Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals

                                                                                             JAP149


23/11/2016

Basic terms:

]  Māra

]  Bhumi-sparsha mudra

]  The Five Skandhas

o   forms

o   feelings

o   perceptions

o   inclinations (impulses, activities)

o   discernment (consciousness, discrimination)

ð  identification of self, sense of individuality


]  The Four Noble Truths

o   The Truth of Suffering

o   The Truth of the Origin of Suffering

o   The Truth of the Cessation of Suffering

o   The Truth of the Way leading to the Cessation of Suffering


]  The Noble Eightfold Path

o   right view

o    right intention

o    right speech

o    right action

o    right livelihood

o    right effort

o    right mindfulness

o    right concentration


]  The Three Opposites of the Three Poisons

·         Crossing the Ocean

·         Reaching the Other Shore


]  The Noble Eightfold Path and the Six Perfections

ð  a gradual process involving progression

ð  establishing good (noble, right) conduct based on ethics

ð  which provide a firm foundation for the development of concentration

ð  preparing the mind for a perfect understanding of wisdom (prajnā pāramitā)