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26 Cards in this Set
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Origin |
-Came from ancient India -Teachings of the discoverings/awakenings of Buddha
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Siddhartha Gautama |
-From high class (Kshatriya), lived in a palace -Took 7 steps after being born out of his mother's side and said he would achieve enlightenment
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Four Passing Sights |
1. Old Age 2. Disease 3. Death 4. Ascetic Man (saw these and was awakened) |
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The Great Going Forth |
-Abandonded princely life to end death and old age -Dissatisfied with meditation forms learned -Traveled with 5 ascetic men and became extreme |
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The Middle Way |
-Discovered after accepting a simple meal -Rejected both palace indulgence and extreme asceticism -Rejects bodily pleasure but not the body itself
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The Enlightened One |
-Sits in lotus position under fig tree -Mara (God of Death) feared -Gautama would succeed -Tried to frighten -Tempted with 3 daughters (discontent, delight, desire)
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Enlightenment |
The First Watch: -evening -vision of a previous lifetime The Second Watch: -Middle of the night -Divine Eye= ability to perceive death and rebirth of all all living things The Third Watch: -Late night -4 noble truths
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Founding the Sangha |
-remained under the bodhi tree -tempted to leave body and pass into nirvana -compelled by compassion to share discoveries
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The Sangha |
-First sermon at deer park -Taught the middle way and four noble truths -Gained enlightenment -became arhats (saints) -Continued to teach and attract followers -Son -Buddhist community of monks and nuns |
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Three Jewels of Buddhism |
1. The Buddha 2. Dharma (Buddha's teachings) 3. Sangha
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Death and Final Nirvana |
-Age 80 ate spoiled food and became ill -Instructed followers to remain and teach -Ascended through stages of meditation and died. |
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Buddhist Beliefs |
-Full understanding -Result of inward contemplation; not the divine -Insight gained from profound meditative experience -Buddhism does not depend on divine revelation; insights are human in nature
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Buddhism and Hinduism |
Shared cosmology Cyclical/Eternal time (samsara) Liberation from samsara is the final goal (Moksha, Nirvana)
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Three Marks of Existence |
-Anatta -Anicca -Dukkha |
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Anatta |
No self No ultimate reality within We all continue to change moment to moment
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Anicca |
-Imperminance -Existence is constantly changing
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Dukkha |
Suffering Natural result of change |
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Karma
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-Moral law of cause and effect -Personal identity depends entirely on karma (Only karma transfers) -Intention matters! |
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Samsara without self |
Transfer of energy |
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Five Precepts |
-Do not take life -Do not take what is not given -Do not engage in sensual misconduct -Do not use false speech -Do not drink intoxications |
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Additional five precepts for sangha |
-Do not eat after noon -Do not watch dancing or shows -Do not use garlands, perfumes or ornaments -Do not use a high/soft bed -Do not accept gold/silver
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The Nobel Eightfold Path |
-Right View -Right Intentions -Right speech -Right Action -Right livelihood -Right effort -Right concentration -Right mindfulness |
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Three Rafts |
Theravada Mahayana Vajrayana
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Theravada |
-"The Way of the Elders" -Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar -Buddha is beyond human reach -Teachings of Buddha are most important -Cultivate wisdom through 4 noble truths -Nobel eightfold, meditation -Arhat is the ideal type |
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Mahayana |
-"The Great Vehicle" -Largest division -China, Japan, Korea -Buddha as a savior -Ideal type is Bodhisattavas "Buddhas in the making" those who have achieved nirvana but return to preach -compassion>wisdom |
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Vajrayana |
-"Vehicle of the Diamond" -Tibet, 1/6 monks -Mandalas (patterned circles) -Mudras (hand movements) -Mantras (chants) -Lamas (clergy of the Dalai Lama) |
