Principal Beliefs (HSC SSCE Studies of Religion): Flashcards

Buddha (person), Dharma (teachings), Sangha (community)

Formal entry into Buddhism; expressing confidence in them

The right way of living, righteousness, fulfilling purpose

Monks and nuns living in monasteries

Suffering exists; caused by desire; can end; path is Eightfold

Quenching or extinction of desire

Impermanence; nothing lasts forever

Non-self; absence of individual, permanent soul

Law of moral causation; actions have consequences

Endless cycle of rebirth accompanying unenlightened life