RS BUDDHISM

BUDDHISM STUFF

give 5 points on the buddha’s early life

-siddhartha grew up in a palace completely shielded from suffering

-his mother dreamt of a white elephant entering her womb

-he saw an old,sick and dead man when he left the palace

-he also saw a man seeking enlightenment

-he decided to follow the man’s path

what does renunciation mean?

giving up worldly goods and relationships

what are the 3 marks of existance?

dukkha

anicca

anatta

what does dukkha mean?

suffering and dissatisfaction that is unavoidable in life

what does annica mean ?

impermanence -all things will change and nothing stays the same ,this leads to suffering because humans become attached to the things that change and this makes us sad

what does anatta mean?

there is no permanent self -we do not have a fixed or permanent identity

what 5 things are always changing that means there is no true self?

-forms

-feelings

-perception

-formations

-conciousness

what does pratityasamutpada mean?

Dependent Origination, Dependent Arising meaning nothing can happen on its own,everything has cause and effect

what is dharma?

the teaching of the buddha and the ultimate truth of how reality works

what is the story of nagasena and the chariot?

it explains the concept of anatta (no self) and how the chariot isn’t one thing but many parts put together that are constantly changing.

what are the 4 noble truths

dukkha,tanha,nirodha and magga

what is dukkha as a noble truth?

the truth of suffering

what is tanha as a noble truth?

the truth to the cause of suffering (desire)

what is nirodha as a noble truth?

the truth to the end of suffering

what is the noble truth of magga?

the truth of the path leading to the end of suffering

what is samsara?

the cycle of life and death

what is the purpose of the eightfold path?

to escape samsara

what are 5 things buddhists cant do?

kill

steal

commit seual misconduct

lie

taking intoxication substances

are you ready to play fill in the quotes

YES

all__________ things in the universe are ___________

all compounded things in the universe are impermanent

if______ ______,that_______

if this exists,that exists

craving for ________,________ for disbecoming

craving for becoming,craving for disbecoming

i am _________ to the ____ ____

i am awakened to the middle way

the wise do not ______,having realized ___ ______ ___ ____ ____

the wise do not grieve ,having realized the nature of the world

what is prajna (panna)

the way of wisdom:2 stages of the eightfoldpath

what are the 8 things in the eightfold path?

right veiw/understanding

right intention

right speech

right action

right livelihood

right effort

right mindfullness

right concentration

what does right view mean as part of the eightfold path?

the right veiw or understanding of life achieved by following the teachings of the buddha

what is right intention as part of the eightfold path?

what motivates buddhists to follow the buddhist path

3 intentions that big buddha said should motivate people

-the intention to give up desires

-the intention to think and act with loving-kindness

-the intention to do no harm

what is meant by perfect speech?

how buddhists should avoid telling lies,spreading gossip,speaking harshly and wasting time with idle chatter

what is meant by right action?

-not kill

-not lie

-not steal

-not to do seual misconduct

-not to intoxicate the briannnnn

what is ahisma?

to not destroy and harm life

what is the right livelihood?

living in a way that does not go against buddhist principles(no butchery)

what is meant by right effort?

a conscious effort to set aside negative thoughts and replace them with possitive ones

what is meant by mindfulness?

to be aware and mindfull of everything around them,for example body-awareness of posture and breathing,feeling-pleasent or not,state of mind and external oobjects

what is meant by right concentration

training the mind to focus and concentrate on a single point .

what does samatha-bhavana?

the development of calmness

what does vipassana-bhavana

the development of insight

what did the buddha say about right veiw as part of the eightfold path?

‘‘what now is right veiw?it is understanding of suffering’’

-understanding of the 4 noble truths

give quotes of right livelihood from buddha?

‘‘all that we are is the result of what we have thought’’

give quotes for right effort?

‘‘i shall not give up my efforts until i have attained whatever is attainable’’

what are the 6 paramitas (perfections) ?

-dana(giving)

-sila(morality)

-virya(energy)

-kshanti(patience)

-samadhi(meditation)

-prajna(wisdom)

what is another phrase for the three marks of existance

-three universal truths

what is meant by sila(morality)?

recognizing your actions for what they are and developing a habit of doing good

what is prajna(wisdom)?

accepting the 3 noble truhts and responding to them in an appropriiate way

why are the 6 paramitas important to buddhists?

the buddha taught that developing the 6 qualities would purify the mind of the 3 poisins that drive suffering and samsara

what are the 3 poisins

greed

hatred

ignorance

what is another name for the 5 precepts?

pancha sila

what are the 2 different types of buddhists?

theravada buddhism and mahayana buddhism