Buddhism and Shinto

Question 1

Buddha

Answer 1

“awakened one” or “enlightened one”

Question 2

Buddha’s birth

Answer 2

Kapillavastu

Question 3

Buddha’s enlightenment

Answer 3

Bodhgaya

Question 4

Buddha’s death

Answer 4

Kushinara

Question 5

Bodisatva

Answer 5

a “Buddha to be” - deities not yet of Buddha stature, but who can be prayed to for assistance

Question 6

Dhammapada

Answer 6

First portion of the Tripitka. The versions of the law.

Question 7

Siddharta Gautama

Answer 7

The first Buddha

Question 8

Buddha Nature

Answer 8

Enlightenment. Comes through studying the Tripitka

Question 9

Three Jewels

Answer 9

“I take refuge in” - Buddha, Dharma, Sanga

Question 10

Four Noble Truths

Answer 10

1. Life is painful
2. Selfish desire and ego are origin of pain/ suffering
3. Craving and desire can be eliminated, easing suffering
4. The 8-fold middle path leads to extinction of suffering

Question 11

8-fold middle path

Answer 11

1. Right Views - 4 Noble Truths
2. Right Thought - Free from ill will
3. Right Speech - No lying, gossip, harsh language
4. Right Action - No violence, killing, stealing, illicit sex
5. Right Livelihood - Causing no harm to any living thing
6. Right Effort - Avoid, overcome, develop, and maintain
7. Right Mindfulness - Be fully conscious of one’s actions
8. Right Concentration - to fixate on a single subject

Question 12

Nirvana (Buddhist)

Answer 12

Release

Question 13

First Buddhist Council

Answer 13

483 BC - After Buddha’s death

Question 14

Second Buddhist Council

Answer 14

450 BC - debate concerning the strict discipline of the Buddha. Resulted in a split into 2 different groups

Question 15

Theravada/ Hinayana

Answer 15

“Orthodox” or “Historic” - Southern Buddhism

Question 16

Mahayana

Answer 16

“Reform” or “Progressive” - Northern Buddhism

Question 17

Mahayana and Vajrayana beliefs

Answer 17

Deification of Buddha
Belief in other Buddha’s
Belief in Bodhisattva’s
Prayer and Devotion

Question 18

Vajrayana

Answer 18

Thunderbolt or Diamond Vehicle.

Question 19

Sangha

Answer 19

Monastic order

Question 20

Wat

Answer 20

Temple

Question 21

Zen Buddhism (Japan)

Answer 21

Meditation and rejection of diety

Question 22

Shin Buddhism (Japan)

Answer 22

Main sect - reveres Amida Buddha and Bodhisattva Buddha

Question 23

Shinto

Answer 23

The way of the gods

Question 24

Shen and Tao (Chinese)

Answer 24

Gods and Way

Question 25

Tori

Answer 25

Gate that represents/ precludes a holy site

Question 26

Kami

Answer 26

Traditional gods of Japan, hundreds of deities on heaven and earth

Question 27

Izanagi

Answer 27

Chief god, Kami of the sky

Question 28

Izanami

Answer 28

Chief goddess, Kami of the earth - gave birth to Japanese islands and to 35 other Kami

Question 29

Susano

Answer 29

Kami god of storms. Obnoxious.

Question 30

Amaterasu

Answer 30

Kami goddess of the sun, benevolent, loving

Question 31

State Shinto

Answer 31

Earliest native religion/ tradition of Japan.

Question 32

Shrine Shinto

Answer 32

creation myth, Kami worship, ancestor reverence

Question 33

Tenrikyo

Answer 33

Literally the teaching/ religion of divine wisdom, new religion founded by a farmer’s wife, Nakayama Miki. Emphasized physical healing.

Question 34

Three classes of Shinto Kami

Answer 34

Gods of nature
Clan ancestors
Souls of celebrated dead

Question 35

Spread of Vajrayana Buddhism

Answer 35

Tibet -> Nepal -> Mongolia

Question 36

Spread of Mahayana Buddhism

Answer 36

India -> China -> Japan

Question 37

Indian Bodisattva’s

Answer 37

Avolikolestra and Samantahadra

Question 38

Chinese Bodisattva’s

Answer 38

Kuan Yin and Pu Hsien

Question 39

Japenese Bodisattva’s

Answer 39

Kannon and Fu Gen

Question 40

Indian Buddha’s

Answer 40

Amitabha and Maitreya

Question 41

Chinese Buddha’s

Answer 41

Omitohu and Milofu

Question 42

Japanese and Korean Buddha’s

Answer 42

Amida, Miroku and Miruk