that is now dead
Sanskrit
A dead language that no Buddhists spoke. Used by Hindus
Samsara
Repeating cycle of birth and death
Sangha
Association, assembly
