1. Life involves suffering 2. cause of suffering is found in desire and grasping 3. there is a way out of suffering 4. This way requires following the 8- fold path

New Generations Flashcards by Meghan Knobbe

Basic Hinduism

Spiritual absolute or divine (Brahman)
Practice: meditative yoga
Teachers: Guru
Full realization takes many lifetimes 
one lifetime can affect another

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4 Verdas

Chants
hymns
folklore
ritual instructions

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Brahmanas

aka (vedanta)

philosophical

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Basic Buddhism

Enlightened or awakened One
Founder: Siddhartha Gautama
Sought wisdom, answers to questions of suffering and meaning
Found insight though meditation

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4 noble truths

Life involves suffering
cause of suffering is found in desire and grasping
there is a way out of suffering
This way requires following the 8- fold path

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New Generations Flashcards

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