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27 Cards in this Set
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What is mudra?
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Ritual gestures
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What is mandala?
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Visual representations, such as sand paintings...present in all forms of Tantric Buddhism
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What is tulku
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Reincarnated lama
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What is bardo?
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Intermediate state
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What is chikai?
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The bardo process of death
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What is chonyid?
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the state after death...being stuck in bardo as you are in samsara
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What is sipai?
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Bardo of the search for rebirth in samsara
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What is lama?
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A guru
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What is bodhichitta?
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Thought of enlightenment. You need to aspire to be strong.
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What is Mahaivairocana Tathagatta?
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Buddha as a great illuminator; giving you wisdom to manifest secret knowledge. Name in Japanese is Dainichi Nyorai
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What type of wisdom is Asshobhya
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Mirror wisdom
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What type of wisdom is Ratnasambhava
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Equalizing
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What type of wisdom is Amitabha?
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Discriminating wisdom
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What type of wisdom is vairocana?
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Perfection wisdom
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What is the dalai lama?
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Reincarnation of the teaching function of the avalokiteshvara
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What is practice before knowledge?
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Practice first, and the knowledge will come to you. You can't rely on a static idea of what things are. Understanding comes gradually through practices. Just try to do what you're supposed to do and understanding will follow → Kukai insisted on this similar to idea of zen
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What does shingon mean?
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True word
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What are the 3 main practices of kukai?
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3 Main Practices of Kukai:
1.2 types of knowledge 2.You can become enlightened in this lifetime 3.You should practice first → never mind studying first, practice the rituals first. |
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What do karmic lights represent?
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Antithesis of particular Buddhas
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What are the 4 Tantric Steps
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4 Tantric Steps:
1.Treat Body as if it were Buddha 2.Seeing your environment as mandala 3.Your environment becomes bliss of the Buddha-it's not personal or something you attach to--> enjoyment factors 4.Perform actions for benefit of others-help others reach enlightenment at whatever stage they may be at |
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How do you connect 6 elements between Kukai's writing and Tibetan Buddhism?
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They are symbols of Kukai's thought → elements associated with early stages, concept of different elements leaving the body and the other one predominating
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Who was Sung Tsong-Kha-pa?
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: Founder of Gelokpa sect...was said to get Mon Jusri (bodhisattva of enlightenment) Considered very virtuous → no alcohol, no sex, no dinner, tantras just for purpose of enlightenment
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What is mantra?
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is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that are considered capable of "creating transformation"
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What is dharmakaya?
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truth body
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What is samboghakaya?
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spirit body
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What is kengyo? Give examples
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Kengyo is exoteric. It is not hidden; it is all spelled out. Things like 4 Noble Truths.
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What is mikkyo?
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Essoteric-deals with symbolism (intuitive knowledge)
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