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8 Cards in this Set
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Burning house |
parable of the Lotus Sutra in which a man lures his children out of a burning house symbolizing the various means that one might employ to help one find enlightenment. |
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Gem in the Jacket |
Parable of the Lotus Sutra where a man sews a gem into his friend's jacket. However, the friend wanders in poverty not knowing that he possesses a gem of great value. |
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Jataka |
stories of the Buddha in his previous births. |
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Koan |
A question used by Zen teachers to startle the student's mind into enlightenment.
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Lotus Sutra |
important Buddhist text particularly in Nicheren Buddhism with the mantra, "Hail Wonderful Dharma Lotus Sutra." |
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Phantom City |
Parable of the Lotus Sutra where a man leading people on a difficult journey conjures an illusion of a beautiful city to give them the heart to keep going. |
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Sutra |
discourse attributed either to Shakyamuni Buddha himself or to an important disciple such as the Lotus Sutra which was an important text for Mahayana Buddhism. |
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Tripitaka or Tipitaka |
three baskets: the collection of early sacred writings whose three sections consist of discourse attributed to the Buddha, rule of monastic discipline, and treatises on doctrine. Known as the Pali Canon. |
