RMPS (Buddhism)

• Death

• Ilness

• Poverty

• Aging

What are the 4 Sights?

Buddhists believe in reincarnation and that once we die we are reborn as something or someone new.

What do buddhists believe happens after death?

She saw a white elephant decend from heaven and enter her stomach through the right side, a sign that she would give birth to a great leader.

What does Siddhartha’s mother see in her dream?

He can walk, talk and lilies blossom at his feet.

When the Buddha is born what could he do?

To reach enlightenment and break the cycle of reincarnation.

What is the Buddha’s goal?

• One for winter

• One for summer

• One for the monsoon season

How many castles did Siddhartha have as a child to protect him from suffering?

On the statues of Buddha his ears are almost always large as when he was a prince he would wear very heavy gold earings that would stretch his ears.

Why are Buddha ears so big?

You will be reborn to pay back your karma.

What do Buddhists believe happens if you do bad things and then die?

Nepal

Where was the Buddha born?

• Anicca

• Anatta

• Dukkha

What are the 3 marks of existence?

Anicca means impermanence. This means everything must end, for example life. It also means everything is changing, for example a rivers shape is changing.

What is the meaning of Anicca?

Anatta means no permanent soul. This means everything is changing, including you. There is no ‘you’ and the ‘you’ part of you is an illusion. If there is no you then there is no reason to be selfish.

What does Anatta mean?

Dukka means life is suffering. This means accepting that life is unfulfilling and unsatisfactory. For example, the Buddha seeing and almost experiencing death.

What does Dukkha mean?

• Avoid Killing

• Avoid Stealing

• Avoid Sexual Misconduct

• Avoid Lying

• Avoid intoxicants

Name the Five Precepts

• Dukkha - Suffering

• Samudaya - Identifying craving as suffering

• Nirodha - Ending Craving

• Magga - 8 Fold Paths

Name the 4 Noble Truths

• Greed - Rooster

• Delusion - Pig

• Hatred - Snake

Name the Three Root Poisons and the animal that represents them

• Samsara means ‘endless wandering’ and eternal rebirth is considered a curse

• Samsara continues to trap you until you escape and become enlightened. This is done by reaching Nibbana.

What is Samsara?

What are the two types of meditation?

• Samatha

• Vipssana

What is Samatha meditation?

• stilling meditation

• the aim is too still the mind

• switching off distractions

• often involves lotus pose

What is Vipssana meditation?

• Revealing meditation

• this is used to develop insight and is required to reach nibbana

• buddhists do this to see how the world really is

• it strips away layers of ignorance

• it involved reflecting on the world and the dhamma

Why is meditation important?

• reduces suffering

• helps understanding of the dhamma

• reduces stress and anxiety

• helps develop mindfullness

What are the challenges of meditation?

• maintaining focus is hard

• can be used in a selfish way

• busy lives

• secular society

Why is Nibbana important?

• it is the ultimate goal of buddhists to escape dukkha by escaping samsara/

• Mahayanan buddhists want to delay escape until all living beings can be free.

What are the benefits of Nibbana?

• Reduces suffering

• encourages meditation and mindfulness

• promotes compassion

• gives life purpose

What are the challenges of Nibbana?

• Can seem abstract or distant

• blowing own self is depressing

• requires strict dicipline

• potential for neglecting worldly life