The Dharma - KEY FACTS

The Dharma

the Dharma

the Dharma

the spiritual laws of the universe; the Buddha’s teachings

The Three Poisons

ignorance, hatred, greed

The Three Jewels

The Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha

Three Marks of Existence

• anicca- impermenance

• dukkha- suffering

• anatta- no permanent self

Pratityasamutpada

Dependant origination; all things exist because of other things

Sangha

community of Buddhist monks and nuns

Nagasena and the Chariot

• non-Buddhist king asks a monk to explain to him what is anatta

• monk (Nagasena) asks king to show him what a chariot is

• king points to a chariot and Nagasena explains that chariot is just a collection of parts

• So humans are also a collection of parts