The four noble truths, karma, The Buddhist Universe

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What is the term for positive desires, such as the desire for enlightenment?

Chanda

What is someone who has reached enlightenment filled with?

Compassion for all living things

The universe is...?

Cyclic, and recreates itself

What does the Buddha teach as the root of all suffering?

Desire

What does nirvana mean?

Extinguishing

Is an enlightened one exempt from the effects of karma?

No

Why is the animal realm unreliable?

Because they are exploited by humans, and do not have the necessary self awareness to achieve liberation

Give another word for the wheel of life?

Bhavachakra

What are the animals representing the fires depicted doing?

Biting each others tails, reinforcing one another

How many realms does Buddhism have for rebirth?

6

What is the Buddha often compared to?

A physician

What is karmic conditioning?

A process by which a person's nature is shaped by their moral actions

What vehicle does the Buddha compare the eightfold path to?

A raft

What is the result of the four noble truths?

A release from suffering

What are the 3 fires represented by?

A rooster, a pig and a snake

What does the word karma mean?

Action

What type of metaphor does the Buddha use to describe karma?

An agricultural one

Give another word for the Titans?

Asuras

Why is the Buddha compared to a physician?

Because in the 4 noble truths he diagnoses the problem, identifies its source, realizes the cure, and prescribes the treatment

Why cant Pretas escape?

Because of a strong attachment to human existence

What is the law of karma understood as being similar to?

Gravity

What are the 3 forms of evil?

Greed and desire, ignorance and delusion, hatred and destructive urges

Give the two most pleasant realms?

Heaven (the home of the Gods), humanity (Because humans have the greatest chance for enlightenment)

What is the final realm?

Hell

Name the 12 stages of dependent origination?

Ignorance, willed action, conditioned consciousness, form and existence, sense organs, sense impressions, sensation, craving, attachment, becoming, birth, old age, death

Are the realms separate or interlinked?

Interlinked

What does the 3rd noble truth suggest?

Liberation from attachment

How long are people tortured for in the hell realm?

Long enough for their bad karma to wear off

Does Buddhism have a creator God?

No

Give another word for the hungry ghosts?

Pretas

What is the fourth stage of the path?

Right action (Samma Kammanta)- Behaving peacefully and harmoniously

What is the eighth stage of the path?

Right concentration (Samma samadhi)- Developing the mental focus necessary for this awareness

What is the sixth stage of the path?

Right effort (Samma vayama)- Cultivating positive states of mind

What is the second stage of the path?

Right intention (Samma sankappa)- a commitment to cultivate the right attitudes

What is the fifth stage of the path?

Right livelihood (Samma ajiva)- Avoiding making a living in ways which cause harm

What is the seventh stage of the path?

Right mindfulness (samma sati)- Developing awareness of the body

What is the third stage of the path?

Right speech (Samma vaca)- avoiding slander and gossip

What is the first stage of the path?

Right understanding (Samma ditthi)- accepting Buddhist teachings

Give another word for desire?

Tanha

What does Buddhism teach about dependence?

That everything depends on everything else

What must be extinguished?

The 3 fires of greed, delusion and hatred

What do the four noble truths teach the essence of?

The Buddha's teaching

What do the nidanas depict?

The Buddhist teaching of dependent origination- the chain of causes of suffering

What is the Eightfold path also known as?

The Middle Way

What is the 3rd realm ad what are these warlike beings at the mercy of?

The Titans, angry impulses

What is the fifth realm?

The animal realm

What is the prescription in the fourth noble truth?

The eightfold path

What does the wheel of life symbolise?

The endless nature of suffering

What is Magga?

The path to the cessation of suffering

What is the fourth realm?

The realm of the hungry ghosts

What does the wheel of life display?

The realms of the universe

What is at the middle of the wheel?

The three fires of ignorance, greed and hatred

What is Dukkha?

The truth of suffering

What is Nirodha?

The truth of the cessation of suffering

What is Samudaya?

The truth of the origin of suffering

What, according to Buddhists, is the great tragedy of existence?

Tilakhana

What is the purpose of Buddhism?

To take conscious control of our behaviour

What does the outer rig of the wheel depict?

Twelve sections called nidanas

What 3 groups can the stages of the eight fold path be grouped into?

Wisdom, ethical conduct, meditation

Who is the wheel held by?

Yama, the lord of death

Can humans attain enlightenment?

Yes


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