Noble Truths/Precepts
What is Magga?
The path that leads from suffering (8 Fold Noble Path)
Give an example of what behaviours Buddhists should refrain from in following the "Right Conduct/Action"
Harming, Killing, Stealing, Using intoxicants, Sexual misconduct
List one of the three sections of the Pali Canon
Vinyana, Sutta, Abhidhamma
What does the monster around the outside of the wheel represent?
Death
Defined as the ethical actions (whether good or bad) lay in the intention.
Karma
In what sermon did Buddha announce his Noble Truths to his disciples
First Sermon
Abstaining from telling lies, spreading gossip, speaking harshly and time-wasting chatter is known as
Right speech
Basket of Threads is known as
Sutra Pitaka
How many links (pictures/representations) are on the wheel?
Twelve
What does the Blind man represent on the Samsara Cycle
Ignorance
The Noble Truth defined as: the origin of suffering and craving
Samudaya
Define the term "Right Livelihood"
Working to benefit others rather than harm them.
Another name for the Pali Canon
Tripitaka
What is the Bardo?
An intermediate state a person remains in for up to 49 days before being reborn.
One section that is part of the dimension of the "Division of Mental Discipline"
Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration
List the five precepts believers are expected to follow
Do not destroy life, steal, commit adultery, tell lies or take intoxicants
Involves preventing negative thoughts of cravings to create a healthy state of mind
Right effort
This section contains the teachings about the nature of life
Abhidhamma
Number of realms that exist on the Samsara wheel
Six
List the four noble truths
What five activities those preparing for monastic life are expected to avoid?
Do not eat untimely meals, dance/sing/act on stage, use perfumes, use high beds, receive gold/silver
List the Three Divisions of the Eight Fold Noble Path
Wisdom, Ethical Conduct, Mental Discipline
The canon relevant to monastic communities and regulating monastic life
Vinaya Pitaka
List six of the twelve images on the Samsara wheel
Blind man, Potter, passengers in boat, house, couple, man with arrow, women offering a drink, man gathering fruit, pregnant women, childbirth, corpse. monkey
What does the empty house with five windows and a door represent on the Samsara cycle
Five senses and the mind