IB is Dukkha
What is merit?
A beneficial and protective force which accumulates as a result of good deeds, acts or thoughts. Merit making important because it brings good results, determines the quallity of the next life, and helps one toward enlightenment.
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 refers to good or bad intentions and actions a person takes during her lifetime. Good actions, such as generosity, righteousness, and meditation, bring about happiness in the long run. Bad actions, such as lying, stealing or killing, bring about unhappiness in the long run. There is also neutral Karma
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 is puja?
Also known as devotional ritual, the name for ceremonies that involve offerings, or gifts. During these ceremonies, there will also be meditation. Connection of the mind and soul with the Divine.
What drives Buddhist ethics?
Karma. Plus 8 Fold Path...
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 are the 5 Sila/5 Precepts?
1. to abstain from taking life 2. to abstain from taking what is not given 3. to abstain from sensuous misconduct 4. to abstain from false speech 5. to abstain from intoxicants as tending to cloud the mind
What is the importance of the 5 skandhas?
They describe the components that make up the human experience and the illusory nature of a self.