what are the three marks of existence?

anicca, anatta, dukkha

what does anicca mean?

impermanence

what does anatta mean?

no fixed self

what does dukkha mean?

suffering

what are the two types of buddhism?

theravada, mahayana

what are the five aggregates of theravada buddhism?

form, sensation, perception, mental formations, consciousness

what is sunyata?

the possibility of attaining buddhahood

what is an arhat?

a perfected person

what is pure land buddhism?

it offers a way to reach enlightenment without having to live especially good lives, meditating or enduring long rituals

what is the essential practice in pure land buddhism?

chanting the name of amitabha buddha with total concentration

what is the concept of the dhamma?

it refers to buddhas teachings and that buddha was a holy man and a teacher who achieved enlightenment

what are the four sights?

illness, old age, death, holy man

who did buddhism start with?

siddhartha

what was so special about siddharthas birth?

his mother (Queen Maya) suffered no pain and he had the ability to walk and talk as soon as he was born

what did siddhartha say as soon as he was born?

‘ i was born to end suffering and reach enlightenment’

why did siddhartha live a life of luxury?

because he was unaware of the illness, old age, death (four sights) and suffering as he was shielded from these in the palace

after siddhartha left the palace who did he encounter?

an ascetic

what is an ascetic

a holy man

what did the ascetic encourage him to do and siddhartha agree to in order to achieve knowledge?

deprive himself of food, shelter and clothes. he became severely malnourished, tired and had little warmth

how did siddhartha reach enlightenment?

by meditation and not giving into temptations

how did a demon called Mara try to tempt siddhartha into giving into temptations?

mara tempted him with beautiful women and threatened him with an army of monsters

what are the four noble truths?

dukkha, samudaya, nirodha, magga

what does dukkha mean?

suffering

what does samudaya mean?

the origin of suffering

what does nirodha mean?

the end of suffering

what does magga mean?

the path to the end of suffering?

what are the three poisons?

hate, greed, ignorance

what are the parts of the eightfold path?

right action, right speech, right view, right intention, right effort, right concentration, right mindfulness, right livelihood

what is the threefold way?

a shortened version of the eightfold path (path to nirvana)

what are the three aspects of the threefold path?

ethics, mediation, wisdom