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| What does the term "Buddha" mean? |
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| Siddhartha Gautama's Life |
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-"wish-fulfiller"
-lived for over eighty years
-raised in the life of luxury
-arranged to see the "four sights" |
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| rejects both self indulgence and self denial |
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| Do we have access to any of the Buddha's writings? |
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| yes, taught by the word or mouth but many scriptures were attributed to his teachings |
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| monastic order developed from the Buddha's early disciples |
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| What is the Buddha's status for Buddhists? Divine? Worshipped as God? |
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| not worshipped as God, just a human who reached full enlightenment |
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-life inevitably involves suffering
-suffering caused by craving, rooted in ignorance
-suffering will cease when craving ceases
-way to realize this state: 8 fold path |
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| What is the Buddhist word for suffering? |
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| Five moral precepts ("right action") |
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-destroy life
-steal
-sexually misconduct
-lying
-intoxicants |
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| What is main difference between the Buddhist and Hindu view in "samsara" and "karma"? |
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| There is no eternal, independently existing soul to be reborn (incarnation) |
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| What is the Buddhist word for ultimate liberation? |
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| nirvana: desirable state of mind, arhant (worthy one) dies, individuality is lost and enters nirvana |
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| Which one, Theravada from Mahayana, is rooted in the earliest Buddhist schools? Which one is more widespread? |
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-earliest buddhist school
-dominant, more widespread |
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| How was the "Paul Canon" formed? |
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| Buddhists study large collection of ancient scriptures preserved in Pali language |
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| What are the three components of the "triple gem"? |
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-Buddha (enlightened one)
-Dharma (teachings he gave)
-Sangha (community) |
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| Had the Theravada Buddhism been supportive of women seeking spiritual enlightenment? |
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| has stated that they are able to reach enlightenment, set backs, due to monks celebaces but all together supportive |
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| What is Bodhisattva? What is the most popular Bodhisattva in East Asia? |
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| being who is dedicated to liberating others from suffering most popular in east asia=Avalokiteshvara |
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| Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism-two key contrasts between the two branches |
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Theravada focused on 3 main things
mahayana passes deeds of many
T: conformity toward enlightenment
M: many special methods for enlightenment |
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| Describe the nature/aim features of Zen Buddhism. |
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direct insight into the true nature of one's own mind, to reveal one's own buddha nature
aim-enlightenment
Koan-tool used to show that the world is one interdependent whole and that each separate one of us in that whole
zazen-sitting meditation |
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| Why did the Pure Land Buddhism become so appealing to the masses? |
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| during corruption with government people became so degenerate that they thought they could not reach enlightenment, calling out a mitabha gave pure land of bliss for all |
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| What is lama? Who is Dalai Lama? What country was he connected to? What did the Chinese do between 1950-59? What has the Dalai Lama done in response? |
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-qualified teachers for varrayana aspirants
Dalai Lama- buddhist from Tibet leader in exile of Tibet
-overran Tibet, Dalai Lama escaped and went to India, made mantras to help exile |
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| List three key questions facing Buddhism in the West. |
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-can westerners apply to reach enlightenment by not fully committing?
-can teachings be directly translated?
-how to train teachers for the west? |
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| "Engaged" means what is Buddhism? What sorts of values, and what sorts of issues, generally tend to be the focus of engaged Buddhists? |
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that they should still be with society during path to enlightenment
-values are that of compassion, nonviolence, and social justice |
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