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Anatta

No-self

Note: what we perceive to be a self is actually constantly changing, temporary, and interdependent. 

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Nagasena

The monk who had discussions with King Milinda. Discussed the chariot analogy and the Five Buddhist Cardinal virtues 

100

Mahābhārata (Mahabharata)

The epic that the Bhagavad Gita is a part of

100

What does Buddha mean? 

enlightened one

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The Caste System occurs in some parts of North America (T/F) 

TRUE (Bill that was recently passed in Seattle)

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Five Buddhist Cardinal Virtues

faith, vigor, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom

200

Thích Nhất Hạnh

Vietnamese Buddhist

200

Dharma

righteousness, duty, and the natural law (cosmic) that upholds the universe

200

Siddhartha Gautama

Founder of Buddhism. Born as a prince but then encountered suffering outside the palace. (eightfold path, four noble truths, etc.) 

200

The Revolution of Values

going from thing-centered thinking to person-centered thinking. 

Martin Luther King Jr.'s correspondence with Thich Nhat Hahn  

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Four Noble Truths

  1. The truth of suffering (dukkha).
  2. The truth of the cause of suffering (desire and clinging).
  3. The truth of the cessation of suffering.
  4. The truth of the path to the cessation of suffering (The Eightfold Path)
300

Bell Hooks

Engaged Buddhist feminist. Applies Buddhism to issues of race and gender. Also argues against dualism.

Agent of Change article

300

Amanitvam

Humility (came up in a medical ethics journal by Aditya Simha)

300

2nd Interregional System

“Indo-European” (from 200 bc)

And includes Empire-Making

300

The Ethics of Oneness

Jeremy David Engels 

discusses the difference between Ralph Waldo Emerson's and Walt Whitman's emphasis on cooperation. (which is contrary to liberal emphasis on the individual)

Also, the Bhagavad Gita is what influences the two. 

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Five Buddhist Precepts

abstain from life; abstain from taking what is not given; abstain from sensuous misconduct; abstain from false speech; abstain from intoxicants as tending to cloud the mind. 

400

Two Schools of Buddhism

Theravada and Mahayana.

Theravada - Southeast Asian countries

Mahayana - North Asia

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Desireless actions (niṣkāma karmas)

"You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions."

Duty-oriented

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Middle Way (Buddhism)

path between desire and ascetism

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Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman

19th century Transcendentalists who were influenced by the work of the Bhagavad Gita

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Eightfold Path (see p. 165 of Gupta book) 

  • Right View
  • Right Aspirations
  • Right Speech
  • Right Conduct (or action)
  • Right Livelihood
  • Right Effort
  • Right Mindfulness
  • Right Rapture (or Concentration)
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Four Elements of True Love 

Loving-kindness (Maitri)
Compassion (Karuna)
Joy (Mudita)
Equanimity or non-discrimination (Upeksha)

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The Self (for the Bhagavad Gita) 

It is unborn, permanent, and primeval. It is not slain when the body is slain. 

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Caste System (IMPORTANT: the first four are known as the four Varnas) 

Brahmins: The highest caste, traditionally comprising priests, teachers, and scholars.


Kshatriyas: The warrior and ruler caste, traditionally associated with fighting and governance.

Vaishyas: The merchant and farming caste, traditionally involved in trade, agriculture, and business.

Shudras: The labor caste, traditionally performing manual labor and service-oriented jobs. 

Dalits: Untouchables (cleaning jobs/hardest jobs) 

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Oneness

"oneness emphasized solidarity.  oneness praised cooperation; oneness championed appreciating things that on the surface have little monetary value.”

Note: ONENESS is not the same as SAMENESS

cf."Liberalism praised competition; Liberalism lauded material acquisition."

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