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What are 4 noble truths?
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1. life is suffering
2. Suffering originates from attachment to desire 3. Ending suffering is possible 4. Way to end suffering is to follow 8-fold path |
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What is meaning of desire as mentioned in 4 noble truths?
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Attachment
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8-fold path. Describe in detail.
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1) Right understanding 2) Right Intent (Intention without selfishness or ego involved) 3) Right Speech 4) Right Action 5) Right livelihood (what you choose to do in life is not in conflict with 8fold path) 6) Right effort (discipline and effort to accomplish 7) Right Mindfulness (Self-knowledge, understanding, not letting outside influences change/affect automatic reaction) 8) Right meditation (key element, able to see things the way they are without projecting ego on them through regular meditation)
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Middle way Buddha advocated
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To avoid extremes of indulgence or extremes of asceticism; find right middle groung
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Theravada Buddhism
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Way of elders/ more conservative/ focus on small number of authentic scriptures/ More in Sri Lanka and South-East Asia/ complete devotion/ Honor idea of buddha-hood, emphasis on meditation
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Mahayana Buddhism
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Accept notion that many other things Buddha said may be authentic/ Located in some areas of Nepal and China/ Some schools defy Buddha
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2 Subdivisions of Mahayana Buddhism
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1. Pure Land: China 300s/ afterlife/ Heaven and Hell/ Closest to Western sense of religion/ Devotion and prayer emphasized (similar Christianity)
2. Tendai: China 500s; emphasis on study of scripture / Discussion of scripture/ Only Buddhist sect which does not emphasize meditation |
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6 Ways of Being Religious
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Ritual, devotion, shamanistic, rational, moral, and mystical
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Ritual Approach
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PAssed down, response from divine tradition
Ie: Hindu vedas |
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Shamanistic Approach
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Direct line of communication with spirits
Ie: GET EXAMPLE |
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Rational Aprroach
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Approach based on mind, intellect, study, brainy approach
Ie: Tendai Buddhists in China |
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Moral Approach
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Good and evil/ Good behavior is rewarded and evil behavior is punished/ Ie: Hindu concept of karma, Christian concept of heaven and hell
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Mystical Approach
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Human beings can transcend his/her ego and become one with divine reality/ conciousness transcends
Ie: Raja yoga |
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Devotional Approach
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Personal relationship; emotional tie through prayer
Ie: GET EXAMPLE |
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Anthroprocentrism (define and example)
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Centered around man
Ie: Old Testament--places superiority on human beings "God made man superior" |
