What are the key concepts of Buddhism other then the 4 noble truths and the 8 fold path?

FreeofwantWdumean

??

federica

What more do you think you'd need?

ShiftPlusOne

The three marks of existence perhaps?

DhammaDhatu

The three marks of existence
The six elements

FreeofwantWdumean

thanks, I don't need just want to be aware?

Dakini

This is a good question, what's the matter with everyone??
Mindfullness. Emptiness. Those'll keep a beginnenr busy for awhile. Dependent origination.

SherabDorje

Buddhism
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism

FreeofwantWdumean

and thank you these were very helpful. "Three marks and elements"

federica

Ok, I get what you need, now.

FreeofwantWdumean

haha

GuyC

"To do what is skilful,
To avoid what is unskilful,
To purify the mind;
This is the Teaching of all the Buddhas"

Talisman

12 links of dependent origination: Ignorance, Volition, Consciouness, Name and Form, Sense gates, contact, feeling, desire, attachment, becoming, birth, old age and death

5 precepts: Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not lie, Do not commit sexual misconduct, Do not ingest intoxicants

5 Aggregates giving rise to the illusion of self: Form, Feeling, Consciousness, Perception, Volition

MindGate

What are the six elements? I've never heard of them...

Jeffrey

The 5 Indiryas are interesting.. Hard to say what is 'beginner and what is not'.. I'll look for an intuitive explanation of them on the web. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indriya

dorje

What are the six elements? I've never heard of them...

Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Heart, Captain Planet

Jeffrey

Regarding the 5 Indriyas,

They are really important to practice and it is all about the right touch in dharma:

"... what do you think: when the strings of your [lute] were neither too taut nor too loose, but tuned to be right on pitch, was your [lute] in tune & playable?"

"Yes, lord."

"In the same way, Sona, over-aroused persistence leads to restlessness, overly slack persistence leads to laziness. Thus you should determine the right pitch for your persistence, attune the pitch of the [five] faculties [to that], and there pick up your theme."[8][9]

ShiftPlusOne

The five hindrances, though it fits 8FP, I guess.

FreeofwantWdumean

Regarding the 5 Indriyas,

They are really important to practice and it is all about the right touch in dharma:

"... what do you think: when the strings of your [lute] were neither too taut nor too loose, but tuned to be right on pitch, was your [lute] in tune & playable?"

"Yes, lord."

"In the same way, Sona, over-aroused persistence leads to restlessness, overly slack persistence leads to laziness. Thus you should determine the right pitch for your persistence, attune the pitch of the [five] faculties [to that], and there pick up your theme."[8][9]

This was very good for me, thank you Jeffery. And everyone else

FreeofwantWdumean

@dorje LOL!