Buddhism Questions

1. His name is Siddhartha Gautama
2. He sees an old man, an ascetic, a corpse, and a diseased man. All four of these sites were sufferings that happen to everyone in life and this was the first time Siddhartha had seen them.
3. The Doctrine of the Middle Way was developed by Gautama to teach others that finding true self is in the middle of total asceticism and indulgences.
4. Gautama attained enlightenment when he overcame the distraction of Mara.
5. The Sangha is the first Buddhist monastic community that consisted of men and women.
6. Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
7. Both believe in samsara, the wheel of rebirth, this make Buddhism and Hinduism both believe in a cyclical system.
8. Buddha disagreed with Hinduism's structure. He didn't agree with the fact that only Brahmin men were allowed to do rituals.
9. Anatta, Anicca, Dukkha. They are interrelated because all help discover change.
10. Anatta is the doctrine that the same self is reborn. This relates to Hinduism's belief of Atman because both involve inner self.
11. In Buddhist doctrine energy is transfered during rebirth. Karma affects the status one is reborn to.
12. Do not take life, do not take what is not given, do not engage in sensuous misconduct, do not use false speech, do not drink intoxicants. For monks and nuns: Do not eat after noon, do not watch dancing or shows, do not use garlands, do not use a high or soft bed, do not accept gold or silver.
13. It means suffering. Dukkha means to be without comfort in life and feeling out of place.
14. Tanha is desire. It is related to dukkha because both are unavoidable.
15. The steps of the Eightfold Path are right views, right intentions, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right meditation.
16. The Buddha is different from all others who have been enlightened because he became enlightened while still alive.
17. Arhat is translated as "worthy one" and it is a title used to describe the living enlightened. Arhats are compassionate.
18. Nirvana literally means total censation and this helps us understand nirvana by giving a sense of what it feels like.
19. They are Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana
20. Theravada focuses on the teachings of the Buddha
21. Mahayana means the Great Vehicle. This name implies that they focus on the Buddha themselves.
22. Vajrayana Buddhism fights fire with fire.
23. The Dalai Lama is the head of the hierarchy of Buddhism. Each Dalai Lama is chosen by people who search for his reincarnation.
24. Theravada- Sri Lanka, Mahayana- India, Vajrayana- China