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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 2
10/15/2008

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Darhma
Definition
reality, truth, teaching,being
8 spokes in wheel of darhma
GOAL: detached of desire or ego
Term
Trpitaka
Definition
bundles of works:
discipline-rules of being a monk
sermon- teachings of buddha
abidhamma- reflections beyond Damma (metaphysics)
Term
Hinayana Canon
Definition
Closed- tripitaka
individual salvation- only monks can reach salvation
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theravada
Definition
only surviving sect-elders
oldest- conservative buddhism
practiced in sri lanka
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gautama
Definition
1st turning of the wheel of Dharma
Buddha's clan name
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anatman
Definition
no soul doctrine- literally no atman
humans lack a real self
getting rid of ones
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5 Skandhas
Definition
strands- form/matter, sensation, perception, mental formations, consciousness
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rupa
Definition
form, body, matter
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namma
Definition
sensation, perception, psychological characteristics, conciouness- all make fictional self
Term
nirvana
Definition
absolute happiness- extinction- being blown out
Term
Mahayana
Definition
tripitaka, sutras, shastras
influenced by Hindu Bhatki
3 main traditions- wisdom, pure land, tantric
Canon- Still
everyone can reach salvation
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mahasanghika
Definition
large community- died out, provoked 2nd turning of the wheel which resulted in the mahayana
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atheistic quality of buddhism
Definition
world is a bad place
god is not a creator
god would not create something so bad
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sutras
Definition
discourses- revealed later appearances of Buddha in a glorified state after his death
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shastras
Definition
systematic treatises of theology and law
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desire
Definition
desire comes from sensation
sensation comes from our bodies
our bodies come from consciousness (ego)
ego comes from ignorance
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Noble Truth
1. pain(dukkha)
Definition
pain is the absence of pleasure
everything leads to pain ultimately
Term
Noble Truths
2. Origin of Suffering
Definition
the craving or desire is the fundamental cause of the renewal of one's existence
Term
Noble Truths
3.Destruction of Suffering
Definition
getting rid of desire
Term
Noble Truths
4. way that leads to the destruction of desire
Definition
8 fold path
Term
8 FOLD PATH- clam vase
VASALEMC
Definition
Wisdom- right views, right aspiration
Conduct- right speech, right actions, right livlihood
Meditation- right effort, right mindfulness, right rapture
Term
Cultivation of Emotion
Definition
friendliness, compassion, sympathetic joy, evenmindedness
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dhayna
Definition
deliberation brings joy
calm concentration beyond thought
state of ease
stage of being- completely indescribable
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four formless dhyanas
Definition
higher stages of mental equanimity
beyond anything that can be thought with human cognition
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useless questions
Definition
all metaphysical questions are not concerned with the problem and solution to the problem
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