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Decks in this class (22)

meditation
What is meditation,
What are the two broad types of m...,
Define samatha meditation
12  cards
eight fold path
What is the eight fold path,
What are the three sections that ...,
List the different parts of the e...
3  cards
life of the buddha
What was the buddha born as,
What was buddhas original name,
What was buddhas mothers name
12  cards
middle way
What two life styles did the budd...,
Upon living the two extreme lifes...,
What life style did the buddha op...
3  cards
4 nobel truths
What are the four nobel truths,
What is the first nobel truth,
What is dukkha
9  cards
3 marks of existance / universal truths
What does the three marks of exis...,
What does anicca mean,
What does the concept of anicca s...
10  cards
Buddhisum on abortion, genetic engeneering and euthanasia
What is the core beleif in buddhi...,
What would the traditional buddhi...,
What rule did the buddha make aro...
11  cards
Buddhisum war and peace
What is a main core buddhist phil...,
What is the first of the five pre...,
What is a quote from the dali lam...
4  cards
Buddhisum animals and the enviroment
Why is there little to no teachin...,
What is the rebirth arguemnt with...,
What is the arguemnt with referen...
4  cards
Theravada Buddhisum
Is theravada buddhisum the oldest...,
What is theravada buddhisum under...,
How does theravada buddhisum view...
6  cards
Mahayana Buddhisum
What is mahayana buddhisum seen as,
Why do mahayana buddhists reject ...,
What do mahayana buddhists propos...
7  cards
miricals in Buddhisum
List different accounts of mirica...,
What was buddha s view upon miricals,
How do zen buddhists and theravad...
3  cards
Buddhisum and science
Explain how the concept of anicca...,
How is the concept of sunyata als...,
How does the story of the buddhas...
5  cards
Buddhisum and women
What was the buddha s views upon ...,
What does the pali cannon say on ...,
Historically what was the ordinat...
9  cards
buddhisum and sexuality
What would be the buddhist view o...,
Do monastics have sex,
How is sexual act punished within...
12  cards
Buddhist views on other faiths as posative
Who was king ashoka,
Why is he important to buddhisum,
Why is the 12th edict imprtant gi...
7  cards
Buddhist views on other faiths negative ?!?!
What violence occurs in srilanka ...,
What do the buddhist power force ...,
What peoples have justified the v...
3  cards
secular Buddhisum
What does secularisation actually...,
What is one reason why the world ...,
Why has buddhisum been seen to be...
8  cards
pali Cannon
What is the pali cannon,
What is another name for the pali...,
What is meant by pitaka
10  cards
Trikaya doctrine
What actually is the trikaya doct...,
List the threebodies of the buddh...,
What is the nirmanakaya body of t...
5  cards
karma
What is the basic premis of karma,
What is the main factor that infl...,
What role do the three posons of ...
6  cards
buddhist morality and ethical teachings
Which of the aspects of the eight...,
Are buddhist ethic teachings clea...,
Why is intention important in bud...
4  cards

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