buddhism Flashcards
theraveda
-school of elders
-monastic emphasis
arhat (worthy one)
aka hinyana
lotus sutra
people invoked the name of bodhisattva guanyin
there is only one great vehicle
parable of the burning house
anyone can become a buddha (daughter of the dragon king)
jingtu/jodo
pure land buddhism based on the sutra of the limitless life amitabha sutra amitayurdyana sutra most common form of buddhism - just gotta believe and chant
buddha nature
mahayana buddhism
fundamental nature of all beings
all beings allowed to realize enlightenment
zazen/zuochan
meditation sitting with yous legs crossed (chinese)
shikantaza
japanese word for zazen
meditation with legs crossed
dharmakara
monk that vowed to establish pure land buddhism
-called it sukhavata (blissful_
vows that any being can go to the pure land if they simple meditate 10 times, desire enlightenment, live morally, vow to be reborn there, practice virtue, dedicate their merit
linji/rinzai
kamakura buddhism - zen
school created by monk eisai
bodhisattva
person who is capable of reaching nirvana but holds it off so they can save people
huineng
6th patriarch for zen buddhism
platform sutra
sunyata
emptiness
chinese school of sanlun focused on it
shinran
one of honen’s deciples, continues to emphasize the menbutsu
- made two changes: clergy can get married, single nembutsu is sufficient
- had dream kannon would come as beautiful woman and he was to marry her
dharmakaya
essence body = embodies the principle of enlightement w no limits
-refers to teaching of dharma, eternal truth
mofa/mappo
degenerate dharma in japan
-kamakura period
-third age of buddhism
lasts for 10000 years
pure land
sutra of the buddha of limitless life was the main text
-amitabha sutra - come from the pure land and take people there
-to get to the pure land, there must be combination of faith and work
-tanlun: first patriarch that spread pure land in chinese society
-shandao - 4th patriarch, emphasizes chanting amitabha
founded by honen
hinyana
Theravada vehicle
Lesser vehicle
Monastic view
Arhat “worthy one” follows path to nirvana
tendai (tianti)
lotus sutra school of buddhism founded by saicho
nichiren
Lotus sutra school of buddhism in japan founded by nichiren
-Broke out of the tendai school
Chant “Namu Myoho Renge Kyo” (Praise to the Sutra of the Wonderful Lotus)
No other practices effective in age of mappo
-Believed that if you didn’t study the lotus sutra, you’re going to hell
Made many enemies in the ruling class
Prayed for a tsunami
dogen
Founded the soto school of zen buddhism (japanese) Began as a tendai monk Studied with eisai and miyozen Went to china at 24 to study zen Returned and founded soto school
koan/gongan
Bodhidharma (first zen patriarch) encounter with emperor wudi
Emperor wudi paid for a lot of temples for zen buddhism, asked BD how much merit he gained from it
Bodhidharma said none
Got angry, asked who was bodhidharma to decide these things
Answers with i dont know
Banishes bodhidharma
Exemplified zen buddhism principles
bodhidharma
Legendary founder of chan/zen buddhism
First zen patriarch
Encounter with emperor wudi (koan)
Crosses the yangtze river on a leaf
Lived in a cave in shaolin
Heard ants screaming
Fell asleep while meditating, cut off his eye lids
Refused to teach huike until huike cut of his arm, showed dedication
Shocked by the poor shape of the shaolin temple, taught them martial arts
tendai
lotus sutra buddhist school founded by saicho
tariki
other power
-nembitsu buddhism - only kariki can save you
only thgouth amida’s will can you be saved
flower sermon
zen buddhism
-sakyamuni gives sermon only by displaying white flower
everyone confused except fot mahakasyapa
-smiled, transmitted direct wisdom
