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| In what century did Buddha live? What was the question he struggled with? |
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He lived from 560-480 BC, 6th Century.
He didn't understand why suffering exists and he questioned it and the rebirth cycle. |
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The Middle Way is between what two extremes?
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| self indulgence and self mortification |
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What 4 great insights did Buddha arrive at?
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-Everyone faces pain and suffering
-the cause of suffering is desire
-the only way to end suffering is to end craving
-8-fold path ends all cravings |
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| What are 2 additional aspects concering our selfhood and our hunger for permanence in our lives that are also inportant to his thinking of the human condition? |
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nonself and impermanence
-the self is temporary, doesnt belong to you
-nothing can exist on its own |
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| What are the three Marks of Existence? |
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-Suffering
-Impermanence
-Non-self |
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| Can you relate these two(nonself and impermanence) aspects of existence to the teaching of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh in his conversation with Diana Eck in the film 'Becoming the Buddha in La'? |
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| The insights in the aspects of nonself and impermanence allow a person to live in the present and worry about that before worrying about anything else. Everything is interconnected. |
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| What is the goal of life for a Buddhist? |
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| To reach enlightenment or Nirvana |
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How is time experienced in Buddhist consciousness?
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Time is cyclical. four ages: gold, silver, bronze, iron.
-Gold: everyone obeys the law
-Silver: Law isnt important
-Bronze: worse than both
-Iron: Worst of all and dharma doesnt exist |
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What century did Confucius live in?
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| Two qualities we should cultivate in our lives? |
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| righteousness, honesty, loyalty, and love |
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| What was the fundamental puzzle that Confucius was obsessed with? What was his answer? |
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He was obsessed with the human nature and whether they were good or bad. He came to the conclusion that humans are naturally overall mean well.
-His mandate was to restore morality to China to achieve ren and li. |
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Five axes of interpersonal relationships? relate them to the "downward accountability" principle.
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-Father-son
-Ruler-subject
-Husband-wife
-Elder brother-younger brother
-Friend-friend
*In all relationships, one is accountable for the other |
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| What does he mean by the practice of the discipline "rectification of names"? How would you contrast Taoism in this regard? |
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Basically accept the role that you play in a certain relationship. if done, there is harmony and order.
Taoism views that all names have ultimate significance |
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What elements of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism were present in Iron and Silk?
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Confucianism: his affections on Ming caused chaos: downward accountability. Righteousness: ming's trying to stay moral.
Buddhism: impermanence: his training and teaching came to an end. developing wisdom and understanding.
Taoism: discipline and focus in training and teaching.
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| When did Lao-tsu live? How does Taoism complement Confucianism in the life of a chinese person? |
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| He lived in 570 BC. They compliment each other in the sense that C is about social order and stability and T is focuses on feeling v. knowing ie going with the flow. |
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| Which two faiths did Muhammad most identify with? |
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In what century did Muhammad live?
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Five pillars of Islamic devotional practice?
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-Profession of faith
-Almsgiving
-Fasting
-Pilgrimage
-Prayer or Worship |
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| Two main branches of Islam: which predominates in Saudi Arabia? in Iran? |
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| Sunnis in Saudi and Shia in Iran |
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| Cravings and sufferings go away. Reaching a perfect state of peace, state of enlightenment. |
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| Illusion: refers to temporary things as lasting. |
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| self discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence. typically for religious purposes. |
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| Theory of ancient China that suggests people with power were given right to rule from a divine source in heaven. |
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| ensures accountability towardws each other. prioritizes the needs of communities and people. |
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| collection of moral and ethical principles articulated by confucius |
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| The first wife of Muhammad. considered the mother of Islam. In Arabic it means premature child or daughter. |
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| islamic sacred book; believed to be a revelation from God; consists of suras that touch different aspects. |
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| traditional account of the things Muhammad or his friends said or did; activities or sayings. |
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-peace be with you
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-submission(to Allah)
-derived from Salaam or Shalom |
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the mean to struggel or strive for Allah.
-some define it as holy war but it means struggle. |
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| praiseworthy, highly praise, or glorified. |
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| One of the meanings of the Chinese term tao |
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what to consider when interpreting scripture?
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-historical context
-what the meaning of it is today |
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| the surest antidote for arrogant religion? |
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| Encounter other religions and understand thier perspectives without thinking your religion is better or is the only true one. |
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surest sign that we have created God in our own image?
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we have constructed the world in our own image; so we're right and everyone else is wrong.
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Views on the human condition?
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| Buddhism believes that our problem is suffering, overcome by the understanding and realization of temporary nature. Confucianism believes we deal with self and community. islam? |
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understanding of scripture in Christianity and Islam. Translation? Ali-Karamali? Influences? Growth? Implications?
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Christianity: bible was written by man inspired by God. through Interpretations and translations the meanings and words are changed. different denominations have turned out. focus is on the message not the words.
Islam: sacred text is a dictation from God word for word. Cant be translated or changes. Ali: approach it in original context and language. Translations are ideas, not the actual Qur'an. seems more attractive. |
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| Islam is the most explicit/prescriptive of all world religions... how does it reflect in the environment in which it arose? how is it expressed in the first surah? |
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| when it arose, people were surrounded by violence and opression. peope didnt know what lay in store for them so they developed a path that was "right." so it is written in that context. Qur'an can be interpreted to have violent scriptures. in the first surah, the scripture asks for Allah to guide them through the straight path asking him for refuge. |
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8 fold path
-V.I.A.S.L.E.M.C. |
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| View, insight, action,speech, Livelihood, effort,mindfulness, and Concentration |
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