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56 Cards in this Set
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Pali Canon |
-1st century work of literature -Buddha's teachings, what he spoke -"Tipitaka"=baskets (Buddhist teachings, monastic rules, scholarly commentary) |
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Sutra |
-Passages of Buddhist scripture -Used for a teaching purpose |
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Theravada |
-Oldest most orthodox branch of Buddhism, most true to Buddha's original teachings -Southeastern Asia -"Way of the elders" path of monastic Buddhism -Best way to nirvana is to become a monk -Buddha regarded as a human being, a teacher, not omniscient -Only accepts the Pali Canon as viable scripture -Do not ordain women even though BUddha did -Arhat as exemplar |
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Vajrayana |
-Sometimes considered under Mahayana Buddhism -Accepts new scriptures in addition to Pali Canon -"Way of the thunderbolt"=fast track to enlightenment -Began in India--Tibet -Smallest tradition -Highly ritualistic, reverance for the Dalai Lama -Theraveda-style monasticism, but mostly Mahayana characteristics -Heart Sutra -Mandala -Tantras/sexual imagery |
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The Four Noble Truths |
1. Truth of suffering= life is always suffering, dissatisfaction 2. Truth of the origin of suffering is thirst/craving= greed, desire is the source of suffering 3. Truth of cessation of suffering= in order to get rid of sufferering you must detach yourself from desire (nirvana) 4. Truth of the path leading to the cessation of suffering=8 Fold Path |
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The Four Passing Sights |
-What Siddhartha saw when he left the palace at age 30 1. An old man (aging) 2. A body racked with disease (sickness) 3. A corpse (death) 4. A renunciant seeking Self realization (withdrawal from the world, hope that he could be released from suffering) |
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The Middle Way |
-Discussed in Buddha's first sermon, "Setting in Motion the Wheel of Truth" -Concept of balance, moderation -Shouldn't have too much or too little of anything -Buddha's early life is extreme luxury, then aesetic is opposite |
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Buddha |
-"Awakened One" -Can see all past lives and truths of universe under Bodi tree -Different traditions regard him as either living being or eternal teacher |
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Sangha |
A Buddhist community of disciples/monks and nuns |
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Metta-sutra |
-Universal love -A form of meditation -Important to Theravada -Tibetan Buddhists refer to as "compassion meditation", benevolence, friendliness, friendship, good will |
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Anatman |
-Buddhist concept that there is no Self and no soul -Egolessness -Soul is not physical -No unchanging individuals exist |
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Samatha |
-Calming mediation, not unique to Buddhism -Calm body and mind -Use breath, mantra, focus object -Buddha did not believe this type was the best because it would go away |
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Vipassana |
-Insight/analytical meditation -Intellectual work, direct insight into the nature of reality -Kind Buddha taight -Examine your experience, bring yourself to a critical state of mind |
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The Three Marks of Reality |
1. Suffering 2. Impermenance 3. No-self (anatman) |
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Mahayana |
-"The Great Vehicle" -More widely practices, more popular -Japan, China, Vietnam, Central Asia -Believe that nirvana is avaliable to "normal" ppl (not just monks) -Bodhisattvas=characterized by compassion, exemplar -Accept new scriptures -Buddha regarded as omniscient, "semi-divine" being |
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Emptiness |
-Not negative in Buddhism, means everything is connected -No separate individual elements -Stressed in Heart Sutra -Empty of what? To be empty is to be empty of something, can't be empty of nothing |
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The Five Precepts |
1. No killing (even bugs) 2. No stealing 3. No sexual immorality (but don't have to be married) 4. No lying= can tell truth in not a mean way 5. No intoxicants |
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Samskaras |
-Mental grooves you create for yourself -Once you chose negative, hard to get out (obstacle you have to overcome) |
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Avolokiteshvara |
-"The Lord who looks down in compassion" -Bodisattva -Neither male nor female -In the Heart Sutra -"Non-fear" -Dali Lama is incarnation of Avalokita |
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Mandala |
-Generic figure (image) representing the universe, consciousness, Buddhas (captures complexity) -Vajrayana |
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Bodhisattva |
-Someone who won't go to nirvana until every being is enlightened -Reaches enlightenment for others' sake |
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Bodhicitta |
-"Enlightened mind" -Motivates people, energy -Body as unimportant -2 types= Aspiring (set the intention) and Entering (practicing the 6 virtues) |
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Bodhi |
-"Enlightenment" -Buddha achieves under the Bodhi tree |
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Tibetan Book of the Dead |
-Detailed manual of how you should die -40 day process, laid on right side like Buddha -Lama reads text to guide consciousness |
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Zen |
-Originated in China--Japan -U.S. has largest population besides Japan -Caligraphy, Haiku, tea ceremony -Zazen meditiation -Satori |
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Zazen |
-"Sitting mediation" -Face wall when mediation, all about right posture, breathing, and control -Originated in China |
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Satori |
-Spontaneous moments of insights (enlightenments) -Zen tradition |
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Koan |
-Questions meant to perplex, shift perspective -Assigned by Zen Masters to students -Zen tradition |
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The Eightfold Path |
-Way to nirvana in Buddhism 1. Wisdom= right view, right thought 2. Morality= right speech, right action, right livelihood 3. Meditation= right effort, right concentration, right mindfulness |
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Nirvana |
-Enlightenment achieved through mediation -Release from samsara and suffering -Non-fear, liberated |
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Lama |
-Title for teacher of dharma in Tibetan Buddhism -Similar to Hinduism guru |
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The Three Jewels (or Refuges) |
1. Dharma 2. Buddha 3. Sangha |
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Dharma |
-The teachings of Buddha -Refers to universal law of the 4 Noble Truths |
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The Three Poisons/Three Antidotes |
-3 Poisons= greed, anger, and delusion -3 Antidotes= generosity, compassion or benevolence, wisdom or understanding |
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Impermanence |
-Undeniable fact of human existence -We cannot control it -Growing sick, dying, growing old, decay, passing away -One of the Three Marks of Reality -Empty of an intristic self |
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Compassion |
-In Buddhism, feel with and for others -Uniquely human quality -One's own spiritual development depends on concern and care for others -"Karuna"=willingness to bear the pain of others -In "Way of the Bodhisattva" |
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Dukkha |
-Suffering, pain, misery caused by desire -Dissatisfaction that's comes with human nature |
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Mara |
-"The Evil One" -The demon that attempted to seduce the Buddha with beautiful women -But Buddha resists temptation and battles Mara to attain enlightenment |
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Guanyin |
-Goddess of compassion, mercy -Bodhisattva -Female representative of Avalokita |
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Bhiksu |
-An ordained, male, Buddhist monk -Lives through generosity of others -Simple life |
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Samadhi |
-Mental concentration -Composing the body then the mind -One of the 3 divisions of the Eightfold Path -Means "complete inner stillness" |
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Mantra |
Sacred word or sound or prayer |
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Stupa |
-A structure containing Buddhist relics and monks' ashes -Used as a meditation place for Buddhists |
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Mudra |
-A stylized hand gesture, each different one has a different meaning -Signifies openness to the universe |
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Karma |
-Used in two different senses in Buddhism 1. Actions sprung from intentions 2. Entire process/cycle of karma |
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Merit |
Accumulated as a result of good acts, deeds, or thoughts which carry over into subsequent lifetimes |
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Tipitaka |
-"The Three Baskets", also known as the Pali Canon=Buddhist teaching, monastic rules, scholarly commentary -Collection of primary texts for Theraveda Buddhism -Large collection -Orally recited for a long time |
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"Setting in Motion the Wheel of Truth" |
-From "What Buddha Taught", Pali Canon -1st sermon of the Buddha -Talks about the Middle Way, shouldn't have two extremes -Outlines 4 Noble Truths (suffering, origin of suffering, cessation of suffering, path leading to cessation) |
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"The Fire Sermon" |
-From "What Buddha Taught" Pali Canon -Burning, pleasure/pain, dispassionate -Attatchment=pain, must detach and be dispassionate to get liberation |
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"Universal Love" |
-From "What Buddha Taught", Pali Canon -Compassion, happiness -Be mindful towards all beings |
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The Dhammapada |
-From "what Buddha Taught", Pali Canon -All about the mind, where your mind is focused -Teaches you how to be a good bhikku |
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The Pranjnaparamita Heart Sutra |
-Emptiness and form -Avalokita speaking (teaching) Shariputra (student) -"The Heart of Perfect Understanding" -No such thing as opposites -Empty of what? To be empty is to be empty of something, can't be empty of nothing -Tangerine Party -Recognized in Mahayana Buddhism, we read commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh -We do not have independent existence, when we die dust is us too -Interbeing: we are in everything, everything is in us, pereption -Way of Understanding=must see things from others persepctives, compassion -Because one thing exists, everything exists |
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Samsara |
-The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth -In Buddhism, samsara and nirvana are the same thing (non-dualism) |
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The Way of theBodhisattva |
-Mahayana tradition -People who take vow to pursue enlightenment for others rather than themselves -Focused on compassion for others, achieved through mediation -Anatman -"To serve the pleasure of all living beings" |
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind |
-Beginner's Mind=blank slate, original, empty and ready, not dualistic, "shosin" -Zazen posture -Control and breathing -Enlightenment isn't special once it happens to you -We are like a swinging door, no outer or inner world (same thing) -Zen tradition
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Zen Flesh, Zen Bones |
-Zen tradition -"The Gates of Paradise"=heaven and hell are the same, all states of mind, Zen master (Hakin) provoking anger of a solider to show this -Stone Buddha= they arrested this in order to find out who the real they was |
