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KEY BUDDHIST TEACHINGS FOR PAPER ONE
AHIMSA – do not harm living things
KARMA – actions have consequences + COLLECTIVE KARMA – actions as a
group/society have consequences for the group/society
8 FOLD PATH – right effort, understanding, view, speech, livelihood,
action, meditation and emotion
METTA – kindness
KARUNA – compassion
3 POISONS – greed, ignorance and fear
MIDDLE WAY – live in moderation
INTER-CONNECTEDNESS - everthing has an impact on each other
UNSELFISHNESS – follow virtues of patience, kindness, morality (the
Perfections)
Buddhism
Abortion
Ahimsa – do not harm living things (first precept of Buddhism)
Right action (use the 8 Fold Path)
Creates bad karma
Metta – kindness
Karuna - compassion
About the intention and motivation behind act – Dalai Lama
Life is as rare as a turtle who surfaces once every 100 years coming up on a hoop
placed on the oceon
ANIMALS
Right Livelihood (8 Fold Path)
Middle way – live moderately
Do not take what is not freely given (2nd precept of Buddhism)
Ahimsa
Environment
Metta – kindness
3 poisons = greed, anger, ignorance
Collective Karma
Compassion important - Karuna
As the bee takes the honey without destroying the plant
Prejudice
All can reach enlightenment – men + women live together in the Sangha
Ignorance – 3 poisons
Bad karma
Not right speech – try to live in harmony with each other
War
Ahimsa – non violence
Peaceful protest
Collective karma
Hatred does not cease by hatred, hatred ceases by love
Peace can exist if everone respects all others
Right action (8 Fold Path)