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Details Title: Civilization of Japan Description: Buddhist vocabulary Total Flash Cards: 21 Created: 12/04/2004 13:42:43	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term 4 noble truths Definition Begins "all life is suffering" Term 8-fold path Definition the buddha's way of ceasing desire Term Theravada Definition The oldest form of Buddhism, characterized by monasteries and asceticism Term Mayahana Definition The "Greater Vehicle" sect, added concepts of boddhisattvas and esoteric worship Term Tantrayana Definition Sect which practices forbidden things for enlightenment Term Dengyo Daishi Definition The founder of the Tendai sect Term Shingon Definition This sect classified all religions are in a hierarchy Term Honen Definition The mentor of Shinran, founder of the Jodo sect Term Jiriki Definition Salvation by one's own innate power Term tariki Definition Salvation through the power of another Term Shinran Definition Monk, took a wife to show the uselessness of asceticism Term Amida Definition The savior/messiah buddha Term Pure land Definition Sects which focus on salvation through the grace of the buddha Term Nichiren Definition Focused on chanting "Namu myohorengyekyo!" Term Mt. Hiei Definition The main monastery location for the Tendai sect Term Zen Definition Japanese Buddhism, stresses meditation in many forms Term Rinzai Definition Zen sect founded by Eisai Term Dogen Definition Founder of the soto sect, perhaps Japan's greatest philosophical mind Term Siddhartha Definition The buddha, the founder of buddhism Term zazen Definition Pure, seated meditation style Term Satori Definition Zen enlightenment, absolute bliss