Zen Buddhism ✔️

Question 0

Zen focuses on

Answer 0

the experience of enlightenment

Question 1

Zen Buddhism developed within

Answer 1

Mahayana Buddhism

Question 2

The word zen means

Answer 2

“meditation”

Question 3

Zen is not

Answer 3

theological

Question 4

Zen’s influence on literature can be recognized particularly in the form of the

Answer 4

haiku

Question 5

This sect of Zen Buddhism focuses on gradual awakening.

Answer 5

Soto

Question 6

Zen focuses on the

Answer 6

here and now

Question 7

A Zen mind is a

Answer 7

beginner’s mind

Question 8

Which is a form of Zen influence on East Asia?

Answer 8

painting, landscaping, and swordplay and archery

Question 9

Buddha chose ______ as his successor

Answer 9

Mahakasyapa

Question 10

The Chinese sect of BUddhism that emphasizes meditation as the primary means of enlightenment

Answer 10

Ch’an

Question 11

The person under whose direction Chinese Zen began to flourish in the seventh century A.D.

Answer 11

Hui-neng

Question 12

Zen masters who are considered competent to teach others

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roshis

Question 13

Known as the school of sudden awakening

Answer 13

Rinzai

Question 14

Known as the school of gradual awakening

Answer 14

Soto

Question 15

The basic method of Zen meditation, traditionally practiced while seated

Answer 15

zazen

Question 16

The person most responsible for explaining Zen to the West

Answer 16

D.T. Suzuki

Question 17

The Zen experience of enlightenment, in which true nature of one’s being is known directly

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satori

Question 18

A verbal puzzle designed to short-curcuit the workings of the rational, logical mind

Answer 18

koan

Question 19

The periodic meeting with the master during which the discipline offers an answer to the koan

Answer 19

dokusan