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| An old man, a diseased body, a corpse, a monk |
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| When gautama leaves looking for enlightenment, there are three phases, 3rd is finding a balance between asceticism and indulgence, where the body is given all it needs to perform optimally and no more |
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| The tree Gautama achieved nirvana under, later named the immovable spot |
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| The Evil One, The god of desire, attacks Buddha just before he’s about to reach enlightenment under the tree to try to distract him with three voluptuous women. |
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| The Lord of Death, sent hurricanes, torrential rains, showers of flaming rocks. Then asked Buddha what right he has to do what he’s doing and Buddha says “I bear you witness.” |
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| Enlightenment that Buddha reaches under the Bhodi tree |
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| Have him sacrificing himself for his herd when he was a deer, and hurling himself as a hare into a fire to feed a starving brahmin |
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| The order, the crew navigating the ship to enlightenment |
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| Impermanence, The first of Buddha’s Three Marks of Existence, characteristics that apply to everything in the natural order |
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| suffering, 1st noble truth and 2nd mark of existence |
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| Absence of permanent identity or soul, 3rd mark of existence |
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2nd noble truth. The cause of dukkha, of life’s dislocation
Usually translates as desire.
Specifically, all forms of selfishness
If the cause of dislocation is craving, then the cure lies in overcoming it |
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The course of treatment to life’s dukkha,Involves training. Leave the path of “wandering about” life, and take the path of practice
right views, right intent, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration |
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Take refuge in the Buddha, the fact that there was an explorer who made the trip and succeeded
Take refuge in the dharma, the vehicle of transport
And take refuge in sangha, the order, the crew navigating the ship
Shared in all forms of buddhism |
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| the big raft, most people practice this "Buddhism for the people.” Take it seriously but still have jobs |
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| a key concept of Mahayana Buddhism (see . As mercy, it is the special kindness shown to those who suffer. It is considered the indispensable complement to enlightened wisdom. Compassion is important in all schools of Buddhism. |
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| is a term in Mahayana Buddhism which is often translated as "means", though literally "expedient." Is a more personalized way towards enlightenmant than the eightfold path |
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| Monks, give Buddhism full attention (hinayana, little raft but they prefer to call it Theravada, the way of the elders) |
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| (Also known as Tantric Buddhism, Diamond Vehicle) is an extension of Mahayana Buddhism consisting of differences in the adoption of additional techniques rather than in philosophy. The Vajrayana is often viewed as the third major 'vehicle' (Yana) of Buddhism. Tibert developed the most, allows nirvana to be achieved in a single lifetime. Practice visualizing with their eyes closed so they can with them open. |
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“seated meditation”
Bulk of zen teaching takes place in a large meditation hall, in lotus posture from India |
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Absurd word puzzles
Intends to unbalance mind and eventually provoke revolt against the canons that imprison it.
They are worked on alone, lots of effort
Twice a day a monk can talk to the master in a private meeting called a sanzen |
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| is that Asian body of beliefs and practices which, working from the principle that the universe we experience is nothing other than the concrete manifestation of the divine energy of the godhead that creates and maintains that universe, seeks to ritually appropriate and channel that energy, within the human microcosm, in creative and emancipatory ways. |
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is the highest grade of four noble persons described in the teaching of Gautama Buddha.
it is also commonly used to describe and refer to any completely enlightened disciple of Gautama Buddha. |
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| Another name for Buddha / This is traditionally interpreted as "one who comes and goes in the same way (as the previous Buddhas)". |
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| The Dali Lama – through him flows an uninterrupted current of spiritual influence. More of a presence than a leader or teacher |
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| literally "seeing the nature" in Japanese, is the experience of enlightenment described in the context of Zen Buddhism. sort of like the point of departure, brings joy, at-one-ment |
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