East Asian Buddhism Flashcards
karuna
compassion
Pure Land
a paradise place where sentient beings can be born into and become enlightened without obstacles, dharma is taught endlessly
Guanyin/Kuan-yin/Avalokitesvara
savior bodhisattva who embodies compassion
Guanyin/Kuan-yin/Avalokitesvara
savior bodhisattva who embodies compassion, puts an end to all suffering, fear, and sorrow, rescues people from situations of suffering
prajnaparamita
A Mahayana concept that means perfection of wisdom, there is constant change and “all that we are is a result of what we have thought”
Mulian
seeks help from the Buddha to rescue his mother from hell
Sixth Patriarch
Hui Neng, heard the Diamond Cutter Sutra, became partially enlightened
Zen
a school of Buddhism that emphasizes meditation
nembutsu
praising Buddha Amida
upaya
using SKILLFUL MEANS to help others become enlightened, having strategy
sunyata
emptiness; all things are “empty” of unchanging essence, absence of self-existence
Zen
a school of Buddhism that emphasizes meditation, Buddha nature center to its practice, anyone can be enlightened
Bodhidharma
a Buddha that takes his “transmission beyond words” teaching to China. Also does intense meditation (stares at a wall for nine years)
Tathagatagarbha
the principal that enlightenment is within all beings
Sukhavati
the Pure Land
Hui-neng
The 6th Patriarch in China, platform sutra
Han Yu
koan
a problem or dilemma that monks and nuns meditate on, a focus point of meditation
pu-tai (budai)
The laughing buddha, commonly pictured with children, pu-tai means hempen sack
dharmakaya
the dharma body of the buddha, not specific to a time or place, no particular shape or form
sambhogyakaya
the bliss body Buddha, advanced, above samsara
Bodhidharma
a Buddha that takes his “transmission beyond words” teaching to China. Also does intense meditation (stares at a wall for nine years)
nirmanakaya
the physical body of the buddha/historical body
Tathagatagarbha
the principal that enlightenment is within all beings
sambhogyakaya
the bliss body Buddha, advanced, above samsara
Lotus Sutra
using upaya to save all sentient beings, Burning House
