Starter quiz
- The concept of dependent arising means the belief that everything is ______.
- 'interconnected' ✓
- The Tibetan Wheel of Life represents the cycle of ______.
- 'samsara' ✓
- The ______ are links explaining the causes of suffering.
- 'nidanas' ✓
- Dependent arising is often compared to a __________ effect to show how one event leads to another.
- domino ✓
- waterfall
- butterfly
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- How many links make up the Tibetan Wheel of Life?
- 3
- 6
- 9
- 12 ✓
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- The teachings on dependent arising influence Buddhists to be kind and ______.
- 'considerate' ✓
Exit quiz
- What does the term ‘dukkha’ mean in Buddhism?
- the idea that nothing is permanent
- the belief that there is no fixed self
- the belief that all life includes suffering ✓
- the idea that meditation is unnecessary
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- Which Buddhist story is often used to illustrate the concept of anicca?
- The story of Prince Siddhartha’s enlightenment
- The story of Kisa Gotami ✓
- The story of the Four Noble Truths
- The story of Nagasena and the Chariot
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- How does the concept of anatta challenge common beliefs about the self?
- it teaches that the self is permanent and unchanging
- it teaches that each person has an immortal soul
- it teaches that there is no permanent self or soul ✓
- it teaches that the self is created by external forces
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- The Buddhist belief that nothing is permanent is known as ______.
- 'anicca' ✓
- The story of Nagasena and the Chariot is used to explain the Buddhist concept of ______.
- 'anatta' ✓
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Key learning points
- These are three fundamental marks (or signs) of reality, sometimes also called the Three Universal Truths.
- Anicca reminds Buddhists that nothing is fixed or stable.
- Buddhism teaches that a person's feelings, beliefs and character, even their soul, changes.
- The story of Nagasena and the Chariot is used to explain the idea of having ‘no self’.
- The impermanence of existence (anicca) means that pleasant experiences do not last.
Common misconception
The three marks of existence, in particular dukkha, only describe negative aspects of life.
The three marks of existence are meant to help Buddhists understand life so they can live more freely and peacefully by accepting change, letting go of attachments and thereby reducing suffering.
Keywords
Anicca - a belief that nothing is permanent
Anatta - a belief that there is no fixed self/no soul
Dukkha - a belief that all life includes suffering and unsatisfactoriness
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