IB is Dukkha
What is rooted in Karma?
Merit
What is the main Buddhist text and what language is it written in?
Pali Canon and the language is Pali
What are the 3 Jewels?
Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
What is the original name of the Buddha?
Siddhartha Ghutama
Define the concept of Karma
Karma determines what body you are born into
Developing good karma helps you reach Nirvana
What is the human condition?
Buddhists believe that humans are caught in samsara, the endless cycle of existence, characterized by Maya, tanha, and hatred/aversion, leading to dukkha
What is the importance of the Pali-Canon?
Contains complete teachings of the Buddha including doctrinal statements of Nirvana, samsara, and the nature of existence and suffering
How do we get to Enlightenment?
Acknowledge the 3 Jewles, Accepting the 4 Noble Truths, Following the Middle Way/8-fold Path, Following the precepts consistent with a lay or monastic way of life, following the path of the bodhisattva, developing panna and karuna
Why was the 8-fold path called the Middle-Way?
It was the middle of asceticism and hedonism
What concept is at the center of Buddhist eschatology?
Dharma
What are the 3 Marks of Existence in Buddhism?
Anicca, Anatta, and Dukkha
What is the Heart and Diamond Sutra?
Heart= describes the experience of liberation of the Bodhisattva of compassion
Diamond= emphasizes non-attachment
What are the 4 Noble Truths?
Life is Dukkha
The cause is tanha
To end tanha = End dukkha
End tanha by following 8-fold path
What was the Soothsayer's prophecy to young Siddhartha?
That he is going to be a great leader in politics or religion
If not the soul, then what continues on during reincarnation?
Energies or the 5 Aggregates
What are the 3 Poisons?
desire, hatred, and ignorance
What are the 5 Skandhas?
What is Right concentration?
deliberate concentration
passion and desire are released
tranquility replaces intelligent thought
greater clarity, solitude, joy, and ease
What is the importance of the Dalai Lama?
What are the 3 higher realms in the Wheel of Life?
The God realm, the demigod realm, and the human realm.
Define the Buddhist concept of upaya
skill in means; experience of activity that leads to enlightenment
What is the Tripitaka made up of?
Vinaya pitaka, Sutra Pitaka, Abhidharma Pitaka
What is a common theme between TB and MB Buddhism?
Mind over matter concept. Mind as the principle area of taming and control is fundamental to all schools
Shakyamuni Buddha is the original and historical founder of Buddhism
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What is the 4th precept of the 5 Sila?
To undertake the training to refrain from false speech
What are the 2 major points of Buddhist eschatology?
The apperance of the Maitreya and the Sermon of the Seven Suns