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Buddhism
Basics
The
Three Treasures
• Buddha
• Dharma and
• Sangha
The
Six Paramitas
• Generosity
• Moral conduct
• Patience
• Courage
• Meditation
• Wisdom
The
Four Noble Truths
1) Existence is characterized by suffering and does not bring
satisfaction.
2) The cause of suffering is craving and desire, which binds beings
to the cycle of existence (samsara).
3) Through elimination of craving, suffering can be brought to
an end.
4) The Eightfold Path is the means for ending suffering.
The
Eightfold Path
• Right understanding
• Right thought
• Right speech
• Right action
• Right means of livelihood
• Right effort
• Right attitude
• Right meditation
The
Five Hindrances
• Desire: sense, lusting, grasping
• Hatred: anger, ill will, aversion, annoyance, condemnation
• Laziness: sloth, torpor, sluggishness, unconsciousness
• Restlessness: worry, regret, agitation,inability to concentrate
• Doubt: in oneself, one's action, one's ability
The
Ten Grave Precepts
• Do not kill
• Do not steal
• Do not be greedy
• Do not tell a lie
• Do not be ignorant
• Do not talk about others’ faults
• Do not elevate yourself by criticizing others
• Do not be stingy
• Do not get angry
• Do not speak ill of the Three Treasures
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The
Four Attachments
• To sense pleasure
• To our own views and opinions
• To spiritual materialism, the belief that someone or
something outside ourselves can save us
• To the belief that "I" exist as a separate
entity apart from
everything else
The
Four Major Causes of Suffering
1) Being apart from someone you love
2) Being with someone you hate
3) Wanting what you don't have
4) Having what you don't want
The
Five Skandhas
• Form
• Feeling
• Perception
• Impulse
• Consciousness
The
Three Facts of Existence
• Impermanence
• Suffering
• Egolessness
The
Three Pure Precepts
• Do not commit evil
• Do good
• Do good for others
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