Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Blog post #20 Buddhism Questions

Buddhism Questions;
1. Siddhartha Gautama was the man who would later become the Buddha.
2. The four passing sights were an old man, a sick man, a corpse and a wondering ascetic. The first three sights were significant and showed the Buddha about reality of suffering and the impermanent nature of life's pleasures. The fourth sight filled Siddhartha with elation and hope: here was a means of over coming his despair.
3.The middle way is a basic Buddhist doctrine and teaching that rejects both the pleasures of sensual indulgence and the self denial of asceticism, focusing instead on a particular approach to spiritual attainment.
4. Gautama had overcome the distractions of fear and passion, represented in legends by Mara and his daughters. He ascended through levels of ever deepening awareness, until he could perceive with perfect clarity the true nature of the human condition.
5. Sangha is the Buddhist community of monks and nuns; it is also one of the three jewels of Buddhism.
6. The Buddha, the Dharma, and and the Sangha.
7. Buddhism and Hinduism both see time as cyclical. They both believe the universe is eternal. They both have this idea of samsara or the wheel of rebirth. 
8. Siddhartha hate the idea of the caste system and the brahman. Buddhists were accepting of women, as the Hindus did.
9. Anatta- "no-self"
Anicca- "impermanence"
Dukkha- "suufering"
10. Anatta means there is no reality within, no essence underlying existence  no eternal substratum that is truly real, enduring beyond the present moment. "the essences of Buddhism is that there is no essence"
11. Karma is actually reborn. The nature of rebirth depends on the status of one's karma.
12.
- Do not take life
- Do not take what is not given
- Do not engage in sensous misconduct
- Do not use false speech
- Do not drink intoxicants
Monks:
- Do not eat after noon.
- Do not watch dancing or shows.
- Do not use garlands, perfumes or ordaments
- Do not use a high or soft bed
-Do not accept gold or silver.
13."suffering" "frustration" "dislocation" "discomfort". Not being comfortable with life.
14. It is the second of the 4 Nobel truths, meaning selfish desire, which causes dukkha
15.  
-Right views
-Right intentions
-Right Speech
-Right conduct
-Right livelyhood
-Right effort
-Right mindfulness
-Right meditation
16. Buddha does not have a model for nirvana. Buddhists do.
17. One has become enlightened; the ideal type for Theravada Buddhists. 
18. "worthy one"
19. Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana.
20. It is the prevalent form of Buddhism in Cambodia; focus on the earliest texts and emphasize monastic lifestyles.
21."The great vehicle"
22. They are fire benders and love music. no Im kidding, lol they harness energy and turn it against self.
23. He is the leader of Buddhism, chosen by destiny!
24. Mostly east asia. china, cambodia, china, china, lol.


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