Lotus Flashcards
How does lotus sutra begin
Buddha sat on vulture peak with loads of monks nuns deities and bodhisattvas
Which sect is lotus sutra for
Mahayana
What do mahayana believe happened after he delivered his discourse
He entered samadhi meditation
Ray of light came from between his eyes which lit up realms
Towers sprung from ground
Bodhisattvas flew in sky
(Very mythical setting)
What r the ten paramitas
Generosity
Morality
Patience
Energy
Meditation
Wisdom
Upaya
Immovable
Beyond karma
Tusita heaven
(Last 4 r heavenly paramitas)
What’s enkayana
One vehicle
What’s tathagatagarbha
Buddha nature
What’s Upaya
Skilful means
What’s skilful means
Any kind of action which produces good merit
How do bodhisattvas use Upaya
To manifest themselves in the best way suited for the people that seek help
Can u break precepts to help someone
Yes u use Upaya
Eg girl bidddhist slept with men at brothel an when they came out they was enlightend
What’s Buddha tryna do
Save all sentient beings from samsara
Problems with Upaya
Allows for terrible acts
Can be confusing
Is it even a teaching of buddha?
What’s tathagatagarbha
Not something we gain but smth we realise
Eg like finding ur glasses
How many Buddhas in each sect
Mahayana - infinite
Theravada has only one
What’s buddha described as for mahayana
An eternal being
This view suggest buddha is almost equivalent with god in Abraham’s beliefs
However this is attaching a label to Buddha which heart tells us not to do
What four vehicles make up enkayana
Hina yana- hearers of dharma,become arhats
Pratkeyabuddha yana- found enlightenment without Buddhism
Bodhisattvas yana- take vow to save others after enlightenment
Thunderbolt yana- distillation of buddha wisdom
What r the four vehicles seen as
Stages on one path to buddhahood
(Ultimate destination)
