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what was Siddhartha's life like? |
Siddhartha lived a life of luxury, he was a prince. he ran away and discovered suffering. |
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what are the four signs of Buddhism? |
sickness - encountered a sick man death- encountered a corpse old age - encountered an old man encountered a holy man |
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what are the four noble truths? |
life is suffering suffering is caused by misdirected desire accept that things change follow the advice given in the noble eight fold path |
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what is the eight fold path? |
the path to the end of suffering in Buddhism |
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list the parts of the eight fold path. |
perfect emotion perfect speech perfect vision perfect meditation perfect awareness perfect effort perfect livelihood perfect action
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what are the three jewels? |
i go for refuge to the Buddha I go for refuge to the Dhamma I go fro refuge to the Sangha |
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what is karma? |
Karma refers to one's intention or motivation while doing an action. " you get what you give" |
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explain the types of Karma. |
skilful karma - based upon motives of generosity, compassion, kindness and sympathy
unskilful karma- based on hatred, craving and delusions. |
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list the five precepts |
AVOID: the intention to harm any living thing take anything that is not given to you abusing your body in sensual and sexual misconduct speaking in ways that hurt or offend others using drink or drugs that make you lose control or confuse your thinking ENCOURAGE: acts and thoughts of loving kindness, generosity and honesty, living contentedly and calmly, speaking the truth and using what you say fro the good of other, Keeping a clear mind so that your deeds and actions are under your control |
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what are the key ideas of Buddhism? |
the spirit of free inquiry self-reliance tolerance loving-kindness and compassion |
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what is the heart of Buddhist ethics |
help people, if you cannot at least refrain from hurting them |
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what does the lotus flower signify in the Buddhist faith? |
the lotus flower symbolises Fortune, Purification and Faithfulness. it rises above muddy water (which can signify death, evil and suffering) to achieve enlightenment. The stages of growth in a lotus flowers life also represent the stages of enlightenment a Buddhist might have. the colour of a Lotus is also important, white can mean purity while red can mean passion. |
