Samsara
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- Created on: 21-12-20 11:47
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- Samsara
- The Six Realms of Existence
- 1) HELL
- Constant pain + torture - intense experience of suffering
- Biggest realm w/ most people
- Can be escaped w/ good karma
- Biggest realm w/ most people
- Constant pain + torture - intense experience of suffering
- 2) HUNGRY GHOST
- Represents greed - a great craving that one can never satisfy
- Lingering on the edge of the mortal realm
- Have long necks and large tummies - reflection of their greed
- Lingering on the edge of the mortal realm
- Represents greed - a great craving that one can never satisfy
- 3) ANIMAL
- Reflects the instinctive nature of animals
- Based on instincts, survival and self - preservation
- From instinct they are unable to generate good karma
- Hardest realm to get out of
- From instinct they are unable to generate good karma
- Based on instincts, survival and self - preservation
- Reflects the instinctive nature of animals
- 4) HUMAN
- Represents life on Earth - purpose, aspiration and possibilities
- Humans have the best chance of enlightenment due to their awareness + rationality
- Can suffer but not the same as suffering in Hell realm
- Humans have the best chance of enlightenment due to their awareness + rationality
- Represents life on Earth - purpose, aspiration and possibilities
- 5) ASURA
- Represents jealousy, paranoia, violence - known as demi-god realm
- Powerful + intelligent beings e.g. politician or CEO
- Will do anything to protect their position
- Powerful + intelligent beings e.g. politician or CEO
- Represents jealousy, paranoia, violence - known as demi-god realm
- 6) DEVA
- Pride, ecstasy, beauty, pleasure - god realm
- Trying to be higher than creation
- Bliss is short-lived and subject to suffering
- Trying to be higher than creation
- Pride, ecstasy, beauty, pleasure - god realm
- Good Actions (Karma) = Good Realms
- Bad Actions (Karma) = Bad Realms
- 1) HELL
- The Three Poisons
- In the Wheel of Samsara there are 3 creatures - represent 3 poisons (unskillful means) that can be cured - David Webster says this
- Pig/Moha (ignorance)
- Ignorance of true nature of universe as no self: antidote = knowledge
- Snake/Dvesha (hate or rage)
- Anger towards those who keeps us from what we want; antidote = kindness
- Rooster/Lobha (greed)
- Wanting material things for ourselves; antidote = generosity
- Pig/Moha (ignorance)
- In the Wheel of Samsara there are 3 creatures - represent 3 poisons (unskillful means) that can be cured - David Webster says this
- Dependent Origination
- Dependent origination is shown around the rim of the wheel of samsara
- represents 12 links/chain of causes which result in rebirth and dukkha
- By breaking the chain, liberation from suffering can be attained. Everything except nirvana is conditioned by dependent origination
- Things are dependant on other things to cause them
- Karma and Samsara
- Samsara can be overcome by following the Buddhist path and improving your karma
- Karma is the Buddhist version of the law of cause and effect
- Each day gives people the opportunity to rewrite their karma with the chance to do good or not
- In Buddhism, whatever you did in this life will affect what you become in the next
- This way the cycle of Samsara is driven by Karma
- Nirvana and Samsara
- Nirvana is the eternal state of being where Karma and Samsara no longer exist
- Represents the end of desire, suffering and individual consciousness
- Until Nirvana is reached through enlightenment, the cycle of Samsara is repeated
- Nirvana is the eternal state of being where Karma and Samsara no longer exist
- Samsara is the cycle of life - incl. birth, living, death and returning to life
- Literally translated as 'Continuous Movement'
- Beings cycle through the six realms of existence
- The Wheel of Samsara is held by Yama - monster of impermanence
- The Six Realms of Existence
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