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8 Cards in this Set
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Burning House
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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 find enlightenment
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Gem in the Jacket
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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 possess a gem of great value
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jakata
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stories of Buddha in his previous births
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Koan
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a question used by Zen teachers to startle the students mind into enlightenment
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Lotus Sutra
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important Buddhist text particularly in Nichiren Buddhism with the mantra "Hail wonderful dharma lotus sutra"
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Phantom city
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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
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discourse attributed either to Shakyamuni Buddha himself or to an important disciple such as the lotus sutra which is an important text for Mahayana Buddhism
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Tripitaka
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three baskets; the collection of early sacred writings whose 3 sections consist of discourse attributed to the Buddha, rule of monastic discipline, and treaties on doctrine. also known as the Pali Canon
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