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Buddhism Test
UTK Religious studies 101 buddhism test
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
03/24/2008

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Shakyas
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A klan that set up a kingdom at the foothills of the Himalayas.
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Prior to Siddhartha's birth:
Definition
His father the king received word from a "see-sayer" that his son would be either a king of a new world or a redeemer.
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Siddhartha Gautama
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Prince by birth. Had a privileged life free from all pain. Runners went out before him and cleared all displeasing things away from his sight.
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4 Passing Sights
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Day 1 - Old man
Day 2 - Diseased man
Day 3 - Dead man
Day 4 - Sees a monk
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Asceticism
Definition
Extreme physical practices to help get you to a different state of being
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