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| Young Siddhartha in the temple |
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-icons come to life and bow
-father bows too (key moment)
-prophets say he will be a spiritual leader or a great teacher |
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-old man
-sick man
-corpse
-Sannyasin: wandering holy men |
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-miraculous birth
-mother's dream of a white elephant (white: pure, divine, supernatural)
-Siddhartha born out of side, takes seven steps, and declares he will attain enlightenment
-32 marks of good fortune |
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-leaves palace, cuts hair, and sets out to find a yoga master
-extreme asceticism (physical deprivation)
-sittar realization: too tight, strings snap. too loose, no music
-vows not to move from under the bodhi tree until he reaches nirvana |
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-vows not to move out of meditation until he reaches nirvana
-Mara tempts him with no effect
-he touches earth and it shakes at his power. Mara gives up and he is enlightened.
-realizes doctrine of no self and no seperation |
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| interdependent origination |
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-humans are prisoners of ignorance and attraction
-self is a spontaneous creation based on condition of surroundings
-conditions change, thus self changes
-existing independently and absolutely is an illusion
-practitioner must break the forces of causality: ignorance, birth, old age, name and form, craving, etc. Seek emptiness/non-attachment |
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| ignorance, birth, old age, name and form, craving, etc. |
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-impermanence (anitya)
-suffering (dhuka)
-no permanent identity (anatman) |
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| Impermanence. All things change/transcend. Nothing is permanent. |
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| Suffering. Survival is based on avoiding suffering. |
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| No permanent identity. No self. We attach ourselves to things that change causing our own suffering. No soul. Consciousness reincarnated. |
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| No self. Spontaneous creation based on surroundings. We are a part of our physical, emotional, and spiritual landscape. Self is made up of five skandahs: form, feeling, perception, mental formation, and consciousness |
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-seven weeks at the bodhi tree and Brahma pleads with him to teach
-can't teach one path, so loose guidelines (noble eightfold path)
-teaches 45 years and doesn't name a successor
-Buddha's reclining death; aligned feet and smile, in nirvana |
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| monastic order/religious group. Community of monks or nuns |
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-suffering exists
-suffering comes from desire (trishna: desire, thirst, craving). We create our own suffering
-end desire to end suffering. Lack materialism; seek inner peace
-release from suffering is possible. Release is found in the noble eightfold path. Reach nirvana. |
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| Desire, thirst, craving. Causes suffering. |
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-right understanding. Recognize causality, karma, and understand the world
-Right intention. Commit to the path of enlightenment
-Right speech. Avoid lies and sarcasm. Cultivate kindness.
-Right action. Avoid killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct
-Right livelihood. Occupation that harms no one, helps reach nirvana, and benefits not harms
-Right effort. Improve and cultivate beneficial qualities
-Right mindfulness. Zen. Meditation. Full awareness of mind, feelings, surroundings. Fully aware, but not affected by it.
-Right contemplation. Inner peace. Reach a state beyond pleasure and pain. |
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| Created by the noble eightfold path. Sense of balance. No extremes...no asceticism and no over-indulgence |
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-state of mind; not a place; no afterlife
-not stoicism; just inner peace
-meditate on nothingness/emptiness
-try to find an end of suffering
-disjoining everything; understand emptiness
-symbol: lotus flower |
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-Theravada Buddhism: way of the elders
-Mahayana Buddhism: "big vehicle"
-Vajrayana Buddhism: "diamond vehicle" |
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-way of the elders. Conservative.
-Sri Lanka and SE Asia
-no emphasis on assistance from divine beings
-goal: nirvana. Individual emphasis. Become arhat.
-believe in the one Buddha (Siddhartha)
-lifelong or temporary ordination as a monk; monks have a better chance of reaching enlightenment (according to Theravada Buddhism) |
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the Tripitaka ("3 baskets")
-Sutras: sayings of the Buddha
-Vinaya: community regulations. How you're supposed to live as part of a community
-Abdhidharma: commentaries on the Sutras |
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-"big vehicle" accommodates everyone. Counter-movement to Theravada Buddhism.
-Nirvana available to everyone, not just monks
-Goal: become a buddha. All things have buddha nature; believe in many divine beings; emphasis on the communal
-focus on compassion |
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-emphasis on karuna (compassion/kindness)
-salvation found by saving others
-Bodhisattva: enlightened being who continues to be reborn to help others. Mostly mythological figures. Many exist outside our realm. Manifest on earth to assist humans. |
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-the Tripitaka
-Sutras: sayings of the Buddha
-Vinaya: community regulations. How you're supposed to live as part of community.
-Abdhidharma: commentaries on Sutras
-Additional Sutras (teachings)
-Diamond, Heart, and Lotus Sutras |
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| Types of Mahayana Buddhism |
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-Nichiren
-Pure Land
-Zen (Ch'an) |
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| Focus on the Lotus Sutra. Lotus is all you need to attain enlightenment. A type of Mahayana Buddhism |
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| Taught as the closest thing to heaven. Repeat phrase "Praise to Amitabha Buddha" to be accepted into Pure Land. Paradise in that it is designed to reach Nirvana in this lifetime. Type of Mahayana Buddhism. |
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| Brought from India to China by Bodhidharma around 500 BCE. Marked by: Focus on here and now. Meditation: Zazen (seated); koans (illogical questions or phrases that lead to satori or immediate enlightenment); manual labor (ex. tea ceremony). Be focused on the current chore. Type of Mahayana Buddhism |
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#7 in noble eightfold path
-Zazen: Sitting meditation
-Moving meditation: state of mind no matter what you're doing. Be aware but let it go. Don't resist "monkey mind"
-koans: Studied between master and student |
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-"diamond vehicle" perfect clarity that comes from enlightenment. Highly esoteric/mystical form of Mahayana. Become a buddha by uniting opposites.
-read Tantras: sacred text that takes a symbolic interpretation that takes special initiation. Master/student relationship to fully understand rites and practices |
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-Led by Dalai Lama (Lama: religious teacher). Believed to be the 14th Dalai Lama, similar to a bodhisattva. A tulkus: reincarnates as a teacher. Emphasis on visuals and symbolism
-before the Dalai Lama passes, he leaves clues. Then followers will try to find his reincarnation, next Dalai Lama |
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-Rituals kept secret must be transmitted from lama to student
-Vajra: small scepter (compassion) and bell (wisdom) used during mudras (symbolic hand movements)
-Musical instruments: sound and meditation
-Mandalas: sand placed one grain at a time onto a blueprint. Esoteric styalized symbols. |
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