Buddhism (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Buddhism's stance on a creator God
Buddhism's stance on a creator God
Firmly rejects idea of supreme divine creator
Saṃsāra definition
Saṃsāra definition
Beginningless cycle of birth, death & rebirth
Pratītyasamutpāda meaning
Pratītyasamutpāda meaning
Dependent origination; interconnected causes & conditions
What is the experiential level of 'origin'?
What is the experiential level of 'origin'?
Twelve links of dependent origination; cycle of suffering
Mount Meru in Buddhist cosmology
Mount Meru in Buddhist cosmology
Central structure in each world-system (cakkavāla)
Three realms in 31 planes of existence
Three realms in 31 planes of existence
Kāma-loka, Rūpa-loka, Arūpa-loka
Kalpas/mahākappas definition
Kalpas/mahākappas definition
Vast cosmic eons; cycles of world-system change
Four phases of cosmic cycles
Four phases of cosmic cycles
Dissolution, stasis, re-evolution, stasis
Aggañña Sutta primary purpose
Aggañña Sutta primary purpose
Critique caste system; illustrate moral causation
Why Buddha avoided undeclared questions
Why Buddha avoided undeclared questions
Speculation doesn't lead to end of suffering
Arrow Parable lesson
Arrow Parable lesson
Prioritise liberation over cosmological theorising
What karma does NOT do
What karma does NOT do
Does not create universe; only conditions rebirth
Buddhist view of time vs theistic religions
Buddhist view of time vs theistic religions
Cyclical patterns, not linear with beginning/end
No creation ex nihilo in Buddhism means
No creation ex nihilo in Buddhism means
No starting point initiated by divine action