Primary Texts MIDTERM

Question 1

Kaivalya Upanisad date

Answer 1

6th century BC

Question 2

Kaivalya Upanisad geographical origin

Answer 2

India

Question 3

Kaivalya Upanisad main idea

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Kaivalya Upanisad noticable by what

Answer 4

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…”

Question 5

Kaivalya Upanisad Context

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Path of Purification written by who

Answer 6

Buddhaghosa

Question 7

Path of Purification date

Answer 7

5 CE

Question 8

Path of Purification main idea

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Path of Purification is noticable by

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Path of Purification is written in

Answer 10

pali

Question 11

Kaivalya Upanisad written in

Answer 11

sanskrit

Question 12

Verses on the Middle way written by

Answer 12

Nagarjuna

Question 13

Verses on the Middle way date

Answer 13

2-3CE

Question 14

Verses on the Middle way main idea

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Verses on the Middle way is noticeable by

Answer 15

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)

Question 16

Verses on the middle way written in

Answer 16

sanskrit, verse

Question 17

Verses on the middle way geographical origin

Answer 17

South india

Question 18

Path of Purification geographical origin

Answer 18

Sri Lanka

Question 19

Fruits of Contemplative Life Context

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Fruits of Contemplative Life written by

Answer 20

Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Question 21

Fruits of Contemplative Life date

Answer 21

5th Century BCE

Question 22

Fruits of Contemplative Life noticable by

Answer 22

Dialogue between great king and blessed one

Question 23

Fruits of Contemplative Life main idea

Answer 23

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

Question 24

lotus sutra author

Answer 24

no author, Buddha’s words itself

Question 25

lotus sutra date

Answer 25

1-3th century AD

Question 26

lotus sutra location

Answer 26

India

Question 27

lotus sutra main idea

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Heart Sutra author

Answer 28

no one Buddha?

Question 29

Heart Sutra date

Answer 29

1-3AD

Question 30

Heart Sutra location

Answer 30

india

Question 31

Heart Sutra main idea

Answer 31

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”

Question 32

Verses on the middle way author

Answer 32

Nagarjuna

Question 33

Verses on the middle way date

Answer 33

2nd century AD

Question 34

Verses on the middle way location

Answer 34

india

Question 35

Verses on the middle way main idea

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Zhuangzi author

Answer 36

Zhuangzis words

Question 37

Zhuangzi date

Answer 37

3th BC

Question 38

Zhuangzi location

Answer 38

China

Question 39

Zhuangzi main idea

Answer 39

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

Question 40

The Great Maudgalyana Rescues His Mother from Hell author

Question 41

The Great Maudgalyana Rescues His Mother from Hell date

Answer 41

3-4th century AD

Question 42

The Great Maudgalyana Rescues His Mother from Hell location

Answer 42

China

Question 43

The Great Maudgalyana Rescues His Mother from Hell main idea

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Pure land scriptures author

Question 45

Pure land scriptures date

Answer 45

1-3rd century AD

Question 46

Pure land scriptures location

Answer 46

India

Question 47

Pure land scriptures main idea

Answer 47

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

Question 48

Platform Sutra author

Answer 48

no one buddha?

Question 49

Platform Sutra location

Answer 49

China

Question 50

Platform Sutra date

Answer 50

8th cent AD

Question 51

Platform Sutra main idea

Question 52

Tannisho author

Answer 52

Huineng?

Question 53

Tannisho date

Answer 53

13th cent AD

Question 54

Tannisho location

Answer 54

Japan

Question 55

Tannisho main idea