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Details Title: Asian Philosophy Description: Exam 2 Total Flash Cards: 33 Created: 10/01/2006 15:24:58	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Buddha Definition "The awakened one" Term Dharma Definition teachings of buddha, the path to enlightenment. 2 pillars of dharma: wisdom and compassion. Term 2 pillars of dharma Definition wisdom and compassion Term Sangha Definition buddhist community. sangha, buddha and dharma make the Three Treasures Term three treasures Definition Sangha (community), buddha and dharma Term three treasures Definition Sangha (community), buddha and dharma Term Sutra Definition teaching delivered by the Buddha Term the 3 baskets of the Tripitaka Definition sutra (teachings delivered by buddha), devoted to the monastic recepts, and subtle philosophical doctrines Term Nirvana Definition "to extinguish"; blowing out of all sources of suffering. Term Karma Definition action as tied to consequences; driving force of the wheel of life and death. the three evils fuel it. Term three evils Definition greed (grasping after), hatred (rejecting or aversion), and Delusion Term Duhkha Definition Suffering, dis-ease and dissatisfaction; unsatisfactoriness. Buddha named this dis-ease as a basic fact in his First Noble Truth Term Theravada Definition "the way of the Elders" continues practices for monks and nuns. focus on self-realization. enlightenment only for those who take "monastic" vows. Term Four signs Definition three signs of universal suffering: old age, disease, and death the possibility of release from these sufferings, nirvana Term Four Noble Truths Definition duhkha craving cure/end the eight-fold path Term the eight-fold path Definition the path to follow: morality (right speech action and livelihood), Concentration (right effort, mindfulness and concentration), and wisdom (right understanding and thought) Term three marks of existance Definition impermanence, duhka and anatman (no self) Term anatman Definition "no self' buddha's rejection of idea of the soul. there is no Self. self is a name used for convenience, not for something changeless and eternal. Term 5 Skandhas Definition the "five aggregates"; components of the self. 1) rupa, form 2) vedana, sensation 3)samjna, perception 3) vijnana, consciousness. birth is their coming together, death is their separation Term Two Heresies Definition eternalism - belief that anything may exist forever nihilism - anything may cease to exhist or be annihilated Term Dependent Origination Definition Seeing others as separate. Now is a passing away and a coming-to-be, at the same time. Term Middle Way Definition Path between extremes. Neither extremes. No self-indulgence, no self-denial. Neither grasping nor rejecting. Term recollection Definition to "re-collect" from thinking. to bring back from identification with the form. a perch like breathing. Term Bhavana Definition "mental development": 1) evenness of mind 2) nirvana. 1) samadhi (concentration) - practicing anapanasati (attention to the breath) 2) prajna (wisdom) - awareness of all sensation and content of the mind. (vipassana) Term 4 Noble Truths Definition 1) All existance is characterized by unsatisfactoriness 2) The cause is craving, thirst, selfish desire 3) There is a cure (nirvana) 4) Prescription is the Eightfold Path Term 3 Marks of Existence Definition 1) All is impermanent 2) Marked by suffering 3) Beings lack self-subsistence, there is no Atman or essence of things Term Explination of Beings lacking a self Definition self is a conventional name, like "Dave the Wave" the Five Heaps/ Aggretages are the aspects, or processes, of the "self" Beneath these five, there is nothing eternal Term 5 Heaps/Aggregates/Skandhas Definition 1) form - all nerves, brain is in place to receive 2) sensation - there's an aroma, sensing a smell 3) perception - recognition 4) samskaras - dispositions, mental formations 5) consciousness - thoughts, reflections, can't eat cause on a diet) Term morality Definition acting in a way that leads to less suffering so there is peace of mind for yourself and others Term Samadhi Definition total ease, total concentration Term Bhavana Definition developing the mind, gaining insight. Prajna and Samadhi Term Triangle Definition Prajna - Wisdom - insight (vipassana), bring all unconscious to conscious. Realization of non-reactive awareness Samadhi - Concentration - Recollection, becoming aware of one's identification with thought, feeling, and emotion Shila - Morality - Avoid hurtful deeds, words, and livelihood. Promotes peace and harmony. Term Equinimity Definition not reacting, the middle way