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Samsara
transmigration of the atman
Dharma
social duty/ obligation
Karma
Good things accumulating
Moksha
ultimate salvation of the soul
Advaita Vedanta
refers to the kind of Buddhism that believes in Brahman, and the world is just an illusion
Bhakti Cults
visnu, shakti, shiva, worshiping the God you chose
Theism
there exists personal and spiritual and devine beings
Atheism
no spiritual reality, no spiritual devine beings
Polytheism
only a few personal spirits or Gods that need to be worshiped
Pietism
Exaggerated holiness
Monism
One ultimate impersonal force
Caste/Varna system
varieties of roles, associated with color Brahmins, Kyshatriyans, vayashians, shudras
Myth
a cherished story, whether confirmed or not, has special symbolic meaning, conveys information that actually may transform core values
History
conformed stories or facts with natural or significant meaning
Vedas
holy scriptures
Siddhartha Gautama (aka Gotama or Shakyamuni)
would be royal or holy man, not allowed to see bad, went in parade, became concerned witht he issue of suffering, middle way, hodhi tree, encountered marra, reached enlightenment
Nepal
where siddhartha gautama was raised
King Suddhodna Queen Maya
Gautama's mom and dad
Yasodhara
cousin whom he married at 16
Mahaprajapadi
his aunt, who raised him
4 signs
old man sick man dead man holy man
The Great Renunciation
joined ascetic cult for six years, taught him meditation, found that the path was dangerous
Ascetic, Asceticism
demanded detachment from the world minimum sustenance, great austerity skills of meditation
Emaciated Buddha
thin, show how far he went to try to find enlightement
The Middle Way
come to the conclusion that truth must lie somewhere between the extremes of denial and self indulgence
Bodhi Tree
meditation in the Lotus position, he went through four stages, where Siddhartha reached enlightenment
Bodh Gaya
city where tree was
Lotus position
position of meditation
Dyhana (jhana)
all the stages of meditative trance
Mara
demon who sought to break Buddha's concentration
Mara's Five daughters (baser instincts)
pride fear greed ignorance desire
nirvana
greater enlightenment
deer park
he met his former colleges, taught them the lessons he learned, they followed him as a guru, four noble truths
Guru
enlightened teacher
Saranth
city where first Buddhist schools were
Sangha
buddhist schools
"the buddha'
when sid. receives enlightenment he is referred to as it
Bhikshu
boy students
Bhikshuni
Girl students
Relic
remains, keep sakes, used to remember someone or something
Reliquary
where some people are buried
stupa
burial mounds
veneration
relics that were important to the religion (buddhas remains)
anada
first council elects him as first new leader of buddhism
dhammapada
path of truth. most important of all buddhist scriptures
priest
siddhartha said he was no one
prophet
siddhartha said he was not one
anatman
soul
buddhas description of what we call the soul
physical body, feelings, understanding, will, consciousness
dukkha
suffering exists
1. Noble truth of..
pain
2. Noble truth of...
the cause of pain
3. Noble truth of...
the cessation of pain
4. Noble truth of..
the way that leads to the cessation of pain
Tanha
desire
Arhat
Saint, one who reaches nirvana
Wisdom Training (buddhist word)
prajna
Ethics training (buddhist word)
sila
Meditation training (buddhist word)
samadhi
Eight fold path (8 things)
right view intentions speech action livelihood effort concentration mindfulness
3 types of training of the eightfold path
wisdom training, ethics training, meditation training
Wisdom training (right..)
view
intentions
Ethics training (right...)
speech
action
livelihood
Meditation training (right..)
effort
concentration
mindfulness
Meditation training (def.)
to quiet the mind and focus only on the moment.
exist in the moment
individual human will escape into authentic humanity, freed from suffering
Wisdom training (def..)
to see things for the way they are. through illusions. the belief in permanence vs anicha. the belief in selfhood vs annata
Anicha
no permanence
Annata
no self hood
Ethics training
living a sacred life by obeying the instructions
Five precepts
do not kill
do not steal
do not slander
do not misbehave sexually
do not use mind altering drugs
Four positivities of mind
loving kindness
compassion
sympathetic joy
equanimity
loving kindness
doing kind things without expecting reward
compassion
empathetic will to share line of trouble of others
sympathetic joy
joy in the joy of others
equanimity
finding a balance in your emotions
The three jewels
I take refuge in the Buddha
I take refuge in the Dharma
I take refuge in the Sangha
Alternative terms for the three jewels
adorning tripple crown
tripple gem
Ashoka/Asoka
ruled in india 272-236 bce. humanitarian buddhist ruler. ideal ruler. comparable to constantine I. pillers
Constantine I
compared to Ashoka for christians,
Mahabodhi Temple
Ashoka built in honor of buddha
Hinayana or Theravada Buddhism
people must achieve enlightenment for themselves without reliance on the gods or any force beyond themselves
atheistic
ritualistic reverence for arhats
monks
tripitaka
Homogeneous
teaching, beliefs, and practices fairly uniform, no competing dominations
Tripitaka (aka Three Baskets, Pali Canon, Pali Bible)
three separate collections of materials. wisdom, ethics, ritual materials
canon
agreed upon list of scriptures and rules
Sangharaja
Arc bishop of Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism
protestant buddhism
theistic orientaion
secret teachings of buddha
buddha almost divine being
many external buddhas
stress role of new class beings
Heterogeneous
vast diversity of theory and practice, denominations, cults, and schools, protestant buddhism
Bodhisattva Vow
In the Lotus sutra
vow to say that you will remain in samsara
lotus sutra
will remain in world of sufferings
remains there until every last blade of grass has achieved nirvana
Amita/Amitabha
many buddhas preside over heaven. believers must have faith in Amitaba. Like purgetory.
contacted through monta
eventually become a buddha
Pureland
like purgatory
halfway house
Guanyin
similar to virgin mary cult
female beautiful
virgin, nurturing mother, lighthouses
Hotei
chubby man, chinese changed somber into joy, goodness of life
Tibetan Buddhism
non theistic
fast path to nirvana
transform
do not surpress energy
role of a teachers is critical and involves visualizations
Vajrayana
diamond vehicle
Tantric
texts (tibetan)
esoteric (tibetan)
religion exclusive in japn
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
embodies compassion
dalai lama
Dalai lama
wisdom like the ocean
Mantra
incantations
access life, force, energy, or good merit of a parallel bodhisattva world.
throat singing
Throat singing
different notes from one voice. mantra
Mudras
hand gestures
other customs of tibetan buddhism
bells, dorji, dorje, drums, prayer wheels
Mandalas
artistic intricate circular designs, sometimes made of and, signifies impermanence, aid to meditation
Thangkas
images
represent bodhisattva worlds
aid to meditation
Zen/Chan Buddhism
merged with taoims, sermons, teachers, doctrines, can no induce enlightenment, enlightenment is an intuitive condition that will show up unexpectedly
Confucianism
buddhism was rejected. legalism. government turned into religion
Taoism/Daoism
social religious movement away from legalism of confucianism
Lao-tzu
wrote Dao De Jin
Dao De Jin
describes "the way"
live life intuitively, know when to act and when not to act
"the Way"
live life intuitively, let go
"Dao de jin"
Wu Wei
know when to act or not act
The Wordless Siddhartha Sermon
Interpretation, flower was like enlightenment, coming up unexpectedly
Bodhi Dharma
buddhist monk
missionary to china
chan buddhism
(zen buddhism)
Zazen
seated meditation
Zendo
meditation hall
Sunyata
quieting of the rational mind
Koans
irrational puzzles or riddles
who or what is spiritual reality?
the four noble truths
who are we?
a temperory self attachment to this world through desire
where are we going?
nirvana. complicated to explain. not exactly a place or a condition, but a little of both
how do we get there?
practicing the eightfold path
how do they know this is true
the buddha revealed it to su