Core beliefs, practices, and history of Buddhism from a world religions survey course.
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- Who is considered the founder of Buddhism?
- Siddhartha Gautama (later called the Buddha)
- What does the term 'Buddha' literally mean?
- Awakened One or Enlightened One
- In what region was Siddhartha Gautama born?
- Northern India, in present-day Nepal
- What is Nirvana in Buddhism?
- The state of perfect peace and freedom from suffering and the cycle of rebirth
- State the Four Noble Truths.
- Suffering exists; suffering has a cause (craving and attachment); suffering can end; the path to end suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path
- What are the components of the Noble Eightfold Path?
- Right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration
- What term refers to the Buddha's teachings and doctrine?
- Dharma
- What is the Sangha in its monastic sense?
- The community of Buddhist monks and nuns
- What does Sangha refer to more broadly in Buddhism?
- The entire Buddhist community, including both ordained monastics and lay followers
- What is karma in Buddhist teaching?
- The law of cause and effect, the idea that actions have moral consequences for future lives or experiences
- What is samsara?
- The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that sentient beings experience; the cycle of suffering
- What is the central spiritual practice in Buddhism?
- Meditation
- What are the three major branches of Buddhism?
- Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana
- Which Buddhist tradition emphasizes the historical Buddha and the goal of becoming an arhat?
- Theravada
- Which Buddhist tradition introduced the concept of the Bodhisattva?
- Mahayana