RS Revision - Buddhism Terms

Three marks of existence

1. Everything is impermanent and inter-dependent (anicca)

2. there is no permanent self (anatta)

3. suffering and unsatisfactoriness exist (dukkha).

Anicca

Everything is impermanent and inter-dependent.

Anatta

There is no permanent self.

Dukkha

Suffering and unsatisfactoriness exist.

Four noble truths

1. Suffering exists (dukkha)

2. it is caused by craving (tanha)

3. the way to stop suffering is to stop craving (niroda)

4. the way to stop craving is to follow the middle way (magga).

Tanha

Craving that causes suffering.

Niroda

The way to stop suffering is to stop craving.

Magga

The way to stop craving is to follow the middle way.

Five precepts

Guidelines for ethical conduct including:

1. abstain from harming living things (Ahimsa)

2. abstain from taking that which is not freely given

3. abstain from misuse of the senses

4. abstain from wrong speech

5. abstain from drugs and alcohol which cloud the mind.

Ahimsa

Abstain from harming living things.

what is the Eightfold path

A guide to ethical and mental development with the aim of freeing the individual from attachments and delusions; it leads to understanding, enlightenment, and nirvana.

Metta

Loving kindness towards all living things.

Karuna

Compassion, or a feeling of concern for those who are suffering.

eight fold path list

1. Right View

2. Right Intention

3. Right Speech

4. Right Action

5. Right Livelihood

6. Right Effort

7. Right Mindfulness

8. Right Concentration

Samsara

the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth

enlightenment

Enlightenment is a state of awakening and profound wisdom, where one gains direct insight into the true nature of reality. It leads to freedom from suffering, ignorance, and the cycle of rebirth.