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what school of buddhism is Zen

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Mahayana

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what is the meditation practise of Zen Buddhism

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Zazen

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what is the most difficult bit of Zazen meditation for people to comprehend

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is sitting with no goals or expectation of ‘getting enlightened’

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what is the flower sermon

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the buddha taught the dharma by holding up a flower, on of his disciples understood the message and smiled. this shows the direct grasp of reality transferred from pastor to pupil

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according to Denise Cush what are the main ideas of Zen Buddhists

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  • Buddha nature is within all beings
  • the truth cannot be put into words rather passed from mind to mind
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why is attainment of nirvana different for Zen than Mahayana

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One believe you can attain enlightenment in the here and now, unlike Mahayana that teaches it is only possible after a lifetime

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what do Zen buddhists compare enlightenment to

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Boredom

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why do Zen Buddhist see words as damaging

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they prevent you from using the dharma, the only real way to see the dharma is though mind to mind transmission.

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what are the key features of Rinzai

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-emphasised teaching methods such as shouting and beating disciples
this was attractive for Chinese warriors

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key features of Soto

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-emphasises a quiet approach with decent moral behaviour, as Rinzai may be a form of showing off

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what do Rinzai and Soto have in common

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they both believe the Dharma is passed mind to mind

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what is the most practised buddhism in Japan

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Pure land Buddhism

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what is Pure land based on

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the hope to reborn in the paradise where Amitbha Buddha lives

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why do Pure land buddhist want to be born in Amitbhas paradise

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so they will be taught by the Amitbha buddha and have improved chances of becoming enlightened. there is no suffering.

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why do Pure lands Chant

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they chant Amibhas name to show appreciation so they will be reborn in the pure lands

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why is chanting important to pure lands

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it does not require extensive temples or arts, as a result the sect has lasted over persecutions

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how does chanting develop perfection

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the recitation of the buddha name is an extension of his passion, allowing generosity

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views of Jodo shu

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teaches that the only hope for people is the Amida vow

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views of Jodo Shinshu

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argued that people who earn good merit leads to false self importance, humans are entirely sinful and unable to earn their own salvation

20
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what is the comparison of reaching pure lands by Jodo shu and Jodo shinshu

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for Shu it is the next stepping stone in reaching enlightenmen, whereas for shinshu it is the final goal and is equivalent to nirvana

21
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what are the main reasons for the spread of Buddhist to the West

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  • many buddhists migrated to the USA
  • European officials would collect large amount of Mahayana Manuscripts
22
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Known arguments for the popularity of Buddhist ideas on the West

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  • it keeps up with both science and secular liberalism
  • meditation has a strong appeal
  • Buddhism holds rational ethical principles
23
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what are some media stereotypes of buddhists

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  • all buddhists are vegetarian, the Dalai Lama is.
  • Buddhism can be enhanced through drugs
  • they do not believe in heaven
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how is the Dalai Lama portrayed by the West

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  • admirable due to his open mindset, this is attractive as it connects with modern audiences
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how is the Dalai Lama understood in the east

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Tibetans are entirely devoted to him, the place faith in him to restore tibet to its former glory

26
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examples of Western inculturation

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  • there is an attitude of cherry picking, such as stripping Buddhism of its ‘superstitious’ teachings
  • Buddhist ideas are applied to secular life such as meditation
27
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why does Stephen Batchelor advocate for secular Buddhism

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the dharma is a way of life rather than a religious belief, all the buddha did was teach the dharma.

28
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what evidence there shows that buddhism is secular rather than religious

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the buddhas first teachings were simple, only after death did Buddhism become and ritualistic and have monastic life

29
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what did Paul Knitter argue of dual belonging

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that it is possible to be part of two different religions

30
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What does knit see as similarities between christianity and Buddhism

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  • taking refuge in the buddha vs the trinity
  • heaven/rebirth
31
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how can points from the Dalai Lama support dual belonging

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he emphasised the idea that there are many points one can learn from other religions, and there are no religions that teach anger or Hate

32
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how has dual belonging helped Knitter

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he can criticise his own language, ideas he did not like in one religion he was able to find in the other.

33
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how does Thich Nhat support dual belonging

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‘I do not think there is that much difference between christianity and buddhism.’

34
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what is Enzo in Zen Buddhism

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is the sacred symbol and represents emptiness and fullness. masters use it for meditation

35
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what are Koans

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Joanna re paradoxical and are riddle like saying hat cannot be solved through logic. e.g. what is the sound of hand clapping

36
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what is the use of koans

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you are not meant to be able to explain koans rather that are to help us understand that we impose words on concepts in reality. especially used in rinzai

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zazen mediation cannot be used alone to achieve enlightenment

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Jan suggests that zen monks only use Samatha meditation, not vipassana. this os because it doesn’t give the insight into the dharma. therefore, zazen cannot be used alone.

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what is the criticism of the flower sermon

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even if the flower sermon is correct, that doesn’t mean wordless transmission is the only superior method

39
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what does Batchelor reject of Buddhism and why

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he did not believe in karma and rebirth, rather they were a product of the buddhas time to be able to be moral

40
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what supports bachelor’s rejection of Kamma and rebirth

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the deer sermon was simple and did not contain mysticism

41
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how does Brahmali critic Batchelor

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he argues that the buddhas teachings in the Nikayas taught rebirth and buddhism is defined as what the Buddha taught. so Batchelore cannot be a buddhist

42
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what defends Batchelor when it comes to Brahmali

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many ideas in the nikaya are now rejected. many things band in the nikayas are now central to a training enlightenment in different forms of buddhism

43
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how can secular buddhism be upaya

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the buddhist teachings re meant to be adapted

44
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how is dual belonging an issue for buddhist teachings and how does Knitter get past this

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belief in God can be an issue of ideas such as Annica and anatto. however, for Knitter God is an experience.

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