midterm Flashcards
what is the first 2 words of the mantra of light?
Oṃ amogha
what are the 3rd and 4th words of the mantra of light?
Vairocana mahāmudrā
what are the 5th and 6th words of the mantra of light?
mani padma
what are the 7th, 8th, and 9th words of the mantra of light? (last 3 words)
jvāla pravarttya hūṃ
what is the full mantra of light?
Oṃ amogha Vairocana mahāmudrā maṇi padma jvāla pravarttya hūṃ
continuous birth/death cycle also called
samsara
Śūnyatā
emptiness
what was the story of Vimilikirti in chapter 2 of the Vim sutra?
Vim uses skillfull means, manifesting an illness in this case, to attract thousands of people to him. He then uses this time to teach the dharma. Vim states that the bodies of ppl (sentient beings) is impermanent and can’t be relied on to always be healthy/keep you safe/free from suffering and therefore people should generate the intention to acheive the same enlightenment as a buddha so they can attain the body of a Buddha which is generated from pure dharmas. this body and wisdom frees sentient beings from suffering
what was Vimalakirti’s main goal?
to inspire his listeners to embark on the bodhisattva path
the main Mahayana goal is ?
to achieve complete, perfect enlightenment
how do buddhas get their bodies / forms?
through their actions / merit
the pure lands are generated from ?
good dharmas, manifested by bodhisattvas or buddhas through actions and merit and with their pure minds
what was chapter 1 of the Vim sutra about?
the Tathagata (Buddha) teaching thousands of people such as bodhisattvas, about the buddha lands / pure lands
what is chapter 7 of the Vim sutra about?
how bodhisattvas should view sentient beings:
- not real
- their pain / suffering is not actually real, their afflictions aren’t real its delusion
- karmic effect is real though
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sensation –> desire –> attachment
this drives?
existence
what is chapter 7 of Vim sutra about?
sympathy
sharing dharma
one of the key motives for compassion
co-dependent arising, everything that affects others affects you and everyone/everything else
what is Indra’s mat
net w/ jewels, in each jewel (or ‘independent’ reality/experience) =, the experience of the other jewels is reflected showing a lack of intrinsic existence
merit
beneficial (good) karmic resources created through good deeds
- Buddhas can draw on their merit to create “Pure Lands.”
- Bodhisattvas can transfer merit to help others
what made Dogen want to become a monk / seek enlightenment?
his mother’s death when he was 7, taught him impermanence
bodhidharma
(zen) the monk who introduced ‘true’ buddhism to China in 5th century
