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- 1Explain how taking refuge as a monk in the Sangha might help a Buddhist to "overcome his selfish cravings" (3AE)- Cut off from worldly temptations
-Beside other monk who are try to achieve the same thing
-Has time to meditate without distractions
-Learns wisdom from teacher - 2What does Kamma mean for a Buddhist?-actions have consequences; natural law of cause and effect
-kamma comes from volitional actions.
-not a punishment or reward from God; natural result of previous actions
-can have positive or negative kamma
-there are skilful and unskilful actions. unskilful actions bind you to samsara
-affects future rebirths
-aim is to build up enough good kamma to achieve nibbana - 3Difficulties of following the eightfold path-leads to nibbana if followed to perfection BUT in theravada only monks can do so
-based on following Dhamma so it is only possible for monks due to heavy emphasis on meditation and wisdom
-impracticality of elements of morality for laity in the outside world
-study of scripture important to see true nature of reality, not practical for laity
-daily routine for monks makes the 8fold path easier for them than laity - 4Difficulties of Anicca-Difficult to accept because illusion of permanence is strong
-Need to believe in permanence for practical living purposes
-non attachment to impermanent things easier for monks because they don't have material possesions
-Lay buddhists have less time to concentrate on meditation which helps overcome attachments
-lay buddhists have more temptations to desire things because of living in society and having to work for money - 5Name and describe the three jewels of Buddhism. (6KU)-BUDDHA: historical person who founded Buddhism. Discovered the teachings, set wheel in motion and paved way for people to become enlightened
-DHAMMA: teaching of Buddhism. Ultimate truth. 4th Noble Truth. Means of Enlightenment
-SANGHA: followers of Buddhism. All followers. Can also mean body of monks and nuns living in a monastery - 6Describe what Buddhists understand by Nibbana (4KU)-3rd Noble truth, ultimate goal of ALL Buddhists
-Means "to blow out" ie extinguishing of 3 root poisons
-Enlightenment, the end of suffering/craving/ignorance
-Not a place but a state of mind, not a Buddhist heaven
-Difficult to describe, can only be experienced (trying to describe colour red to a blind man)
-In Mayhayana samsara and Nibbana are two sides of one coin
-In theravada it can take lifetimes to achieve - 7What would Buddhists understand by "the roots of sorrow"? (2KU)-Attatchment to things that are impermanent causes sorrow, not accepting anicca
-Imagining self to be centre, not accepting anatta - 8Why are the three Root Poison at the centre on the Wheel of Samsara? (4KU)-They are all compulsive if we are under their power
-Together they "power" the wheel of conditioned existence, keeping it turning and maintaining it's suffering
-continue endlessly, eating each other or vomiting each other up
-three poisons or fires initiate each other eg ignorance feed desire, desire produces anger/frustration/hatred - 9Benefits of accepting Anicca-Illusion of permanence causes craving, so accepting Anicca diminishes it
-Causes suffering which is at heart of Dhamma, so accepting Anicca lessens suffering
-Craving permanence leads to rebirth, so accepting Anicca leads to no rebirth
-Experienced by Buddha in his lifetime (4sights) which led to his finding of enlightenment so buddhists following this example head towards enlightenment
-greed for impermanent things leads to bad Kamma, so accepting Anicca reduces bad Kamma and Kammic effects
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- Scottish Higher/Advanced Higher Higher RMPS Fichas sobre Buddhism, creado por Heather Taylor el 21/05/2013.
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