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        | cosmic diagram of buddhist pantheon |  
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        | diamond and thunderbolt (esoteric ritual symbols of the buddhist world) |  
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        True words
  centers on the universal buddha Bairocana (Mahavirocana) |  
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        774-835
  aristocratic background 
  confucian education
  turned buddhist monk → superiority of buddhism of confucianism and daoism
  indications of the goals of the three teachings 161-162 |  
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        | symbolic ritual gesture in buddhism made with hands and fingers |  
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        | knowledge dependent on an individual's experience; secretive; difficult to access → master disciple relationships |  
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        | knowledge outside of an individual external reality public and accessible |  
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        | stories of buddha's previous lives hundreds of them |  
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        being of wisdom
  postpones his passing into nirvana to save all sentient beings a being who will be enligtened but has not reached that state |  
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        | determines position in cycle good and bad deeds aquired over multiple lives |  
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        | is a doctrine of emptiness transience inpernamence |  
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        | extinction of being in the positive sense |  
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        | continuous cycle of rebirth only way out is through enlightenment karma determines position in cycle |  
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        Theravada
  Small vehicle
  oldest branch of Buddhism
  Monastic/exclusive
  SE Asia |  
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        Greater Vehicle
  later
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  Bodhisattva
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        | buddhist protectors of the four directions ward off evil and protect the world from malicious spirits surrounded a buddhist altar each represents a directions season color virtue element |  
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        | lit. taken from the mouth believed to be the buddhas original words |  
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        | sutra of cause and effect |  
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        | everyone has buddha nature cultivation through following the teachings meditations as form of detachment leading to enlightenment |  
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        | Nara period: Sutras of Primary Importance |  
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        Sutra of Cause and effect
  Sutra of the Golden light
  Sutra of the Humane kings
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        | Nara period: Sutras of Primary Importance |  
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        Sutra of Cause and effect
  Sutra of the Golden light
  Sutra of the Humane kings
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        | Buddhism introduced to Korea |  
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        | established during the heian period by Kukai established a monestary on Mount Koya centered on the universal Buddah Vairocana (Mahvairocana Tathagata) |  
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        | the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases and that enligtenment obtained trhought right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases on from desire and suffering and rebirth |  
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        | Established around 250 bc during reign of emperor asoka in india |  
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        | Three Buddhist Treasures/ Three Jewels |  
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        | the "original" Buddha source of original teachings |  
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        | Han chinese orignally taoist converted to buddhism. wrote Li Huo Lun |  
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        | topknot symbolizes wisdome |  
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        Converted to Buddhism after his bloody conquest of Kalinga (orissa)
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        1)Life is suffering 2)suffering is caused by worldly attachment 3)suffering is ceased by detachments 4)Eightfold Path (right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration) |  
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        | right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration |  
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        Jizang (549-623) Chinese monk, founder
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        | Limited audience and practice |  
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        | skillful means often in form of parables |  
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        1)Koguryo 2)Paekche 3)Silla |  
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        | Silla's strength came from 3 social and political institutions |  
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        1)bone-rank system 2)Hwabaek (Council of Nobles) 3)Hwarang (Flower Boys) |  
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        holy bones → main branch of royal Kim clan
  true bones → branches of the royal family |  
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        council of nobles headed by a single aristocrat of extraordinary rank from the true bones lineages
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        military bands of aristocratic youth that served as elite units in Silla army  Origially conneceted with Shamanistic rituals
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        Vinaya school+ Disciplinary school
  Focuses on on the study of precepts, rules, regulations
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        1)pure law 2)degenerative 3)final |  
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        617-686 AD Silla monk, studied Chinese Buddhist texts played vital role in reception and assimilation of Buddhist text
  Born in south korea silla
  modeled his life after the bodhisattva idea
  transcending the sacred and secular
  he married a widower princesses
  traveled and taught people with songs and dances |  
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        Japans first aristocratic Buddhist disciple
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        | author of The Profound Meaning of the Three Treaties |  
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        | found only in india said to hold the relics of Buddha |  
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        | asian version of stupa is an object of worship itself some have relics some dont. |  
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