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36 Cards in this Set
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Abbot
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head of the monastery
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Bodhisattva
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Buddha to be
only one in Taravada everyone who vows to unlock a Buddha nature is a bodhisattva |
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Bodhi
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enlightenment!
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Dokusan
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sit knee to knee with abbot and talk about practice (where your life is going...)
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Duhkha
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life is painful, not quite right
Life is suffering |
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Hinayana
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little vehicle
takes fewer people Name for Theravada buddhism by Vajrayana Buddhists |
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Jataka Tales
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stories told by Buddha about his previous lives as bird, animal, and human being
recorded by followers after his death 547 theme: line of life that possesses the spiritual qualities that will blossom into buddhahood |
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Kinhin
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slow walking meditation
mindfullness |
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Mahayana
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greater vehicle
ultimate goal: help others get to enlightenment (turn back) |
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Maitreya
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Buddha to be prophesied in Mahayana Buddhism
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Mandala
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sand painting (insane!!)
identifies sacred space |
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Mantra
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sounds/chants while you meditate
meant to draw worshiper closer to the ultimate OOHMM |
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Middle Path
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STUDY
1. right view [understand 4 Noble Truths] 2. right resolve [shed off ill will, harm] CONDUCT 3. right speech [must be compassionate and helpful] 4. right action [must be compassionate and helpful] 5. right livelihood [don't participate in "harmful" occupation] 6. right effort CONCENTRATION 7. right mindfulness [he is fervent, aware, and mindful] 8. right concentration [focus on one thing to the exclusion of all else] |
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Moksha
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release
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Mudra
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hand signs
different signs mean different things [i.e. right hand over left=compassion; left hand over right=wisdom] |
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Sadhu
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Buddhist monks
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Samsara
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cycle of rebirths
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Sangha
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Buddhist order
marks: saphron robe (orange), begging/receiving bowl, shaven head, meditation |
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Satori
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enlightenment (japanese)
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Sesshin
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meditating 5-6 days, intensive meditation
don't leave the zendo quieting the monkey mind |
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Shunyata
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emptiness, transparency, spaciousness
everything is composed of space, emptiness in that space lies reality |
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Skandha
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body, feelings, perceptions, responses, flow of conciousness
nothing is permanent (even the soul) constantly changing |
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Smriti
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doing the mudras, mantras mindfully
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Soji
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*mindful* work
focus on what you're doing |
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Tan
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raised platform in zendo
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Terma
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like the Book of Mormon to us
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Terton
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someone who translates a sacred text (i.e. Joseph Smith)
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Theravada
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means “way of the elders.”
called Hinayana No deities provide assistance in gaining release from the wheel. Theravada spread chiefly but not exclusively into south Asia. ultimate goal: moksha/release-->nirvana (go beyond) |
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Tripitika
**COME BACK TO THIS** |
foundational scriptures of Theravada Buddhism
means "3 baskets"=3 major divisions of the Pali canon: 1. rules for Sangha 2. teachings of the Buddha 3. esoteric knowledge |
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Vajrayana
**COME BACK TO THIS** |
Tibetan Buddhism
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Vinaya
**COME BACK TO THIS** |
Buddhist
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Wheel
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constant changing life
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Zabutan
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large cushion for meditation in zendo
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Zafu
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small cushion for meditation in zendo
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Zazen
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sitting meditation
eyes open, facing the wall |
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Zendo
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building for meditation
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