buddhism not vocab but good context

Question 1

10-13th century, Clans in tibet agree with each other to gain esoteric Buddhist teachings from india

Answer 1

Tibetan Renaissance

Question 2

the personal spiritual teachers competent to transmit powerful esoteric teachings in Tibet

Answer 2

Lama

Question 3

mongols took control of Tibet through what

Answer 3

the lamas’ influence

Question 4

when did tibet become part of the yuan empire

Answer 4

1279

Question 5

What way did the emperor support the monastic estates in Tibet

Answer 5

through formal decrees (letters) and law

Question 6

one who is motivated by compassion and chooses to be reborn as a human to help others

Answer 6

bodhisattva

Question 7

dharma body, enjoyment body, manifest body

Answer 7

three bodies of the buddha

Question 8

body that is the absolute reality common among all buddhas

Answer 8

dharma body

Question 9

body that is attained when at a high level of meditation, depicted with ornaments and royalty

Answer 9

enjoyment body

Question 10

body that is in the reality we experience and see, it is a buddha or a bodhisattva that is manifested in human form

Answer 10

emanation body the “trulku”

Question 11

what happened to the “trulku system”

Answer 11

became corrupt due to people taking on the title who are not actually emanations of bodhisattvas

Question 12

what is the role of a trulku

Answer 12

posses the ability to control life and death (transfer consciousness between beings) and to embody the powers of the Bodhisattva like to control local gods