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Buddhism Basics

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The core teachings and history of Buddhism.

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  1. 1Buddhism
    An Indian religion and philosophy based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, the world's fourth-largest religion with about 320 million followers
  2. 2When did the Buddha live?
    In the 6th or 5th century BCE
  3. 3Buddha
    The Awakened One or Enlightened One
  4. 4Buddha's birth name
    Siddhartha Gautama (Gautama is the family name)
  5. 5Where was the Buddha born?
    Lumbini, in present-day Nepal
  6. 6Dukkha
    Suffering, unsatisfactoriness, or the incapable-of-satisfying nature of existence
  7. 7Nirvana
    The 'blowing out' or extinguishing of passions; liberation from suffering and the cycle of rebirth
  8. 8Four Noble Truths
    The basic orientation of Buddhism: dukkha exists, it has a cause (craving), it can end, and there is a path to end it
  9. 9First Noble Truth
    Dukkha: suffering or unsatisfactoriness is an innate characteristic of existence
  10. 10Second Noble Truth
    Samudaya: dukkha arises from taṇhā (craving, desire, or attachment)
  11. 11Third Noble Truth
    Nirodha: dukkha can end by letting go of craving
  12. 12Fourth Noble Truth
    Marga: the path to end dukkha, classically the Noble Eightfold Path
  13. 13Noble Eightfold Path
    The Buddhist path to liberation consisting of eight practices: right view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration
  14. 14Middle Way
    The path between extreme asceticism and sensory indulgence, also between eternalism and nihilism
  15. 15Three Marks of Existence
    Anicca (impermanence), dukkha (unsatisfactoriness), and anattā (non-self)
  16. 16Anicca
    Impermanence; the teaching that all phenomena are transient and constantly changing
  17. 17Anattā
    Non-self; the teaching that there is no permanent, unchanging soul or essence in living beings
  18. 18Saṃsāra
    The cycle of death and rebirth, or wandering through existence
  19. 19Karma in Buddhism
    Action and its consequences; intentional actions that influence future circumstances
  20. 20Triple Gem
    The Buddha (teacher), the Dharma (teachings), and the Sangha (community of practitioners)
  21. 21Dharma
    The teachings of the Buddha; the truth or cosmic law
  22. 22Sangha
    The Buddhist monastic order or community of practitioners
  23. 23Enlightenment in Buddhism
    Awakening or bodhi; full understanding of the nature of reality and liberation from suffering
  24. 24Where did the Buddha attain enlightenment?
    Under a Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya, India
  25. 25Bodhisattva
    One who works for the liberation of all sentient beings before entering nirvana
  26. 26Arhat
    A fully enlightened being who has attained nirvana in Theravada Buddhism
  27. 27Two major branches of Buddhism
    Theravāda (School of the Elders) and Mahāyāna (Great Vehicle)
  28. 28What does Theravāda emphasize?
    The attainment of nirvāṇa through individual practice and becoming an arhat
  29. 29What does Mahāyāna emphasize?
    The Bodhisattva ideal of working for the liberation of all sentient beings
  30. 30Vajrayāna
    The 'Indestructible Vehicle', incorporating esoteric tantric techniques, often viewed as part of Mahāyāna

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