RS BUDDHISM

only beliefs and teachings ( as of 10/05/22)

Four Sights

\*old man

\*sick man

\*dead man

\*holy man

He left his wife and child in search

for the answer to suffering

Ascetic

living a simple and strict life lifestyle with few pleasure of possesions

The middle way

a mixture of ascetic and luxury life

Enlightenment

the gaining of true knowledge and wisdom, which allows a buddhist to break free from samsara

Mara

a demon that represents spiritual obstacles, especially temptation

Three watches of the night

3 realisations that buddha made in order to achieve enlightenment

Mara’s tactics to stop Buddha from enlightenning

\*sent armies to attack'

\*sent his daughters to seduce him

\*oofered him control of his kingdom

\*tried to attack him himself

3 Watches of the night

1. gained knoelwdge of all past lives

2)understand samsara

3. why suffering happens

The Dhamma

is the truth of all things & all teachings

Dependent arising

the idea that all the things arise in dependence

Samsara

the constant wheel of birth, rebirth and death

3 Marks of Existence

\*dukkha

\*anicca

\*anatta

What are the different types of suffering

ordinary

through change

through attatchment

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annica

is impermanance

How does annica affect us

\*living things

\*non-living things

\*our minds

Anatta

the self is not fixed or permanent

What story reflects anatta

nagasena and the chariot

The Five Agregates

\*form

\*sensations

\*perceptions

\*mental formations

\*conciousness

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The first noble truth

the truth of suffering

The second noble truth

the truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya)

The third noble truth

the truth of the end of suffering (nirodha)

The fourth noble truth

the truth of the path of the end of suffering (magga)

Eightfold path

aka the 4th noble truth / cure for suffering

\*right view

\*right intentions

\*right speech

\*right action

\*right livelihood

\*right effort

\*right concerntration

\*right mindfulness

Theravada Buddhism: Buddha is seen as

the main focus of commitment

Theravada Buddhism: Believe the _______ interact to make the human personality

5 aggregates

Mahayana Buddhism: Sunyata

is the idea that nothing can exist independently

Mahayana Buddhism: Buddhahood

the idea that everyone has the essence of Buddha inside of them but is hidden by many things

%%Theravada Buddhism%%: Arhat

is a “perfected person” who has overcome the main causes of suffering but not fully enlightened

Mahyana: Bodhisattva

is an enlightened person who has stayed in samsara to guide others, all buddhists aim to be this

Mahayana Buddhism: The six perfections

\*generosity

\*morality

\*patience

\*energy

\*meditation

\*wisdom

The basic causes of suffering are

the three poisons

The three poisons

greed, ignorance, hatred