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Buddhism Religion
Question | Answer |
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Who is the founder of Buddhism? | Siddhartha Guatama |
What does the word "Dukkha" mean? | Suffering |
What is Tanha? | Attachment |
What does "Nirvana" mean? | To extinguish. This happens once you have completed Tanha. |
Tell me about the Theravedas | They were Orthodox. The monk version of Buddhism. They worked on THEIR own business. |
Tell me about the Mahayana group | They believed that whoever the Buddha was, was a god and a guide. Worship Siddhartha. |
What does "Sanga" mean? | Monastic Orders |
What does "Arhats" mean? | Pefected Disciples |
What is a Buddha? | One who is englightened |
What does "Anatta" mean? | Absence of a soul |
What does "Anicca" mean? | Impermenance, not really there. |
What is the Tripitaka? | The Buddhist scriptures, the "3 baskets." |
Who is Bodhidharma? | The founder of zen. Not for sure if he really existed. |
What does "Satori" mean? | Englightenment |
What does "Koan" mean?? | It is a concentration puzzle. |
What is Zaen? | Seated Meditation |
TRUE OR FALSE : Do Tantrics believe the latent energy is used to reach nirvana | TRUE.. lol |
What are "Mudras?" | Hand gestures you do like in those movies |
What are "Mantras?" | Chants |
What are "Mandalas?" | Visual aids of the universe |
What does it mean to have Pure Land Sext? | Have faith. There is a western paradise. NOT what Buddhas believe |
What are the four noble truths? | 1. All existing things are in a state of Dukkha. 2. This unsatisfactory state of affairs is a consequence of Tanha. 3. Escape from tanha is necessary for inner peace and the destruction of dukkha. 4. The middle way is the path to freedom from attachmen |
You must extinct what to free a person from the cycle of rebirth. | Tanha (attachment) |
What are the "Three baskets?" | 1. THe rules of the monastic orders 2. Dialogues between Buddha and his disciples of Buddhist teachings. 3. Metaphysical instruction. |