Dhamma: The Human Personality (OCR GCSE Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Theravada Buddhism is known as
Theravada Buddhism is known as
School of the Elders
Ultimate goal in Theravada Buddhism
Ultimate goal in Theravada Buddhism
Nibbana (cessation of suffering)
Mahayana Buddhism is known as
Mahayana Buddhism is known as
Great Vehicle
Why Mahayana Buddhists postpone Nibbana
Why Mahayana Buddhists postpone Nibbana
To help others attain enlightenment
What are the Five Aggregates?
What are the Five Aggregates?
Collections defining human personality/existence
Sensation (vedana)
Sensation (vedana)
Emotions/pain from body interacting with objects
Perception (samjna)
Perception (samjna)
Recognition & understanding from past experiences
Mental Formation (samskara)
Mental Formation (samskara)
Thoughts/mental activities leading to good or bad deeds
Consciousness (vijnana)
Consciousness (vijnana)
General awareness of self and wider world
Form (rupa)
Form (rupa)
Physical aspects: sense organs & material world interactions
Sunyata in Mahayana
Sunyata in Mahayana
Emptiness: everything interdependent, lacks intrinsic nature
Buddha-nature concept
Buddha-nature concept
All beings have potential to become Buddhas
Attaining Buddhahood in Mahayana
Attaining Buddhahood in Mahayana
Achieving enlightenment through meditation & Buddhist practices