Buddhist Concepts and Practices: Terminology and Definitions, Quizzes of Art

Download Buddhist Concepts and Practices: Terminology and Definitions and more Quizzes Art in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 3 virtues DEFINITION 1 non attatchmentbenevolenceunderstanding TERM 2 three vices DEFINITION 2 greedhatreddelusion TERM 3 3 refuges of buddhism DEFINITION 3 buddha himselfthe dharma-teachingsthe sangha- community of monks + nuns TERM 4 theravada DEFINITION 4 one meal a day...begging bowlnot allowed to prepare foodstrict limitation w/ opposite sex TERM 5 dependent origination DEFINITION 5 all things arise in dependence upon multiple causes and conditions TERM 6 three characteristics of existence DEFINITION 6 suffering-pain of existenceimpermanence-dependent on causesnonself- lack of essence for self TERM 7 middle way DEFINITION 7 neither deny nor seek worldly pleasures.detach yourself from desire and aversion TERM 8 convenient designator DEFINITION 8 conventionally true that "I" existultimately false that "I" existwords do not signify anything TERM 9 executive function DEFINITION 9 what you take to be you TERM 10 engaged buddism DEFINITION 10 social activism to change institutions.....applying buddhist philosophy to your daily life TERM 21 the buddha DEFINITION 21 awakened on or enlightened one TERM 22 eight fold path (part 1) DEFINITION 22 insightright views (most important)right aspirations TERM 23 eight fold part 2 DEFINITION 23 moralityright speechright conductright livelihood TERM 24 eight fold part 3 DEFINITION 24 meditationright effortright mindfulnessright contemplation TERM 25 chariot DEFINITION 25 no part is the chariotcollection is not the chariotcollection of parts when arrange in a certain way is called "chariot"....metaphysics of nonself TERM 26 name DEFINITION 26 mind= nonphysical event in physical brain TERM 27 principle of lightness DEFINITION 27 "given two competing theories, each of which is equally good at explaining and predicting the relevant phenonma choose the lighter theory that is the theory that posits the least number of unobservable entities is to say that something exists even though we never directly observe that thing" TERM 28 buddhist reply to impermanence DEFINITION 28 causes are not unitary over time...gravity: force acts at one timeflag: breeze consists of air particles TERM 29 lack of control DEFINITION 29 i sometimes seek to change each of the 5 aggregatesif there were a self it would perform executive function, but could not itself be something i seek to changethere is no more to a person than the 5 aggregatestherefore there is no selfmain point: the self as "executive function' would be the core self, a single Icould never be dissatisfied withcould never want to change TERM 30 reality DEFINITION 30 independent of any relation to human beings TERM 31 truth and illusion DEFINITION 31 conventional truth-dependent upon human usesultimate truth-independent of human uses TERM 32 ethics DEFINITION 32 results=end suffering..for good rebirth...rach final nirvanarule-oriented= the 5 precepts ( refrain from harming living creatures....)character-oriented= virtues and vices...