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Buddhism: An Outline (WIP)

Three Marks of Existence

  1. Impermanence (anicca)
  2. Suffering (dukkha)
  3. Non-self (anatta)

The Three Refuges (Triple Gem)

  1. Buddha–the historical Buddha, the awakened one
  2. Dhamma–the teachings of the Buddha
  3. Sangha–the Buddhist community

Four Noble Truths

  1. Suffering (dissatisfaction)
  2. The cause of suffering: craving, desire (tanha, lit. thirst)
  3. The end of suffering (nibbana)
  4. The Eightfold Path

Eightfold Path

  1. Right view, consists of understanding
    1. Cause and effect (kamma)
      1. Skillful actions lead to wholesome (happy) results
      2. Unskillful actions lead to unwholesome (unhappy, painful) results
      3. We accept responsibility for the consequences of our actions
    2. The Four Noble Truths
  2. Right thought
  3. Right speech
  4. Right action
  5. Right livelihood
  6. Right effort
  7. Right mindfulness
  8. Right concentration

The Three Poisons

  1. Greed
  2. Hatred
  3. Delusion

The Precepts

  1. Not to kill
  2. Not to take that which is not given (stealing)
  3. Not to engage in sexual misconduct
  4. Not to misuse speech
  5. Not to take intoxicants that lead to heedlessness

Three Types of Feeling

  1. Pleasant
  2. Unpleasant
  3. Neutral (neither pleasant nor unpleasant)

Four Foundations of Mindfulness

  1. Mindfulness of the body
  2. Mindfulness of feelings
  3. Mindfulness of mind
  4. Mindfulness of mental objects

Divine Abodes (Brahmaviharas)

  • Lovingkindness (metta)
  • Compassion (karuna)
  • Sympathetic joy (mudita)
  • Equanimity (upekkha)

Five Hindrances

  • Greed
  • Ill will
  • Sloth and torpor
  • Anxiety and restlessness
  • Doubt

Seven Factors of Enlightenment

  1. Investigation
  2. Mindfulness
  3. Energy
  4. Rapture
  5. Tranquility
  6. Concentration (samatha)
  7. Equanimity

Eight Vicissitudes

  • Gain and loss
  • Fame and ill repute
  • Praise and blame
  • Pleasure and pain