Buddhism
core beliefs, key historical events and figures, and connections to empires
Holidays
Buddhist New Year
Uposatha
Vesek
Dalai Lama
(Leading monk in Tibetan)
Holy Books
The Book of the Dead (Tibetan)
Sutras
Tipitaka (three baskets)
Eightfold Path
concentration/Samma samadhi
mindfulness/Samma sati
effort/Samma vayama
livelihood/Samma vayama
action/Samma kammanta
speech/Samma vaca
thought/Samma sankappa
understanding/Samma ditthi
Types
Theravada Buddhism (traditional teachings)
Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia, Bhutan, Russia, N. India
Mahayana Buddhism ("greater vehicle")
China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Vietnam
Symbols
Lotus Flower
swastika (well-being, good fortune in Sanskrit)
Bodhi tree
eight-spoked dharma wheel
monks/bhikkhus
Worship
home
temples
way of life/spiritual tradition
avoid self-indulgence/self-denial
Four Noble Truths
suffering/dukkha
cause of suffering/samudaya
end of suffering/nirhodha
path that frees us from suffering/magga
karma (law of cause/effect)
reincarnation (continuous cycle of rebirth)
Nirvana
Enlightenment
Inner Peace and Wisdom
Dharma
Five moral precepts
Using drugs/alcohol
Lying
Sexual misconduct
Taking what is not given
Killing living things
Siddhartha Gautama
(founder)
the Buddha
India
Huns invasion
destroyed monasteries
Ashoka the Great
Missionaries
Monasteries
