World Religions: Buddhism

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Summarize the life of Siddhartha?

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Born a member of the hindu warrior cast. His father was a king and his mother was Queen Maya. Right after he was born his mother died. At the age 16 he married Yasodhara and they had a son named Rahula Through his later travels he saw that the things his father tired to shield him from. These became known as the four sights. For the next 6 years, he took up the life of a wondering ascetic. He continued his travels and preaching and gained a number of followers. At the age of 80 he died of foot poisoning.

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What is the Middle way?

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The Buddhist teaching that liberation from samara comes neither through severe ascetical practices nor wild indulgences, but in the middle spectrum between the two opposites

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Highlight the accomplishment of the 3 councils mentioned in the book.

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first council: had the intent to preserve the teachings of siddhartha through recitation, and tired to come to some agreement on his teachings.
Second council: held to address questionable practices of some "liberal" monks who sought a relaxation of monastic discipline.
Third council: worked to purify the sangha of its carious irregularities.

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Named the 4 sights

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1. An Old Crippled man
2. A diseased man
3. A decaying Corpse
4. An Ascetic

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Define Ascetic

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A person who renounces material comforts to live a self-disciplined life

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Define Mendicant

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a begging monk

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Define Bodhi Tree

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The large, sacred fig tree at the Mahabodhi Temple at bodh gaya where Siddhartha reached enlightenment.

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Define Dharma.

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Sanskrit for "Uphold"
that which is in accordance with the laws of the cosmos and of nature such as righteous acts.

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Define the Bodhisattva

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A being that compassionately refrains from entering Nirvana in order to save others and is worshipped as a deity in Mahayana Buddhism.
** Theravade Buddhist do not believe in this **

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Lotus Surta

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A Mahayana Buddhist text where enlightenment is made avaliable not only to monastics but to all because the great compassion of bodhisattvas.

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Tantric

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A word to describe hindu literature written in sanskrit and concerned with rituals acts of body, speech and mind.

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Anatma

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the buddhist doctrine of "no soul" or "not self" that means a permanents, unchanging, independent self does not exist, though people act as if it does. Ignorance of anatma causes suffering.

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Arhat

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from the sanskrit for "worthy one" it is a concept of Theravanda Buddhism which refers to one who has attained Nirvana in their present lifetime and it thus liberate from the cycle of rebirth

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Fiver Percepts of Buddhism

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1. Do not take the life of any living creature
2. Do not take anything not freely given
3. abstain from sexual misconduct and sexual overindulgences
4. refrain from untrue or decitful speech
5. avoid intoxicants

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Lumbini Gardens, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kushinara

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Lumbini Gardens- Birth place of Siddhartha Gautama, located in Nepal
Bodh Gaya- The Bodhi tree which the buddha meditated
Sarntha- Deer park where Buddha preached his first sermon, 4 noble truths
Kushinara- Death place of Siddhartha Gautama

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A Pagoda is a large ______

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stupa, that are also elaborately decorated

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What are the 3 jewels of Buddhism? When are they recited?

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I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, The Sangha.
They are recited when one is becoming apart of the buddhist religion.

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How is Nirvana attained?

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Nirvana is attained by being awakened to the reality of the human condition, no longer ignorant or delusional

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What is a stupa?

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A stupa is a small mound made of stone or brick to house relics or historical Buddha stuff normally located near temples.

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Another name for the Tipitaka is _________

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Pali Canon

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4 Noble truths

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Life is filled with suffering
The cause of suffering is desire
to cease suffering, one must cease desiring
The path to the end of suffering in the noble eightfold path

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List and explain the collections that make up the tripitaka

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Tripitaka is also known as the Pali canon. It contains the "three baskets" Vinaya Pitaka, Surta Pitaka, And Abidharrna Pitaka.

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Noble 8 Fold path

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Right understanding
Right thought
Right speech
right conduct
right livelihood
right effort
right mindfulness
right concentration