Buddhism ethics vocab

anicca

impermanence / 3 marks of existence

anatta

no self / 3 marks of existence

dukkha

dissatisfaction / 3 marks of existence

metta

loving kindness

karuna

compassion

eightfold path

right view / resolve / speech / action / livelihood / effort / mindfulness / concentration

5 precepts

no taking life / no taking what’s not freely given / no misuse of senses / no wrong speech / no intoxicants

ahimsa

non violence

extra precepts for bhikkhu/ni

eating after midday / no worldly amusements / no ornaments and perfume / sleeping on nice beds / accepting gold and silver

I take refuge in the Buddha , I take refuge in the Dhamma /

I take refuge in the Sangha - Buddhist declaration of faith

4 noble truths

suffering exists, it has a cause, it has an end, it has a cause to its end

birth is suffering, aging is suffering,

illness is suffering, death is suffering - Buddha, 1st noble truth

craving for sensual pleasures , craving for becoming ,

craving for disbecoming - Buddha, 2nd noble truth

fading away and cessation

of that same craving - Nirvana, Buddha, 3rd noble truth

he who walks in the 8fold path

with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana - Buddha

all tremble at violence,

all fear death - Buddha, ahimsa

all conditioned things

are impermanent - Buddha, anicca

the root of suffering

is attachment - Buddha

kusala

wholesome, good

akusala

evil, harmful