Dhamma: The Human Personality (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards
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What is Theravada Buddhism known as?
What is Theravada Buddhism known as?
School of the Elders
Ultimate goal in Theravada Buddhism
Ultimate goal in Theravada Buddhism
Nibbana (cessation of suffering)
What is Mahayana Buddhism known as?
What is Mahayana Buddhism known as?
Great Vehicle
What does Mahayana Buddhism emphasize?
What does Mahayana Buddhism emphasize?
Collective journey towards enlightenment for all beings
Human personality composition in Theravada
Human personality composition in Theravada
Five Aggregates (skandhas)
Sensation (vedana) definition
Sensation (vedana) definition
Emotions/physical pain from body interacting with objects
Perception (samjna) definition
Perception (samjna) definition
Recognising/understanding things from past experiences
Mental Formation (samskara) definition
Mental Formation (samskara) definition
Thoughts/mental activities leading to good/bad deeds
Consciousness (vijnana) definition
Consciousness (vijnana) definition
General awareness of self and wider world
Form (rupa) definition
Form (rupa) definition
Physical aspects, sense organs, material world interactions
Sunyata (emptiness) meaning
Sunyata (emptiness) meaning
Everything interdependent, lacks intrinsic nature
Buddha-nature concept
Buddha-nature concept
All beings have potential to become Buddhas
Why Mahayana Buddhists postpone Nibbana
Why Mahayana Buddhists postpone Nibbana
To help others attain enlightenment
Method for attaining Buddhahood
Method for attaining Buddhahood
Meditation and Buddhist practices