Quiz 3 Flashcards
Mahayana
The great vehicle; Bodhisattvas
Hui-yuan
Chinese monk who helped initiate Amitabha cult
Kumarajiva
Indian monk helped with Amitabha cult; translated texts
Tripitaka
Three baskets of scriptures
Amitabha
Buddha of shining light; dwelt in the Pure Land
Pure Land
Faith, devotion & chnaging Buddha’s name; aim is rebirth in paradise
Hui-neng
Sixth Patriarch; preachings in Platform Sutra
Feng-chien
Feudal system
Shih
Scholar-gentry; educated men obtaining positions through exams and study
Chin-shih
Metropolitan / highest degree in examinations
Sheng-yuan (hsiu-ts’ai)
First degree in examination system; cultivated talent; prefectural
Chu-Jen
Second degree in exam system; provincial
Wen-fang ssu-pao
Four Treasures of the Studio; brush, ink, ink stick, paper
Pi-chi
Early form of fiction: tales and observations
Hsi-yu-chi
“Journey to the West” ; monk who traveled to India for sacred texts with a pig and monkey; by Wu Cheng-en