Flashcards
Buddhism Final
Cards in this deck (37)
- 1Four Major SitesBirth: Lumbini
Awakening: Bodhgaya
First Sermon: Sarnath
Death: Kushinagar - 2BodhisattvaA bodhisattva is a person who has taken a vow to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings, rather than seeking only their own liberation from suffering.
- 3Queen MayaSiddhartha Gautama's mother. Gave birth to the Buddha by a tree, and while standing. She died soon after she gave birth
- 4ŚākyasThe clan of Siddhartha Gautama. Staunch followers of the Vedic religion in India
- 5SudhodhanaSiddhartha Gautama's Father
- 6YashodharaSG's Wife, Mother of Rahula
- 7RahulaBuddha's Son (SG's son)
- 8Four SightsThe sights of suffering. An old man, a sick man, a dead man and a monk
- 9Middle WayThe Middle Way refers to the Buddha's teaching of avoiding the two extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification. The Buddha discovered the Middle Way through his own personal experience of extreme asceticism and luxurious living, both of which he found to be unsatisfactory and ultimately futile in the quest for enlightenment.
- 10Sweetened Rice MilkFirst meal after enlightenment. Offered to him by a woman named Sujata. Represents generosity and humility
- 11Three WatchesFirst Watch: He remembered all his past births
Second Watch: Gained the ability to see the rebirth of all living beings
Third watch: Enlightenment and Understanding of the Four Noble Truths - 12Three RefugesBuddha, Dharma and Sangha
- 13Three Baskets (Tripitaka)Dharma, Vinaya and Abhidharma
- 14UpasakaLay Buddhist practitioner, has taken the five precepts exemption (killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxicants)
- 15SramaneraNovice Monk, taken ten precepts and is under the guidance of a monk
- 16BhikkusFully ordained, undergone ordination ceremony
- 17PratimokshaSet of rules, 227 for monks, 311 for nuns, that are recited in one's ordination ceremony, and results in one becoming a bhikku
- 18Four Resources after ordination1) Alms (begging for food)
2) Rags for clothes
3) Lodging at the foot of a tree (respect
4) Only use of cow's urine, butter, ghee, oil and molasses as medication - 19MahayanaGreat Vehicle, a sect of Buddhism that originated in India, moved to East and Southeast Asia. Emphasizes the concept of the Bodhisattva
- 20HinayanaAlso called Theravada, the oldest form of Buddhism. Relies on individual and personal experience. Centred around the Four Noble Truths
- 21VajrayanaTantric Buddhism, is practiced in Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan. Focuses on Indian Tantra and likes rituals and vajra, mandala, and mudras. Believes in the student-teacher relationship
- 22Lotus SutraImportant Mahayana Text
Emphasizes that any sentient being has the potential to become enlightened. Emphasizes Buddha natures - 23Heart SutraImportant Mahayana Text. Prajnaparamita teachings. Teaches the emptiness of all things
- 24VimalakirtiImportant Mahayana Text. Story about Vimalakirti, a lay Buddhist who is an exemplary Bodhissatva
- 25NagarjunaMahayana Buddhist Philosopher
- 26Buddha FieldsPlaces created by Buddhas. They are of several varieties and help those on their spiritual journey
- 27Buddha NaturePotential to be enlightened
- 28Buddha DoorsMethods or paths that lead to enlightenment
- 29Arhant IdealSomeone who has attained enlightenment for themselves.
- 30Bodhisattva IdealReenter Samsara to help all living beings
- 31Six Perfectionsgiving, morality, forbearance, striving, meditation (dhyāna), wisdom (prajñā)
- 32SakyamuniMahayana Figure mythicized. Said to be eternal
- 33AvalokiteswaraCelestial Bodhisattva in Mahayana
- 34GuanyinGoddess of Mercy, and is how Avalokiteswara is remembered
- 35AmitabhaCelestial Buddha, lord of light, lives in a western realm called Sukhavati
- 36Bodhicittamind of awakening, caused when one combines male and female, compassion and wisdom
- 37MandalaSacred Tantric symbol. Has five points: the center and the four cardinal directions. A map of reality.