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Buddhism: Beliefs and Teachings
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which three terms together make up the Three Marks of Existence in Buddhist teaching?

  1. Dana, sila and panna
  2. Greed, hatred and ignorance
  3. Dukkha, anicca and anatta
  4. Samudaya, nirodha and magga
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✓ Answer: C — Dukkha, anicca and anatta
Award 1 mark. The Three Marks of Existence are dukkha (suffering or unsatisfactoriness), anicca (impermanence) and anatta (no fixed self); they describe the nature of all conditioned things. Greed, hatred and ignorance are the Three Poisons. Dana, sila and panna are generosity, morality and wisdom. Samudaya, nirodha and magga are the second, third and fourth Noble Truths.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What does the Buddhist term anicca mean?

  1. Compassion for all living beings
  2. The absence of a fixed self
  3. Suffering caused by craving
  4. Impermanence, that everything is constantly changing
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✓ Answer: D — Impermanence, that everything is constantly changing
Award 1 mark. Anicca teaches that all conditioned things arise and pass away, so nothing remains fixed. The absence of a fixed self is anatta. Suffering caused by craving is dukkha arising from tanha. Compassion for all living beings is karuna.
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