BUDDHISM

BUDDHISM

1. HINAYANA "LESSER VECHICLE"

   • THERVADA "DOCTRINE OF ELDERS"
     • NIRVANA; "extinguished/blown out", Arhat
     • SCRIPTURES
       • TRIPITAKA "THREE BASKETS"
         • VINAYA PITAKA "Basket of Discipline"
         • ABHIDHAMMA PITAKA "Basket of Higher Teaching"
         • SUTTA PITAKA "Basket of Threads"

2. MAHAYANA "GREATER VECHICLE"

   • Sutra
   • BUDDHAHOOD
     • "BUDDHA NATURE"
     • PURE LAND/BUDDHA LAND; realm of buddhas
       • TRIKAYA "THREE BODY"
         • NIRMANAKAYA "TRANSFORMATION BODY"
         • SOMBHOGAKAYA "PURE BLISS BODY"
         • DHARMAKAYA "COSMIC BUDDHA NATURE"
     • BODHISATTVA
       • enlightened persons who postpones Buddhahood -> KARUNA "compassion"
   • AVALOKITESHVARA
   • AMITABHA
   • MAITREYA; future Buddha

3. VAJRAYANA "DIAMOND VECHICLE"

   • TANTRA; monks as shaman

4. SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA

   • BUDDHA "Enlightened/Awakened One"
   • SHAKYAMUNI "Sage of the Shakya people"
   • FOUR PASSING SIGHTS
     • OLD MAN
     • SICK MAN
     • CORPSE (for cremation)
     • WANDERING HOLY MAN (sannyasin)

5. OM MANI ->jewel (compassion) PADME ->lotus (wisdom) HUM

6. FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

   • End suffering by following the Noble Eightfold Path
     • WISDOM
       • RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
       • RIGHT INTENTION
     • VIRTUE
       • RIGHT ACTION
       • RIGHT WORK
       • RIGHT SPEECH
     • MEDITATION
       • RIGHT EFFORT
       • RIGHT MINDFULNESS
       • RIGHT CONTEMPLATION
   • Suffering is caused by DESIRE CRAVING (tanha)
   • SUFFERING (dukha) is part of life
   • To end suffering, eliminate desire (DETACHMENT)

7. THREE MARKS OF REALITY

   • SUFFERING (dukha)
   • NON - SELF (anatta/anatman)
   • IMPERMANENCE (anitya)