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What is the law that determines the
progression
of
parts
towards
Enlightenment
in
Buddhism
?
Karma
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How does
Buddhist teaching describe existence
?
As a complex web of interrelated events and actions
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What symbolically represents the entire mass of existence in Buddhism?
The Wheel of Life
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What are the twelve sections of the Wheel of Life called?
Nidanas
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What does
Jati
represent in the
Wheel of Life
?
Jati
means
birth
It is
caused
by becoming into being
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What causes Jati according to Buddhist teachings?
Becoming into being
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What does
Bhava
signify in the context of
rebirth
?
Bhava
means rebirth by
Karma
It is a
consequence
of
previous
actions
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What does
Upadana
mean in
Buddhist teachings
?
Attachment
,
craving for
, and
clinging to life
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How does
Rhys David
define
Upadana
?
As attachment to worldly things that one ignorantly
grasps
at
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What does the term Samsara mean in Sanskrit?
'Round and round'
in a cycle of becoming
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What does the cycle of
Samsara
involve?
The cycle of
birth
,
death
, and
rebirth
through the law of
karma
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What is punabbhava in
Buddhist
teachings?
Rebirth
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What are the various realms of rebirth in Buddhism?
Hell
Hungry ghost
Human
Deva realms
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What are the three fires or poisons at the center of Samsara?
Ignorance
and
delusion
,
greed
, and
hatred
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How do the three poisons affect
rebirth
in
Samsara
?
They cause
rebirth
into the
physical world
in
ignorance
repeatedly
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How does
delusion
contribute to
attachment
and
craving
in Samsara?
Delusion can lead to attachment and craving, resulting in
rebirth
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What does failure to understand
anatta
lead to?
A sense of
ego
and thus
greed
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What does failure to understand anicca lead to?
Hatred
when acceptance of a
temporary situation
is needed
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How does
craving
or
hatred
affect
feelings
and
sensations
?
They can lead to
attachment
or
aversion
, resulting in
rebirth
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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
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What role does good kamma play in the cycle of Samsara?
Good kamma
may lead to an
end
of the cycle
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What is the fundamental importance of the law of karma in Samsara?
It keeps all beings trapped in the wheel of Samsara
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What keeps beings trapped in Samsara according to
Buddhist teachings
?
Ignorance of the fundamental truths of
dukkha
,
anicca
, and
anatta
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How is
good karma
developed in
Buddhism
?
By adhering to
moral precepts
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What is the
Eightfold Path
in
Buddhism
?
A means of overcoming
Samsara
Involves
morality
,
meditation
, and
wisdom
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How does belief in Samsara affect a Buddhist's perspective on
suffering
?
It enables them to accept some
suffering
and
injustices
of
present existence
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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
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What does
Pratityasamutpada
refer to?
Dependent origination
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How are
karma
and
rebirth
related in
Buddhism
?
Karma
is the cause and
condition
for the
arising
of all
phenomena
, linking to
rebirth
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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
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What does the
Tibetan Wheel of Life
explain about karma and Samsara?
It shows that
suffering
is caused by
attachment
and
craving
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What are the twelve causal links or nidanas in Buddhism?
Ignorance
Karmic formations
Consciousness
Mind
and
body
Six sense bases
Contact
Feeling
Craving
Becoming
10.
Birth
11.
Aging
12.
Death
and
sorrow
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How are the
links
in the
chain
of
origination
related?
Each
link
inevitably
depends on the other
as they are
causally linked
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What fuels the cycle of dependent origination?
Karma
, the
law of cause and effect
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What must beings do to break the cycle of Samsara?
Eliminate
the three poisons
Understand
the causes of suffering
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What are the six realms of rebirth in Buddhism?
Hell
realm
Hungry
ghosts
Animal
realm
Human
realm
Happy
gods
Angry
gods (
pretas
)
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How do sentient beings move through different realms according to
Buddhism
?
They
rise
and
fall
through different
realms
according to their
karma
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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
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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
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How do scientific theories challenge Buddhist notions of causality?
They provide alternative explanations based on
natural causes
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