Chapter 3 Bhuddism Flashcards
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What are the three characteristics of existence
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anitya
Dukka
Anatman
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Mara
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the evil one, tempted Buddha with violence
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Anitya
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impermanence
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Dukkha
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suffering
4
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Anatman
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without soul
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Thereavada
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The small boat, older one, more individualistic one
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Mahayana
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Big raft, newest, more liberal, communitarian, they believe in bodhissatvas
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Avaloketshvara
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The Bodhisattva of compassion
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Zen
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Meditation
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What are the two types of zen?
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Soto and Rinzai
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Soto
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Gradual enlightenment
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Rinzai
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sudden enlightenment
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Satori
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Direct experience of the unity of reality, the oneness of everything
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Q
what is the goal of zen ?
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Satori
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Zazen
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the seated meditation