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- Founder?
- Siddhartha Gautama
- About Buddha's life?
- Mother died in childbirth, he was born walking and talking, 2 destinies to be a warrior and holy man, age 29 becomes holy man for next 6 years, falls into a stream and sees asceticism as a form of desire, becomes teacher
- Where does Buddha meditate?
- under a fig tree
- What are the four sights that made Buddha aware of suffering?
- Sick man, old man, dead man, holy man (sadhu)
- What are the four noble truths?
- All life is suffering, desire causes suffering, not having desires ends suffering, the eight-fold path ends desire
- What is the eight-fold path?
- Understanding, directed thought, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration
- What is Buddhism a "new" religion?
- Theologically-soul is illusory, non-violence, rejection of caste.
- What are the three path of liberation?
- Vajrayana, Mayana, Theravada
- Describe Vajrayana Buddhism.
- Diamond Path. Tibet, Mongolia. Body as microcosm. Anti-social practices-no pleasurable sex, take drugs, eat meat. Sand drawing called mandalas represent microcosm. 335 canonical volumes.
- Describe Mayana Buddhism.
- 100BC-Greater path. More inclusive. Many Buddhas. Devotion is the path to liberation. China, Japan, Korea. 100 volumes.
- Describe Theravada Buddhism.
- Tradition of Elders. Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia. Follows teachings only-not a matter of devotion. Sacred canon=Three Baskets, 55 volumes.
- What are 2 Buddhist holy days?
- Uposatha-followed on moon cycle. People follows Five Precepts-no sex, no alcohol, no cursing, no killing, no stealing. Vassa-Rain Retreat. Monks and nuns take 3 months to meditate and read. Laypeople make offerings. At the end, there is a festival of lights.
- What are stupas?
- Royal burial mounds that housed the relics of Buddha.
- About the reading "Buddha's Good Qualities?"
- Lives modestly and with mercy, honest, accepting, pure of heart, no sex, peaceful, no gossiping, doesn't curse, disciplined, eats one meal per day, no song or dance, no jewelry, no accepting luxury in the form of girls, no cheating, no lying, no stealing.
- About the reading "Ordination?"
- Mahapajapati Gotami, Buddha's aunt wants to be a nun. Buddha refuses. She beats herself up over it. She gains support from Buddha's assistant, Ananda. He convinces Buddha to accept her as a nun. Buddha realizes this will shorten true dharma by 500 years. He does not believe women are inferior. He didn't want men and women to comingle to avoid desire. Nuns also follow 8 additional rules.
- About the reading "Joy of Release?"
- Poem written by umbrella maker's wife, mother of Sumangala, a monk who became an arhat. She left home to become a nun. Writes about freedom from her duties and worthless husband. Eliminates desire and achieves happiness.