buddhism

• pure land buddhism 


  a tradition primarily focused on achieving rebirth in a buddhas “pure land" or buddha-field
• ethical teachings

  -kamma(karma)

  -karuna(compassion)

  -metta(loving kindness)
• the 6 perfections

  -generosity

  -morality

  -patience

  -energy

  -meditation

  -wisdom
• wesak

  -a theravada buddhist festival which celebrates the buddhas birth,enlightenment and passing away into nirvana
• parinibbana

  -a festival in mahayana buddhism that celebrates the death of the buddha and his attainment of the final nibbana

  -normally celebrated on the 15th february
• The five moral precepts

  -Abstain from killing or harming living beings

  -Abstain from taking what is not given

  -Abstain from sexual misconduct

  -Abstain from wrong speech

  -Abstain from intoxication
• puja


  buddhist act of worship that expresses gratitude to the Buddha and devotion to his teachings as well as helping to calm and focus the mind
• tibet death ritual


  Sky is the traditional burial practice in Tibet. This is where bodies of the dead are left in a high place to be eaten by vultures.
• therevada death rituals 


  -money is given to a charity and the good merit(good kamma) is transferred to the deceased. This is represented by pouring water into an overflowing bowl
• death rituals in japan

  -they observe the Obon festival when it is believed that the spirits of the dead return to the Earth for one night the graves of his dead relatives of visited and at the end floating lanterns are put into rivers, lakes and seas to guide the spirits back to the world
• Samatha meditation


  aim is to calm and focus the mind by concentrating on a single object.
• vipassana meditation 


  aim is to gain an insight into the true nature of reality.(three marks of existence)
• visualisation of the buddhas and bodhisattvas

  -Aim is to concentrate the mind and develop the qualities associated with the Buddha or bodhisattva
• malas 


  -astronaut prayer beads that helps Buddhists to keep count of their mantras
• mantra recitation


  -set of words or syllables that are chanted over and over again these help to calm and focus the mind
• chanting


  A type of but is worship that involves reciting Buddhist scriptures
• shrine offerings


  -Flowers to represent anicca (imprermanance)

  -candles to represent the light of the dhamma)

  -to represent dependent arising
• buddha rupa 


  Statue of the buddha
• meditation halls


  A quiet space where Buddhists can meditate together
• monasteries


  A place where Buddhist monks or nuns live
• Shrines

  Found in temples and homes these provide a focus for buddhist worship they usually have a Buddha rupa and offerings
• temples


  A Buddhist place of worship where Buddhists come together to worship learn and meditate
• kamma(karma) and rebirth


  universal law the persons actions affect their happiness and suffering in this and future lives
• loving kindness (metta)


  A desire for all things to be happy
• compassion (karuna)


  -A desire to help stop the suffering of individuals
• siddharthas life 


  -he had a life of luxury until he left that and saw an old man sick man, dead man and then a holy man
• the ascetic life 


  siddhartha found that the six years of ascetism did not lead him nearer to enlightenment

  (“it was to him in a time of intertwining the sky with knots“)
• the buddhas enlightenment


  -takes place during the three watches of the night he was tempted by Mara

  -siddhartha vow to meditate under a fig tree until he was enlightened

  -(“ not until I attain the supreme enlightenment will I give up the seat of meditation)
• the 5 skandhas (also known as the 5 aggravate)


  -form

  -sensations

  -perceptions

  -mental activity

  —consciousness
• mandala


  an intricate circle shaped pattern that is used for meditation
• thangka


  -A detailed painting of a Buddha or bodhisvattva
• zazen


  The main form of meditation in Zen Buddhism and is practiced while sitting cross legged
• what do buddhists believe happens after death

  -they believe in samsara which is a cycle of life

  -If you manage to reach enlightenment, then you break the cycle

  -Your karma decides what you come back as after death
• what is the eightold path


  The eight things you need to do to reach enlightenment
• 3 poisons 


  -ignorance

  -hatred

  -greed
• ahimsa 


  buddhist idea about non injury