Details Title: Buddhism Description: Buddhism Test 2 Total Flash Cards: 50 Created: 11/03/2008 16:24:20		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Philosophy Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term movement of Buddhism to China Definition from south Asia (India) to east Asia (China) 1st appearance via silk road Term Falun Gong and Tibetan Buddhism Definition buddhism not allowed/approved by chinese government Dalai Lama head of state and religion loyal to the independent state of Tibet Term Pureland Buddhism Definition exists as separate school of Buddhism in China but rooted in India --> SUKHAVATIVYUHA Sutra Amitabha Buddha degenerate Dharma begins in Chine in optional practice or separate sect doesn't go very far in India Term degenerate Dharma Definition nothing is eternal, Buddhism goes through eras First 500 yrs. after death of Buddha- well taught and practiced correctly next 500 years- still taught but not practiced correctly, not expressing fruits next 500 years (age of degenerate dharma)- not taught or practiced correctly, society suffers and things are miserable Term pureland buddhism practices Definition bodily worship, bowing recitation of praise resolution, resolve to be born in Pure land contemplation/visualization of pure land recitation of sutras hymn singing Term age of degenerate buddhism in Japan Definition mappo Term kamakura era Definition beginning of pureland buddhism in Japan aristocracy over turned samarai warrior era lots of wars need an easy path Term Japanese Pureland Buddhism Definition greater simplification nembutsu/vow 18 once with sincerity and faith Term Shinran Teachings Definition 1. view of human nature- saw ignorance, greed, etc. didn't believe he had the ability to gain enlightenment by himself 2. faith- it's not easy, reject all self effort, have to admit I can't do it, ** don't do anything 3. salvation now- conversion experience, like being born again 4. joy and gratitude Term Honen teachings Definition pure repetition of namuamidbutsu with faith forget all other practices for everyone, telling educated not to think that they better should act as simple as poor people = * social teaching, anti-elitism p.340 good man does meritous deeds for himself, not giving up to other people wicked man accepted he's wicked Term matching concepts of Buddhism and Taoism Definition used Taoist words to translate Buddhist words blending of the two Dharma/bodhi = Tao = the way Term Lao Tzu Definition author of Tao Te Ching if you can talk about it then our not really talking about it names don't capture the reality of Tao name of the Tao is not Tao Term Tao Definition origin of Heaven and Earth life force continual producer and nurturer of life 2 parts: 1. nameless- ultimate origin, no desires, secrets 2. named- mother of all things, have desires, manifestations **unlike Buddhism, really based on observation of nature, life comes from female THEREFORE- always rid yourself of life's desires in order to see its secrets; but always allow yourself to have desires in order to observe its manifestations Term Tao and bellows example Definition bellows squirts air out on to fire bellows is empty but air keeps coming out wu = nothing, non-being The Tao is wu which is infinitely creative assume something that created reality and is therefore infinitely powerful if it were SOMETHING then it could be used up, **only because there is nothing there in the first place that it can be infinitely crative Term wu vs emptiness (buddhism) Definition wu = the ultimate first cause and everything comes from it emptiness (buddhism) = not a foundation or first cause it is JUST INTERDEPENDENCE Term examples of wu Definition clay becomes a cup or bowl by adding space/nothing non-being = real, present, functioning no need for ideas and labels, culture and language are the problem, freedom from conditioning Term wu-wei Definition not doing, spontaneity, natural humans should be one with the Tao and practice wu-wei Term Tao water example Definition water like the Tao benefits all things by giving itself up to all forms of life water always falling down, ends up in the lowly places (swamps, valleys) where life is created does all this naturally, with out conscious thought Term Chuang Tzu Definition 2nd greatest Taoist thinker next to Lao Tzu extremely close to Zen Buddhism non dualistic thinking- when this and that have no contrary there is access to the Tao all views of right are products of social conditioning everybody think they are right therefore right is infinite we think there is both a this and a that, a that doesn't know they are a that and vice versa- we are egocentric, see our world as objective reality WE must STOP dualistic thinking and return to nature Term dhayana Definition sanskrit = clear mind, meditation Term Ch'an Definition Zen (Chinese) first origins of Ch'an sect are unknown Term Zen Definition Japanese blend of Indian Mahayana and Taoism Term Bodhidharma Definition 1st Zen patriarch not much known, legends moved from India to south China practiced wall gazing meditation Term 4 sayings of Bodhidharma Definition Zen is... 1. not founded on words or scriptures experiential all scriptures are TOOLS problem...how do you teach it ?? *answer 2. transmission from mind to mind oral education, transmission between student and teacher unbroken lineage- stretched all the way back to Buddha, depends on relationship of student and teacher must pass lots of tests to become a teacher **must demonstrate experiential knowledge which can only be measured by a zen master 3. direct pointing to the human mind 2 varieties (student and teacher) 4. to become a buddha just as you are stink of enlightenment, DONT CHANGE all Zen masters intensely individualistic Term direct pointing to the mind of the student Definition ex: what is Zen all about? the ant crawling across the floor the point is to purposely confuse the student, thoughts stop and they see something you already have the answer and you can only find it in your mind, trying to see the mind, thought process of the questions is the answer Term direct pointing to the human mind of the teacher Definition all day teacher demonstrates his mind everything is a manifestation of Zen mind teachers never explain anything but are teaching all the time students needs to build up energy needed in order to have experiential awakening student must find it himself grandmotherly kindness = frustrating the student on purpose Term philosophical foundations of ZEN Definition ** Zen would not say they have foundations 1. emptiness no absolutes- spirituality of letting go remove conditioning strict via negativa= always negating things no mind= state of mind that is free of conditioning spontaneous behavior, no hesitation 2. thusness ex: (maha) kasyapa- only monk who smiled when Shakyamuni buddha held up flower, "it's right in front of you" see reality as it is 3. buddha nature we are already enlightened Zen- sudden enlightenment, trying to catch the mind Term Kensho (Japanese Zen) Definition Ken(see) sho (nature) early enlightenment experience Term Zen keeps buddhism ideas of Definition 1. 4 noble truths- don't have an overpowering dukkha 2. bodhisattvha ideal Term Hui Neng Definition 6th Zen patriarch platform sutra starts out extremely poor and makes his way to monastery What are you looking for? Hui Neng answers with seeking no particular thing at all only buddha dharma Term Lin Chi Definition Chinese founder of Rinzai no rituals or ceremonies wu-wei- acting in present moment dharma in Buddha = living in present moment in which Tao is fully present kill any idea of buddha that you have everything is in the present moment Term Rinzai - Chinese Ch'an and Japanese Zen Definition koan emphasized = means public case, puzzles assigned by Zen master to student, effective tool based on level of enlightenment have paradox that makes them unable to be solved by logic or reason Term Soto (chinese Ch'an and japanese Zen) Definition founded by Dogen doesn't use koan, to much emphasis on getting enlightenment when it is not gotten but experienced just sitting- sitting in formal meditation and trying to see the mind as it is in the present momemnt more natural and slow awakening Term koan mu Definition very famous "does a dog have buddha nature or not" answer no, because buddha nature is not a thing Term Dogen Definition great philosopher of modern Japan, philosophy is an expression of his enlightenment study self = study false belief of self to study yourself is to forget yourself, eliminate dualistic thinking to forget yourself is to have the whole objective world in you have mirror mind, interdependence Term Zen (Takuan) vs Zen Buddhism Definition Zen= no mind training, historical perspective, Confucianism Zen Buddhism = includes ethical teachings from Shakyamuni Term connection between Zen and the arts 2 ways Definition 1. Creativity- freeing the mind from conditioning and then expression of what they see 2. art is a form/expression of Zen that doesn’t use words, they still need some way to express it in some way Term Definition Term from as a symbol of Zen mind Definition just sitting there but is alert Term Ryokan Definition Ryo = good kan= generous, large hearted called himself Daigu = great fool Represents Zen ideal of 10th stage of Zen practice = returning to the marketplace/ center of human activity and help others around you live a blissful life LOVE EVERYONE EQUALLY, ex: laid foot out so mosquitos could eat Term koan Definition time and place where truth is manifest, every time and place truth is manifest, every single time and place reveals truth, tool for reaching insight Term koan study Definition student repeatedly sent away until they realize that koan study is not intellectual analysis or personal interpretation but a process of losing oneself in Mu, student must sit with mu and become mu Term koan training Definition reduction of delusive pride, when this limitation is accepted emancipation becomes possible Term Hakuin's koan system Definition 5 general categories followed by 3 further classifications Term 1st grouping of koans: Hosshin Koans Definition dharma-body, universal oneness, students come to understand that all existence is buddha nature, things no longer appear to be separate they appear to be one, only in concept is the phenomenal realm split into manyness Term 2nd grouping of koans: kikan koans Definition dynamism, spontaneity, directs attention to the mingling of the two aspects of life: oneness and many, spontaneity and freedom Term 3rd grouping: Gonsen Definition investigation of words, learn to avoid confusion about words and to express the inexpressible in a new and impactful way Term Nanto koans Definition "difficult to pass through", hard to penetrate, ex: Bull Koan Term Kojo Koans Definition "crowning koans", used to cultivate imperturbability, the mind which remains unshakeable in the midst of everyday turmoil, bodhisattva Term zazen Definition seated meditation