buddhists beliefs

• 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