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Primary Texts MIDTERM Flashcards

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Kaivalya Upanisad date

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6th century BC

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Kaivalya Upanisad geographical origin

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India

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Kaivalya Upanisad main idea

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philosophical part of the vedas text
- searching for the truth and for the power of Brahman
- brings up self liberation, consciousness, faith devotion
-realize that the divine lies within oneself
- rejects the authority of the PRIESTS of the vedas
- ATMAN = BRAHMAN (your nature is the universal truth)
- polythesim

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Kaivalya Upanisad noticable by what

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it is a conversation between Brahman and someone asking abt the key to awakening
“He is Brahama He is Siva, He is…” “I am with powers, I am the One I am the market…”

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Kaivalya Upanisad Context

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one part of the vedas and introduce philosophy rather than rituals
brings up ATMAN

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Path of Purification written by who

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Buddhaghosa

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Path of Purification date

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5 CE

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Path of Purification main idea

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outlines the way to achieve higher states of meditation and purify the mind to reach awakening

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Path of Purification is noticable by

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knowledge of appearance as terror, he should increase insight with the JHANA, nature of the body, BIKKHU

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Path of Purification is written in

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pali

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Kaivalya Upanisad written in

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sanskrit

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12
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Verses on the Middle way written by

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Nagarjuna

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13
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Verses on the Middle way date

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2-3CE

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14
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Verses on the Middle way main idea

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Mahayana buddhism help people reach awakening by teaching them the two truths
-emptiness but not nonexistent

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15
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Verses on the Middle way is noticeable by

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Nagarjuna makes up comments and refutes them
“How can there be a buddha?
If emptiness is concieved in this way
Is based on two truths”
(look for short statements, uses (your/you)

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16
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Verses on the middle way written in

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sanskrit, verse

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17
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Verses on the middle way geographical origin

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South india

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18
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Path of Purification geographical origin

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Sri Lanka

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Fruits of Contemplative Life Context

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part of the pali Cannon
guide to buddhist trainings
helps understand Buddhism during sramana movement

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Fruits of Contemplative Life written by

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Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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Fruits of Contemplative Life date

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5th Century BCE

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Fruits of Contemplative Life noticable by

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Dialogue between great king and blessed one

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Fruits of Contemplative Life main idea

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D: a king goes to buddha and asks him why practice buddhism, Buddha ends up converting the king

you will get something out of practicing Buddhism! (less attachments, more bliss, and insight, even special powers)

S: through understanding and compassion and faith, even the moral worst (killing of father) can be reborn as a buddha

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lotus sutra author

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no author, Buddha’s words itself

25
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lotus sutra date

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1-3th century AD

26
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lotus sutra location

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India

27
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lotus sutra main idea

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C: Mahayana Zen buddhism; basis for nichiren who recites this SKILLFUL MEANS used to teach the path to purification, children in burning house metaphor for skillful lessons,
strange because multiple buddhas, buddha defies pari-nirvana

S: Reaffirms the legitimacy of stupas
Anyone can be a Buddha

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Heart Sutra author

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no one Buddha?

29
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Heart Sutra date

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1-3AD

30
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Heart Sutra location

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india

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Heart Sutra main idea

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C: about the perfection of wisdom, central to Madhyamaka ideas of compassion
D: everything is empty and interdependent; avalokitesvara!

“form is emptiness, emptiness is form”

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Verses on the middle way author

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Nagarjuna

33
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Verses on the middle way date

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2nd century AD

34
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Verses on the middle way location

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india

35
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Verses on the middle way main idea

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C:
S: ultimate and conventional truths in order to be awakened

36
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Zhuangzi author

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Zhuangzis words

37
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Zhuangzi date

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3th BC

38
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Zhuangzi location

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China

39
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Zhuangzi main idea

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C: Daoism; outlines the way of life that is simple and natural
D: creates stories and metaphors to prove different ways to see philosophy, and leave the world to be; effortlessness
S: this is what is in China before buddhism

40
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The Great Maudgalyana Rescues His Mother from Hell author

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41
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The Great Maudgalyana Rescues His Mother from Hell date

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3-4th century AD

42
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The Great Maudgalyana Rescues His Mother from Hell location

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China

43
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The Great Maudgalyana Rescues His Mother from Hell main idea

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C: used to spread idea that buddhism has the method for ancestor worship

44
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Pure land scriptures author

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45
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Pure land scriptures date

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1-3rd century AD

46
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Pure land scriptures location

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India

47
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Pure land scriptures main idea

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C: Mahayana Zen Pure Land buddhism
D: amitabha’s 18th vow will take you to the pure land; there are 3 of them and give you an outline to get to the Pure land

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Platform Sutra author

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no one buddha?

49
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Platform Sutra location

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China

50
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Platform Sutra date

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8th cent AD

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Platform Sutra main idea

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52
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Tannisho author

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Huineng?

53
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Tannisho date

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13th cent AD

54
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Tannisho location

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Japan

55
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Tannisho main idea

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