REL 101 - Test #1 (Ole Miss)
the Four Passing Sights
an old man, a sick man, a corpse and an ascetic.
the Three Marks of Reality
anichcha; anatta; dukkha
the Four Noble Truths
1. The truth of suffering (dukkha) 2. The truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya) 3. The truth of the end of suffering (nirhodha) 4. The truth of the path that frees us from suffering (magga) The central teachings of the Buddha concerning Enlightenment.
Creation of the Lotus Sutra
100CE
Beginning of creation of the Vedas
1500BCE
Life of Mohandas Gandhi
1869-1948
Life of Thich Nhat Hanh
1926 to present
China takes over Tibet
1959
Vedic period/period of early Vedic religion
2000-500BCE
Life of Ashoka
273-232BCE
Life of Siddhartha Gautama
563-483BCE
Axis Age/beginning of creation of the Upanishads
800-500BCE
Thich Nhat Hanh
A Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist.
Maitreya
A bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
Lotus Sutra
A central sacred text for Mahayana Buddhist that discusses the eternal cosmic nature of Buddhahood. The text itself is revered by many Buddhists.
King Ashoka is significant in the history of Buddhism because he gave military protection to Siddhartha Gautama and his community of disciples?
False
Existence of Harappa culture
Before 2000BCE
Brahma
Brahma is a creator god in Hinduism.
Sarnath
Buddha, the great sage , after attaining enlightenment (Buddha-hood) at Bodh Gaya came to Sarnath and delivered his first sermon to five disciples (i.e. Kaundinya, Bashpa, Bhadrika, Mahanaman and Ashvajit) for redeeming humanity.
Dukkha
Buddhist term for suffering or sorrow.
Anatta
Buddhist term for the "no self" or no permanent soul?
Engaged Buddhism
Buddhists who are seeking ways to apply the insights from meditation practice and dharma teachings to situations of social, political, environmental, and economic suffering and injustice.
In Buddhism, the title "Buddha" indicates belief that a person is an incarnation of a divine being.
False
the Bhagavad Gita
Epic poems in hindusim.
Nirvana
Freedom from suffering and rebirth or liberation from Samsara.
Rama
He is the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu, he is considered to be the supreme being.
Noble Eightfold Path
It is an early summary of the path of Buddhist practices leading to liberation from samsara, the painful cycle of rebirth.
Radha
Krishna's female half.
lama
Lama is a title for a teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism is strongest in Tibet, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia. Mahayana Buddhists teach that enlightenment can be attained in a single lifetime, and this can be accomplished even by a layperson. The Mahāyāna tradition is the largest major tradition of Buddhism existing today, with 53.2% of practitioners, compared to 35.8% for Theravada.
Karuna
Mahayana Buddhist term for compassion.
Dharma
One of the fundamental elements of which the world is composed.
Devi
She is "Ma" the gentle and approachable mother, a Goddess.
the Vedas
The main sacred text for hinduism
guru
Spiritual Teacher
Arhat
The Buddhist term for a person who has reached nirvana.
Anichcha
The Buddhist term for life's constant change or impermanence.
Krishna
The God of compassion and love.
Atman
The Soul
Shiva
The Supreme being who creates, protects and transforms the universe.
Vesak
The birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha.
Sangha
The community of monks and nuns or of the followers of the Buddha.
Samsara
The cycle of life. "reincarnation"
Siddhartha's temptation
The evil god Mara attempts to thwart Siddhartha first by sending his beautiful daughters to tempt him and then by attacking the Buddha with his army of demons, here shown as ganas brandishing weapons and riding an elephant.
Maya
The illusion of life.
Amitābha
The principal buddha in Pure Land Buddhism
ahimsa
The principle of non-violence
Karma
The retribution for the actions that you do.
Brahman
The supreme or ultimate reality.
Vajrayana Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Losar
Tibetan Buddhism's new year
According to the central myths of Buddhism, Maya conceived Siddhartha in a dream?
True
Vishnu
Vishnu is the "preserver" in the Hindu trinity
Gaya
a holy city beside the Falgu River
harijan
a member of a hereditary Hindu group of the lowest social and ritual status.
Janmashtami
an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna.
Moksha
breaking the curse of samsara by gaining ultimate knowledge and understanding.
dalit
caste system for untouchables.
bhakti
devotion to the gods
Guanyin
is an East Asian bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by Mahayana Buddhists.
Theravada Buddhism
is strongest in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Burma. Theravada Buddhism is associated with South East Asia and is perhaps closer to the original Indian form of Buddhism.
Bodhi Day
is the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, experienced enlightenment
tathata
is variously translated as "thusness" or "suchness". It is a central concept in Mahayana Buddhism having a particular significance in Chan Buddhism as well.
the goals of life
kama, artha, dharma, moksha
vipassana
meditation
Dharma
sacred responsibilities
the four stages of life
student; householder; retiree; renunciate
puja
the act of worship
Upanishads
the sacred philosophical text
ahimsa
the principle of nonviolence toward all living things.
Bodh Gaya
the site where the Buddha attained enlightenment beneath a sacred Bodhi Tree
