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Title: Buddhism Revision


1
Buddhism Revision
2
Dhammapada
  • Consider this body a painted puppet with jointed
    limbs sometimes suffering and covered with
    ulcers, full of imaginings, never permanent
    forever changing. 148
  • Whoever is overcome by this wretched and sticky
    craving, his sorrows grow like grass after the
    rains. 335

3
  • In pairs write a brief explanation of the
    passages.
  • You have 5 Minutes.

4
The Three Marks of Existence
  • Dukkha
  • Anatta
  • Anicca

5
The Three Marks of Existence
  • Dukkha - Suffering
  • Anatta
  • Anicca

6
The Three Marks of Existence
  • Dukkha - Suffering
  • Anatta - No Self
  • Anicca

7
The Three Marks of Existence
  • Dukkha - Suffering
  • Anatta - No Self
  • Anicca - Impermanence

8
Annica
  • Write down as many examples of impermanence in
    human lives as you can think of.
  • Give a brief explanation for each.

9
Annica
  • Aging Body is always changing
  • Baby, teenager, adult, old person.
  • Moods - Constantly changing through
  • out a day. Outside events can change our
    moods. Happiness never lasts.

10
Annica
  • Seasons Change the environment around us.
    Appears to be the same but always changing.
  • An Example is a river looks the same but is
    always changing,
  • eg. no man can step in the same river twice.

11
Dukkha and Annica
  • Impermanence leads to suffering
  • Write down as many ways that impermanence can
    lead to suffering.

12
Nibbana
  • What is Nibbana (Nirvana) ?

13
Nibbana
  • What is Nibbana (Nirvana) ?
  • The final goal of the Buddhists.
  • Cannot be explained only experienced eg. Likened
    to the windThe story of the Turtle and the Fish
    can be used to try to explain

14
Nibbana
  • Theravada and Mahayana schools of Buddhism differ
    on what is meant by Nibbana.
  • The word literally means blown out the end of
    all things the fires of desire have been
    extinguished.
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