Zen Terms Flashcards
1
Q
What is Zen?
A
A religion and a philosophy that entered Japan through the doors of China
2
Q
2 important stuff ti practice Zen
A
- Emptiness
- Go with the flow
3
Q
What does Zen Buddhist emphasise?
A
Silence and Nothingnes
4
Q
_______________________ are equally important in Zen
A
Emptiness and cessation of desire
5
Q
clinging causes
A
illusion
6
Q
four noble truths
A
- truth of suffering
- truth of the cause of suffering
- truth of the end of suffering
- truth of the path leading to the end of suffering
7
Q
eightfold path of life
A
Right Understanding
Right Thoughts
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Concentration
8
Q
following the eightfold path of life is the only way to achieve
A
nirvana
