Basic Buddhist Beliefs and Values

Key Issues

Titles

Chapters

• the life of the Buddha
• the Three Universal Truths (Marks of Existence): anicca, anatta, dukkha
• the Four Noble Truths, including tanha and the Noble Eightfold Path
• the Law of kamma, samsara and rebirth in the six realms
• the goals of enlightenment and nibbana
• the Three Refuges: Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha
• the Five Precepts
• reasons for the existence of different schools of Buddhism, and an exploration of different ways in which Buddhism is practised in different parts of the world.
• The nature and importance of the Four Noble Truths: aspects of their meaning in human existence (anicca, anatta, dukkha, tanha); the five khandas.
• The meaning and significance of: the wheel of existence; samsara; kamma; and nibbana.
• The Noble Eightfold Path, its meaning and importance as the Middle Way and its three aspects; prajna, sila, samadhi.
• Siddattha Gotama: the events in his life which show the path to enlightenment (circumstances of birth, early life, the four sights, ascetic practices, meditation under the bodhi tree); the nature and importance of the events which follow his enlightenment
• The meaning of the pansils: their negative and positive applications in daily life.
• The meaning and importance of the three refuges: developing the qualities of metta, karuna, kshanti and vipassana.
• Anicca
• Anatta
• Dukkha
• Buddha
• Dhamma
• Sangha
• The Five/Ten precepts
• Concept of nibbana (nirvana)
• The Buddha: concept of enlightenment
• The Four Noble Truths
• Teachings on kamma (karma) and samsara to explain death and rebirth
• Moral choices in life and death issues affected by kamma (karma)
• Importance of home teachings three jewels, mother love
• Choosing to overcome dukkha by following the Middle Way
• World as illusion; teachings on nibbana (nirvana) and how it may be realised
• Kamma (karma)
• Principles of practical living, holy simplicity, harmony with nature
• Teachings on kamma (karma) and samsara
• Moral choices in medical issues affected by kamma (karma)
• The five precepts (lay Buddhists) and the ten precepts (members of the Sangha)
• Principles of non-violence- 'co-operation where possible, peaceful resistance where not'
• The effects of kamma (karma), the practice of mindfulness and the possibility of development
• Siddartha's enlightenment and the concept of maya
• The three signs of Being: anicca, anatta, dukkha
• Teachings about: tanha; kamma (karma); samsara; moksha; damma (dharma); ahimsa
• The Four Noble Truths
• The Three Refuges or Treasures
• The Buddha as the perfect human
• Nibbana (nirvana)
• The nature and importance of the Four Noble Truths: aspects of their meaning in human existence (anicca, anatta, dukkha, tanha); the five khandas.
• The meaning and significance of: the wheel of existence; samsara; kamma; punna and nibbana.
• The Noble Eightfold Path, its meaning and importance as the Middle Way and its three aspects: prajna, sila, samadhi.
• Siddattha Gotama: the events in his life which show the path to enlightenment (circumstances of birth, early life, the four sights, ascetic practices, meditation under the bodhi tree); the nature and importance of the events which follow his enlightenment
• The use and importance of written traditions: the Tipitaka and Dhammapada
• The meaning of the pansils: their negative and positive applications in daily life.
• The meaning and importance of the three refuges: developing the qualities of metta, karuna, kshanti and vipassana.
• dukkha
• anicca
• anatta
• Buddha
• Dhamma
• Sangha
• Life means suffering
• The origin of suffering is attachment
• The cessation of suffering is attainable
• The path to the cessation of suffering
• samsara
• kamma
• dhamma
• nibbana
• bodhisatta
• nature and importance