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Buddhism
quotes
But if anyone goes to the Buddha, the doctrine and the order as a refuge, he perceives with proper knowledge the four noble truths
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One like me exists nowhere in all the world. I alone am a fully enlightened one whose fires are extinguished
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However innumerable sentient beings are, I vow to save them
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rich in flowers and fruits, adorned with jewel trees, frequented by flocks of birds. It is called the happy land
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the gods envy those awakened ones, intent on meditation
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"Just as an oil-lamp burns because of oil and wick, it goes out through lack of fuel, so the enlightened monk knows that after the break-up of his body, when further life is exhausted, all feelings which are rejoiced in here will become cool".
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5 aggregates/Skandhas
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The 5 aggregates are what make up the self. They are forever changing, due to anatta, impermanence of self
Siddhartha's early life
his father wanted him to be a great leader and not a holy man. So he gave him neverending comfort. There was not one moment where he saw or new pain, death or suffering
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whenever a servant got sick, they were replaced
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buddhist scriptures
pali canon
standard collection of scriptures in the Therevada Buddhist tradition as preserved in the pali language
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4 sights
sick man
Symbol for impermanence, which is a key teaching in Buddhism
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old man
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encourages viewing ageing as a natural process, instead of viewing it with fear and resentment
Siddhartha's birth
mother
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dreamt, beforehand, of a white elephant entering her side
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prophecy was fortold that Siddhartha would either be a great leader, or a holy man
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funerals
Mahayana
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if they are cremated, their remains are put in a chorten
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buddhist festivals
vesak/wesak/Buddha day
celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha
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