REL 2027 : Buddhism Study Guide
Document Summary
Buddhism study guide: siddhartha gautama- the first buddha. Born into nobility, mom died at childbirth, left nobility to pursue enlightenment after he ventured into the real world to find a sick, old, then dead man. Found enlightenment after sitting under a tree and meditating: suddodhana- the father of gautama buddha. Tried to keep his son"s fate from: maya- siddhartha"s mom who died at childbirth. happening by keeping him inside the palace, but failed, dukkha/dukka- translated as suffering, everything material is impermanent. 3 kinds of suffering: ordinary, suffering by change, suffering of conditioned states: rahula- the only son of siddhartha, bodhi tree- where the buddha sat until he attained enlightenment, dharmacakrapavartana sutta- (the turning of the wheel of dharma) Eightfold path, which cure dukkha: mahaparinibbana sutta- the story in the pali canon depicting the end of the, trishna- thirst, craving, desire (sense pleasures, existence, nonexistence), the.
