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Buddhism: AP WORLD HISTORY Flashcards

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15232643267Founder/Founding Date/Cultural HearthFounded by Siddhartha Gautama in India, 6th century BCE.0
15232663901Siddhartha GautamaRaised a Kshatriya prince in a small kingdom near present day Nepal. Founded Buddhism. Known as "The Buddha."1
15232675500BuddhaThe Enlightened One2
15232678485EnlightenmentUnderstanding the universal truth of mortality to achieve peace.3
15232687702Four Noble Truths1) Dukkha, all life is suffering. 2) Suffering is caused by desire. 3) There is a way to end suffering. 4) To end suffering you must end desire.4
15232700048Eightfold PathA path to end desire.5
15232705951NirvanaThe ultimate goal in life is to end suffering and achieve union with the universe. To be "awake."6
15232714320TheravadaCloser to the teachings of original Buddhism. In a sense, atheistic.7
15232724435MahayanaSpiritual, more religious form of Buddhism.8
15249870958How were the Buddha's ideas revolutionary?The Buddha's teachings allowed free thinking and thoughts that were based on morality.9
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