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26 Cards in this Set
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The three marks of existance- Buddism |
1) Dukkha- disatisfaction 2)Anitya- everything is changing 3)Anatman- without substance |
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Bodhisattvas |
awaken being. A savior figure in Buddhism, waits for everyone to get through the door before he takes the next step. Getting people on the same level. |
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Dharma |
the law of the universe |
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The Four Immeasurables (Buddhism) |
1)may all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness 2) May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering 3) May all beings never be separated from the supreme joy that is beyond all sorrow 4) May all beings abide in equanimity from grasping and aversion |
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The Six Paramitas _ Perfections (Buddhism) |
1)dana 2)sila 3)kshanti 4)virya 5)Dhyana 6)Prajna |
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dana |
generosity, giving of oneself |
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sila |
virtue, morality, discipline, proper conduct |
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kshanti |
patience, tolerance, forbearance, acceptance, endurance |
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virya |
energy, diligence, vigor, effort |
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dhyana |
one- pointed concentration, contemplation |
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Prajna |
wisdom, insight |
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3 jewels of Buddhism |
1) Dharma- law is life itself 2) Sangha- value tribe 3) Buddha- acknowledgement of the awakening I take refuge in these three jewels. These are Buddhist Vows. |
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Describe the nature of the Dharmas (Avatamsaka Sutra) |
The nature of the Dharmas is perfect. It does not have two different aspects. All the various Dharmas are fundamentally still. They are without name and form, cut off from all things. This is understood by enlightened wisdom, and not by any other sphere. The one is in the many, the many are within the one. The one is many, many are One. |
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Describe The Diamond Sutra |
All appearance is delusion. If you view all appearance as non appearance, Then that view is your true nature. Do not become attached to any thoughts that arise in the mind. If you see and search out the absolute than you are practicing the wrong path and cannot see your true self. All compounded things are like a dream, Thus should you view them. |
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The Lotus Sutra |
All phenomena, from their very origin. Always have the aspect of stillness and extinction. When the disciple of the Buddha walks this path, he will become a Buddha in future lives. |
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The Eightfold Path is divided into three divisions... |
Prajna: Wisdom (the three marks of existence) Shila: Morality (moral commandments) Samadhi: 4th state of consciousness (Buddha Nature) |
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The three divisions of the Eightfold Path are then divided into 8 subdivisions... Under the division of Prajna there is |
Right views and Right Intentions
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Under the division of Shila there is |
Right speech, Right action, Right livlihood, and Right effort |
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Under the division of Samadhi there is |
Right Mindfulness, and Right contemplation |
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The four noble truths- Dharma |
The noble truth of suffering- Dukka The origin of suffering- Trishna The Cessation of suffering- Nirvana The Pathway- Marga |
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Describe Buddha Nature |
Buddha Nature is Samadhi. Luminous is this mind, brightly shining, but it is colored by attachments that visit it. This unlearned people do not really understand, and so do not cultivate the mind. Luminous is this mind, brightly shining. And it is free from attachments that visit it. This the noble follower of the Way really understands, for them their is cultivation of the mind. |
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The cycle of Suffering is divided into three divisions which are |
Future Life. Current Life. Past Life |
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The cycle of suffering is divided into three divisions, these three divisions are then divided into 12 subdivisions. Under the division of Future life there is |
Decay and Dying which depends on birth, and Rebirth which depends on becoming |
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Under the division of current life there is |
becoming, grasping, craving, feeling, contact, sensation, organism, consciousness (depends on Karmic disposition). |
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Under the division of past life there is |
Karmic disposition and ignorance Karmic disposition depends on ignorance and ignorance depends on the source (Avidya). |
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The dhammapada (words of dharma, the words of Buddha). |
Mindfulness, truth, beauty, goodness, unity |
