Fill in the Blanks Buddhism (Dhamma)Online version Fill in the Blanks game about key Buddhist teachings, concepts, and marks of existence. Test your knowledge of Dhamma, Buddha, Wheel of Life, and more! by Sophie Llewellyn Smith 1 Pratityasamutpada Sangha Dhamma independent conditionality meaningless Four Noble Truths suffer no teaching book Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta Universal unsatisfactoriness sensations happiness interconnectedness 12 nidanas lakshanas origination Triratna alert impermanence craving Dhammapada Motion uphold grasping cease Wheel personalities Understanding slowly Tibet craving Three Marks of Existence dependent Anatta Life Buddha quickly Anicca self Dhamma of Dukkha change Sanskrit exist The is the ? s teachings . The word ? dhamma ? comes from two words that mean ? to ? ( or ? to keep ? ) and ? the law ? . Another key Buddhist concept is the Three Jewels ( also called the ) . These are : the Buddha the the Wheel According to Buddhist belief , the true nature of existence is expressed in the of Life . It was originally developed in as a aid . The wheel shows the of all things , held together by . This can be expressed as ? ? or ? ? . The is considered a record of the Buddha ? s first teaching on attaining enlightenment . The title can be translated as ? The Setting in of the Wheel of Dhamma ? . ? Sutta ? means ? teaching ? . The book contains teachings about the . means ? dependent origination ? or ? conditionality ? . This idea is crucial in Buddhist thought . It is one of the key principles of the Dhamma . It can best be understood as the interconnectedness of all existence . Dependent origination ? this means that nothing exists without something else causing it to exist . Nothing has an origin . Instead , everything is dependent for its origin on something else . Conditionality ? because existence is dependent on previous or connecting factors , it is conditional . One thing can only happen because of conditions that already exist . This also means that if conditions or cease to exist , aspects of existence that depend on these conditions also change or to . These two connected concepts are a way to understand and make sense of life . For example , a person experiences in their body because they have senses , they experience because they are overloaded with sensation , and they experience because they want to satisfy their cravings . The , or ? links ? , are shown in the Wheel of Life . They are states of mind that are themselves dependent on previous states of mind . is crucial in Buddhism . This requires a calm and mind . For example , the ( 35 ? 36 ) teaches that a guarded or ? tamed ? mind leads to . An essential part of the Buddha ? s Dhamma is the three , or . ? Lakshanas ? can be translated as ? marks ? or ? signs ? . These are three fundamental marks of reality , sometimes also called the Three Truths . means that nothing in the universe is fixed ? nothing stays the same and everything will change . Some things change , such as the waves in the sea . Some things change so we do not recognise it , such as coastal erosion . Anicca means ? ? . This fundamental mark of existence reminds Buddhists that nothing is fixed or stable . As everything in the universe changes , so too do human beings . People might believe that our are fixed but this is a mistake . Our feelings , beliefs and characters , even our souls , change . Sometimes they change quickly and sometimes they change slowly , but they are not fixed . means ? ? . is another fundamental mark of existence . It refers to the fact that people . Life is unsatisfactory , bringing pain , fear and longing . The impermanence of existence ( anicca ) means that pleasant experiences do not last . Human desires and goals are always shifting ( anatta ) , and life can seem . Dukkha means the ? ? of existence .
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