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the four noble truths
the buddhas
basic
teachings
on the cause of
suffering
and the way to overcome it
the three poisons


greed,
hatred
,
ignorance-
negative characterises possessed by all
humans
Skandha


"
heaps
" or "
bundles
". the
five
impermanent
parts
that make up a
human
being
Sunyata
"
Emptiness"
.
Buddhist
belief that all things have the
potential
to become a
buddha
offering


something given as part of
worship
(eg: god or religious figure"
wesak celebrations


Lights
symbolise
enlightenment
Giving
offerings
at temples and shrines
giving
alms
to support
monks
releasing captive animals which symbolise
liberation
of
nirvana
lay buddhists
may follow five additional expected of
monks
parinirvana day celebrations


giving gifts to
monks
and the
poor
reading the
parinirvana sutra
or hearing it recited at a
temple.
preparing
and
sharing
food
praying for
loved
ones who passed recently
some take
pilgrimage
to kushinagar where the
buddha
died
kathina
celebrations

a time for
monks
and
lay
buddhists
to come together after
vaasa retreat
lay
buddhist
may prepare a
meal
for monks
offerings


flowers;
anicca
candles:
enlightenment
water:
purity
fruit:
karma
incense:
dharma
mala


buddhist
prayer beads; used as an aid to
worship
mudras
:

symbolic
hand gestures; often seen on
Buddhist
statues, used as aid to
worship
/meditation
What's does the V stand for in the eightfold path
right
VIEW
what does the i stand for in the eightfold path
right
INTENTION
what's does the S stand for in the eightfold path
right
SPEECH
what's does the A stand for in the eightfold path
Right
ACTION
what does the L stand for in the eightfold path
right
LIVELIHOOD
What does the E stand for in the eightfold path
right
EFFORT
what does the M stand for in the eightfold path
right
MINDFULNESS
what does the c stand for in the eightfold path
right
CONCENTRATION
1st moral precept


Abstain from
harming sentient beings
2nd moral precept


abstain from taking
what
isn't given (stealing)
3rd
moral precept


Abstain from
sexual misconduct
4th moral precept


To abstain from
false speech
5th
moral precept

abstain from taking
intoxicants
Nagasena and the chariot 1-
A non
buddhist
king asks a monk to show him what a
chariot
is
Nagasena and the chariot
2-


The
monk
(Nagasena) asks a king to show him what a
chariot
is.
nagasena
and the
chariot
3-

when the king points to the chariot,
nagasena
explains that a chariot is simply a collection of
parts
,nothing more
1st noble truth


all life involves
suffering
2nd noble truth


origin of suffering:
suffering
is caused by
craving
3rd noble truth


cessation
of suffering- if suffering is
eliminated
, we will no longer
suffer.
fourth noble truth


the path to the
cessation
of suffering- to
end suffering
follow the
eightfold path
form
: the
physical
stuff of beings (ie our bodies)
sensation
: basic
data
that
comes
from our senses
perception
: when
sensations
are
transformed
into
concepts
mental formation
: our
desires
and
impulses
consciousness
: awareness of being a thinking,feeling thing
Dharma


For
Buddhists
, human life can only be understood in the light of the
dharma
Accepting the truths of the
dharma
, at a deep level is a necessary step to attaining
nirvana
One of the 3
refuges
that Buddhists commit to help them on the path to
nirvana
Marks
of existence +
pratityasamitupada


Concepts that the
dharma
consists of, which are the
Buddha's
teachings
features of mahayana temples in japan
hondo
(hall containing
sacred
objects
)
kodo
:
lecture
hall
pagoda
: monument
bonsho
: bell used to summon priests to pray
accomodation
for
priests
+ their families
features of theravada temples
shrine
room
accomodation
for
monks
+ nuns
stupa
- monument
bodhi tree
ordination
hall
importance of mahayana temples
Place for
children
to learn about
Buddhism
Focus for important events (eg:
festivals
)
importance of
theravada
temples

provides
services
to local community (eg: funerals ,
helping
the
poor
)
house sacred objects (worship is done at
home
)
cemeteries are found in temples.
example of renunciation
Gautama left the
palace
, practiced
asceticismm
, almost
died
1st watch : he saw
all
his past lives
2nd watch:
understood
how
samsara
+
karma
work
3rd watch: understood that
craving
is the
cause
of
suffering
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