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Buddhism
Fichas del conjunto (42)
- 1What was the name of the Buddha?Siddhartha Guatama
- 2Where and when was the Buddha born?Around two and a half thousand years ago at Lumbini in the foothills of the Himalayas (what is now Nepal)
- 3Who was Siddhartha's father and what was he?Shuddhodana, a ruler of a clan in Northern India known as the Shakyas.
- 4What was said about Siddhartha by the wise man, Asita?That if he saw suffering he would grow up to be a religous teacher and give up all his worldly wealth and power.
- 5What are the 4 sights?An old man (everyone grows old), A sick person (everyone may face disease, A corpse (everyone dies) and a holy man (a Sadhu, who was devoted himself to a spiritual life).
- 6What did he do at the two Brahmins and why did he leave?He went there to train in meditation but became dissatisfied with their teachings.
- 7Who did he join up with after the Brahmins and what was their purpose?He joined a group of ascetics who tried to achieve spiritual benefit from living very simply and treating their body with strict discipline, only allowing for bare minimum in order to survive.
- 8How long did Siddhartha follow this way of life and why did he do it?for 6 years and to gain spiritual insight
- 9When Siddhartha came out of the river from bathing in the water one day what did he see, what did she offer and what did this make him realise?He saw Nadabala, the daughter of the overseer of local cowherds, who offered him a bowl of milk-rice. He realised his ascetic practices would never lead him to full insight as was too weak even to meditate so he broke his fast and took the food.
- 10What did his followers do after this and why?They deserted him thinking he was going to give up his ascetic disciplines and return to a life of luxury.
- 11Where did he meditate and what was his goal?Under a pipal tree, and he decided not to move until he had reached enlightenment.
- 12What happened the night before he attained enlightenment?Mara tried to tempt him by sending his three daughters; Tana, Raga and Arati to seduce him and break his concentration but he was too strong and resisted.
- 13Who is Mara?An evil devil type creature who some believe to be a physical being and others believe to be representative of our human nature (condition) which gives in to temptation.
- 14What does the daughter Tanha represent?She represents desire
- 15What does the daughter Raga represent?Lust
- 16What does the daughter Arati represent?aversion
- 17What is enlightenment?A state of being in which you understand the meaning of life and the way out of the cycle of suffering.
- 18Dharma and Dhamma meaning?Dharma means teaching and Dhamma is the same but specifically for Thervada Buddhists
- 19Define Sanghathe Buddhist monastic order, including monks, nuns, and novices.
- 20What are the three marks of existence?Dukkha (suffering), Anicca (impermanence) and Anatta (No self)
- 21What does Dukkha mean?There is a general satisfactoriness about life, there is suffering.
- 22What does Anicca mean?Suffering comes from impermanence. Siddhartha experienced this under the Bodhi tree when he went through different process of change.
- 23What does Kisagotami and the Mustard seed teach us?That no one is alone in suffering
- 24Define AnattaWhat you call "yourself" is not a permanent entity.
- 25What are the 5 skhandas?Rupa, Vedana, Sanna, Sankhara and Vinnana.
- 26What is Rupa?physical body
- 27What is Vedana?Sensations and feelings
- 28What is Sanna?Thoughts and memories
- 29What is Sankhara?Character traits (likes and dislikes)
- 30What is Vinnana?Consciousness
- 31What is reincarnation?The idea that the "consciousness" of your life is the first "consciousness" of your next life, your pattern will disperse but the energy of that pattern will go on to a new life.
- 32What does pattern mean in terms of Buddhism?The pattern is the way the 5 skhandas come together.
- 33What are the four noble truths?Dukka, Tanha, Nibanna and Maga
- 34What is Dukka?There is suffering.
- 35What is Tanha?Suffering has a cause which is the three root poisons (our own cravings and selfish desires).
- 36What is Nibanna?Suffering can cease and when it does the three root poisons are 'blown out'
- 37What is Magga?There is a path out of suffering which is the noble eight fold path.
- 38What are the three root poisons and what are they represented as?Greed (cockrel), Hatred (snake) and Ignorance (pig)
- 39What is Samsara?The term for the cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
- 40What does the burning house story tell us?That the great wheel of life is like a burning house where there is suffering but many don't understand or accept this so they are left in the house but if they are guided (8 fold path) on how to get out they can escape the house (achieve Nibanna)
- 41What is Dependent Origination?The wheel of life. It is a symbolic representation of life where the three root poisons are in the middle and they are showing biting each other, feeding off one and other.
- 42What is Dgammapada 147?"Look at this dressed up body,
a mass of sores, a frame of bones, sickly,
a subject of many thought (of sensual desire).
Indeed, that body is neither permanent nor enduring.
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