buddhists beliefs

Cards (16)

  • what are the 5 aggregates
    form,sensation,perception,mental formations,consciousness
  • what are the 3 poisons
    hatred,ignorance,greed
  • what does tanha mean
    craving
  • what are the 3 types of tanha
    1 sensory craving e.g food. 2 craving for being e.g wanting to be something you are not . 3 craving for non being
  • what are the 3 marks of existence
    dukkha =suffering exists. anicca=impermanence. anatta=no fixed self
  • what are the 4 noble truths
    dukkha= suffering exists, samudaya=suffering has a cause ,nirodha= theres an end to suffering which leads to nibbana and enlightenment,magga=the cure to suffering
  • 3 facts about theravada buddhism

    ancient buddhist tradition. believe in human personality. belief in arhat
  • 3 facts about mahayana buddhists
    belief in bodhisattva . believe the buddha remains active and can influence the world. term to describe later buddhists traditions e.g pure land buddhism ,tibetan buddhism
  • 3 facts about pure land
    taught by amitabha buddha himself. created (sukhavati) , in far west beyond our boundaries . mahayana tradition on japan based on amitabha buddha
  • what are the 3 refuges
    1 the buddha. 2 the dhamma .3 the sangha
  • what is dependent arising
    everything is dependent , nothing is independent e.g trees depend on light ,water and sun
  • what is enlightenment
    gaining true knowledge of god self or nature of reality
  • what is the influences of sunyata
    buddhists will be more aware of the impact of their actions e.g become environmentally friendly
  • what are the 5 moral precepts
    to abstain from taking life. abstain from taking what is not freely given. abstain from wrong speech. abstain from misuses of senses . abstain from intoxicants that cloud mind
  • 3 examples of buddha ascetic life

    1 sleeping on bed of thorns . 2 eating so little looked like a skeleton. 3 lived in dangerous /hostile environmentd
  • what does dhamma mean
    refers to buddha teachings , its the path to get to enlightenment