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| Siddharta Gautama - awakened one |
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One who has achieved Nirvana - "worthy one"
(Found to be selfish, worst fate by Mahayanas) |
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| "enlightenment being" - the one seeking enlightenment - Buddha in all past lives leading up to his (Theravada) - Those seeking enlightenment in Mahayana |
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4 Noble Truths
- Life is suffering (Duhkha)
- Cause of suffering is desire (Trsna)
- Cessation of desire leads to cessation of suffering (Nirvana)
- Cessation of desire achieved through eight-fold path (Aryastengamarga) |
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5 precepts (correct ways of living) of Buddhism
- Lying, Sex Misconduct, Liquor, Stealing, Killing |
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| Suffering that makes up all aspects of human life - 1st noble truth - One of 3 marks of existence |
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| Thirst, or desire, that leads to all suffering - 2nd Noble Truth |
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| Illusion of self - Doctrine that allows you to rid yourself of the "self" - One of 3 marks of existence |
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5 constituents of a being. Clinging to these leads to your belief in self
- Form, Sensation, Perception, Predisposition, Consciousness |
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| Dependent origination - Linear model of cause and effect that connects/contains all things - nothing "is" based solely on itself |
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Blowing out, or elimination of the self- Ultimate goal of Buddhist thought. Enlightenment
- Escape from Samsara/Karma
- Achieved through Noble Eightfold Path |
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Noble Eightfold Path
- Steps necessary to achieve enlightenment |
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Place of enlightenment after death
- Place of Buddha once he died |
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Impermanence
* One of the 3 marks of existence |
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| 14th living embodiment of Avalokitesvara |
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Bodhisattva of Compassion
*Ultimate Celestial Bodhisattva who looks down upon us |
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| Future Buddha - Will descend when current Buddha is gone |
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the Keeper of the pure land - "he who's light is immeasurable"
- Pure Land: Sect which has a huge cult following |
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3 Bodies of the Buddha - the different ways we interact with him
- Nirmanakaya: Body of appearance
- Earthly body of Buddha
- Sambhogakaya: Body of Bliss/Radiant
- Celestial Beings (5)
- Dharmakaya: Dharma Body/ Body of truth (true nature) |
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| Chinese Bodhisattva with miraculous powers |
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- "Great Vehicle" tradition of Buddhism
- East Asia 100 BCE - 20 BCE
- 3 New Ideals
1. Bodhisattva Ideal
2. Nature of the Buddha
3. Doctrine of Emptiness - Sunyata |
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Skillful Means
- 7th stage of becoming Celestial Bodhisattva
- teach people at the level they understand
- Irreversible |
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6 perfections that begin Bodhisattva path
- can be cultivated simultaneously; can't be lost
- Generosity, Patience, Virtue, Vigor/Heroism, Meditation, Wisdom |
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| "infinite lives" text, the longest in the Pure Land Buddhism sutras |
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| "lesser vehicle"; what Mahayana Buddhists call Theravadan Buddhism |
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Wisdom components of noble eightfold path
- Motivation of Bodhisattva
- Right Understanding and Right thought |
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3 Meditation components of Noble Eightfold Path
- Right Effort
- Right Mindfulness
- Right Concentration/Consciousness |
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| Compassion that motivates a Bodhisattva |
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Womb of the thus come one
- Buddha nature/seed |
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