Buddhist Beliefs

Buddhist Beliefs

1. 4 Noble Truths

   • 4. Magga (The Path to the Cessation of Suffering)
     • The Eightfold Path
       • Panna (Wisdom)
         • Right Understanding
         • Right Intention
       • Sila (Ethics)
         • Right Livelihood
         • Right Speech
         • Right Action
       • Samadhi (Meditation)
         • Right Mindfullness
         • Right Effort
         • Right Concentration
   • 1. Dukkha (Suffering)
     • Ordinary Suffering
     • Change
     • Attachment
     • Stages of Suffering
       • Birth
       • Old Age
       • Sickness
       • Death
       • Sorrow
       • Unpleasantness
       • Not getting what you want
   • 3. Nirodha (The Cessation of Suffering)
   • 2. Samudaya (Craving, the Cause of Suffering)

2. Mahayana Buddhism

   • An umbrella of further, more modern buddhist teachings
   • Pure Land Buddhism
     • Started in China, Popular in Japan
     • Sukhavati: Heaven-Like Pure Land
     • Amitabha Buddha
     • Faith > Action
   • Zen Buddhism
   • Bodhisattva: A saint who helps others achieve Nirvana even after they have
   • 6 Perfections
     • Generosity
     • Morality
     • Patience
     • Energy
     • Wisdom
     • Meditation

3. Theravada Buddhism

   • The Buddhism of the Elders; an older, more conservative form
   • Arhat: Someone who has achieved Nirvana

4. 3 Marks of Existence

   • Anicca: Impermanence
   • Anatta: No such thing as a soul
     • Sunyata: Emptiness

5. The Buddha

   • Born Siddhartha, a Prince
     • Lived a sheltered life, was unsatisfied of endless pleasures
       • Escaped, saw 4 sights
         • Lived as an ascetic with 5 monks
           • Developed Middle Way
             • Sat Under the Bodhi Tree
               • Meditated and reached Enlightenment
                 • Mara: A Demon that taunted Buddha

6. 5 Aggregates

   • Form
   • Sensation
   • Perception
   • Mental Formation
   • Consciousness

7. Nirvana

   • The perfect state that Buddhists aim to reach
   • Escape from the cycle of Samsara
     • Samsara: The Repeating cycle of birth, death and rebirth
       • Turned by 3 Poisons
         • Ignorance
         • Greed
         • Hatred
       • Tibetan Wheel of Life: A symbol for Samsara
   • A state of Enlightenment, full joy, wisdom, understanding

8. Karma: System of Action and Consequence

9. 3 Jewels

   • Sangha: The Community
   • Dhamma: Buddha's Teachings

10. Paticcasamuppada: Dependent Arising