Samsara

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    • What is the law that determines the progression of parts towards Enlightenment in Buddhism?

      Karma
    • How does Buddhist teaching describe existence?

      As a complex web of interrelated events and actions
    • What symbolically represents the entire mass of existence in Buddhism?
      The Wheel of Life
    • What are the twelve sections of the Wheel of Life called?
      Nidanas
    • What does Jati represent in the Wheel of Life?

      • Jati means birth
      • It is caused by becoming into being
    • What causes Jati according to Buddhist teachings?
      Becoming into being
    • What does Bhava signify in the context of rebirth?

      • Bhava means rebirth by Karma
      • It is a consequence of previous actions
    • What does Upadana mean in Buddhist teachings?

      Attachment, craving for, and clinging to life
    • How does Rhys David define Upadana?

      As attachment to worldly things that one ignorantly grasps at
    • What does the term Samsara mean in Sanskrit?
      'Round and round' in a cycle of becoming
    • What does the cycle of Samsara involve?

      The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth through the law of karma
    • What is punabbhava in Buddhist teachings?

      Rebirth
    • What are the various realms of rebirth in Buddhism?
      • Hell
      • Hungry ghost
      • Human
      • Deva realms
    • What are the three fires or poisons at the center of Samsara?
      Ignorance and delusion, greed, and hatred
    • How do the three poisons affect rebirth in Samsara?

      They cause rebirth into the physical world in ignorance repeatedly
    • How does delusion contribute to attachment and craving in Samsara?

      Delusion can lead to attachment and craving, resulting in rebirth
    • What does failure to understand anatta lead to?

      A sense of ego and thus greed
    • What does failure to understand anicca lead to?
      Hatred when acceptance of a temporary situation is needed
    • How does craving or hatred affect feelings and sensations?

      They can lead to attachment or aversion, resulting in rebirth
    • How does dependent origination illustrate the cycle of Samsara?
      • It shows how the three poisons maintain the cycle
      • It explains the interdependence of various aspects of existence
    • What role does good kamma play in the cycle of Samsara?
      Good kamma may lead to an end of the cycle
    • What is the fundamental importance of the law of karma in Samsara?
      It keeps all beings trapped in the wheel of Samsara
    • What keeps beings trapped in Samsara according to Buddhist teachings?

      Ignorance of the fundamental truths of dukkha, anicca, and anatta
    • How is good karma developed in Buddhism?

      By adhering to moral precepts
    • What is the Eightfold Path in Buddhism?

      • A means of overcoming Samsara
      • Involves morality, meditation, and wisdom
    • How does belief in Samsara affect a Buddhist's perspective on suffering?

      It enables them to accept some suffering and injustices of present existence
    • What might motivate a Buddhist to become a monk?

      To devote one’s life to gaining wisdom and insight and freedom from karma and Samsara
    • What does Pratityasamutpada refer to?

      Dependent origination
    • How are karma and rebirth related in Buddhism?

      Karma is the cause and condition for the arising of all phenomena, linking to rebirth
    • What do the twelve links of dependent origination illustrate?

      • They explain the causes of ignorance, karmic formations, and rebirth
      • Each link can bring good or bad karma
    • What does the Tibetan Wheel of Life explain about karma and Samsara?

      It shows that suffering is caused by attachment and craving
    • What are the twelve causal links or nidanas in Buddhism?
      1. Ignorance
      2. Karmic formations
      3. Consciousness
      4. Mind and body
      5. Six sense bases
      6. Contact
      7. Feeling
      8. Craving
      9. Becoming
      10. Birth
      11. Aging
      12. Death and sorrow
    • How are the links in the chain of origination related?

      Each link inevitably depends on the other as they are causally linked
    • What fuels the cycle of dependent origination?
      Karma, the law of cause and effect
    • What must beings do to break the cycle of Samsara?
      • Eliminate the three poisons
      • Understand the causes of suffering
    • What are the six realms of rebirth in Buddhism?
      • Hell realm
      • Hungry ghosts
      • Animal realm
      • Human realm
      • Happy gods
      • Angry gods (pretas)
    • How do sentient beings move through different realms according to Buddhism?

      They rise and fall through different realms according to their karma
    • What is the importance of the dependent origination doctrine?

      • It explains human suffering and dissatisfaction
      • It provides a theory of causality applicable to various phenomena
    • Why do many Buddhists today place little value on the doctrine of dependent origination?
      They prefer to apply teachings to moral behavior and societal improvement
    • How do scientific theories challenge Buddhist notions of causality?
      They provide alternative explanations based on natural causes
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