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Budda's Real Name

Siddhartha Gautama

Budda came from

The second highest caste.

Four Passing Sights

1-Aging
2-Disease
3-Death
4-A Sannyasin

The Middle Path

-A rejection of both pleasures and sensual indulgence and the self denial of asecticism.
-Focus is shifted to a more practical approach to spirtual attainment
-Founded in the principle that spirtual happiness implies complete happiness mind body and spirit.


Arhats

Saints

Dharma

Teachings of the Buddha

Paradox

Examine yourself completely.
You don't exist.

Three Jewels of Buddishm

1-Buddah, Dharama, Sangha

Lotus Flower

Lilypad in a pond.
Perfect flower floating in water, roots in mud.

Statues of Buddahs

Normally heavier one
India has starving one
Long earrings= Wiseman

Sleeping Buddha

When he laid down to die.


Four Noble Truths

1-To live is to suffer.
2-Suffering is caused by desire.
3-To end suffering and desire.
4-The release from suffering is possible and be attained by allowing the noble 8 fold path.

The noble Eightfold Path

1-Right Understanding
2-Right Intention
3-Right Speech
4-Right Actions
5-Right Work
6-Right Effort
7-Right Meditation
8-Right Contemplation

Three Marks of Relialty

1-Nothing is forever in motion all the time
2-There is no self/contast change
3-The suffering

Dukkha

Suffering/Sorrow

The 10 Precepts

1-Do not take life
2-Do not take what is not given
3-Do not engage in sexual misconduct
4-Do not use false speech
5-Do not drink intoxicants
FOLLOWED BY ALL^


6-Do not eat after noon
7-Do not watch dancing/shows
8-Do not use perfumes
9-Do not use a high or soft bed
10-Do not accept gold or silver


Begging Bowls

Monks get their food from others in the bowls.

Nirvana

To extingish oneself

Theravada Buddism

-Sri Lanka, Burma, Loas, Cambodia, Thailand
-Earlist texts of religion
-Mediation
-Men Enter a montastery

Teachings and Literature

Centered in the collection of Buddhas teachings called the Pali Canon

Mahayana Buddishm

-China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam
-Largest Divison half of buddishts
-Save himself by saving others

Bodhisattva

Person of deep compassion a primary virture and manifestation

Heaveny Bodhisattva

-Example: Dalai Lama
-You can pray to them and they can help you and be reborn.

Zen Buddism

-Chinese Buddishts
-Seated Meditiation
-Influenced by Taoism and Confucision
-Hours of doing nothing

Koan

Puzzle that is used for teachings
Can not be solved

Haiku

Extemely short poems 17 syllables written in three line poems

Vajrayana Buddhism

Formed from the unification of Indian Mahayana Buddism

Lamas

Tibetan spiritual leaders, they lived in Alhasa Monostery over 7000 rooms

Mudras

The way the hands go during meditation