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

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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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what is the goal of zen ?

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Satori

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Zazen

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the seated meditation

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what is the method of soto zen?

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zazen

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Koan

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writings that make you let go of your rational though; used commonly with Rinzai

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Bodhiddharma

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the first patriarch of Zen Buddhism

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Who first brought buddhism to China?

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Bodhiddharma

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Vajrayana

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Diamond vehicle, part of Mahayana, allows you to reach enlightenment in one lifetime

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Bodhisattva

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someone who has come close to Nirvana and turns back and help others reach Nirvana

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Arhat

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someone who goes for Nirvana and never looks back

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Dharma

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the collected teaching of Buddha

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dharma

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the rules of the universe

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Samsara

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cycle of reincarnation

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nirvana

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Enlightenment, to get rid of desire, to extinguish, to remove fuel

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What were the four passing sights on Buddha’s journey?

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and old man, a sick man, a dead man, and a bald man

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What are the four noble truths?

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life is suffering, suffering is caused by selfish desires, you can get rid of suffering by stop wanting things, and follow the 8 fold path

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Nirvana v. Moksha

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Nirvana- is extinguishing desire

Moksha- getting rid of your ego

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what do both nirvana and moksha have in common

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no reincarnation

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Buddhism as spiritual psychology

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more of a psychological religion