Zen Buddhism ✔️ Flashcards
Zen focuses on
the experience of enlightenment
Zen Buddhism developed within
Mahayana Buddhism
The word zen means
“meditation”
Zen is not
theological
Zen’s influence on literature can be recognized particularly in the form of the
haiku
This sect of Zen Buddhism focuses on gradual awakening.
Soto
Zen focuses on the
here and now
A Zen mind is a
beginner’s mind
Which is a form of Zen influence on East Asia?
painting, landscaping, and swordplay and archery
Buddha chose ______ as his successor
Mahakasyapa
The Chinese sect of BUddhism that emphasizes meditation as the primary means of enlightenment
Ch’an
The person under whose direction Chinese Zen began to flourish in the seventh century A.D.
Hui-neng
Zen masters who are considered competent to teach others
roshis
Known as the school of sudden awakening
Rinzai
Known as the school of gradual awakening
Soto