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41 Cards in this Set
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Mahayana Emergence In Southern |
Pali Canon uncorrupted closest to original Buddhist forms |
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Mahayana Emergence in Northern |
Mahayana and Vajrayana Pali/Chinese Canon authentic form of Buddhism |
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Three key Developments in Rise of Mahayana |
adoption of the bodhisattva path Lotus Sutra (upaya) view of Buddha
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Adoption of the Bodhisattva Path |
Therevada:
armat goal: enlightenment when enlightened, off samsara key virtue: wisdom
Mahayana:
bodhisattva goal: be like Buddha when enlightened, stick around to help others key virtue: compassion |
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Upaya |
Buddha delivers right message to right person at the right time
Lotus Sutra |
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Lotus Sutra symbols: house, rich man, children toys bullock-cart, fire, sheep/deer cart |
house=Therevada rich man=buddha children=unenlightened toys=desires bullock-cart=Mahayana fire=suffering sheep/deer cart=Therevada |
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View of Buddha/cosmos |
Mahayana: friendly universe Therevada: Buddha is teacher, leader, example and founder of the Dharma |
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Tathagatagarbha Sutra |
"buddha nature" gold statue=buddha nature Mahayana Promise: friendly universe+buddha nature=everyone will become enlightened |
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Buddha Nature |
true self capacity for enlightenment ger rid of "dirty rags" (attachments) |
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Heart Sutra |
Lesson: ? |
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Nagarjuna |
no-self Sunyata (emptiness) empty from permanent substance, irreducible, "dependent origination" *remember emptiness is not equal to nothing* emptiness=pregnant void |
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The Middleways |
Middleway 1: overindulgence, severe ascenticism Middleway 2: externalism, nihilism; existence, non-existence; permanence, impermanence |
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Pureland Buddhism: how does it work? |
1. living in corrupt time 2. nobody can be virtuous 3. cannot rely on own power (especially true for laity) 4. "other-help" is represented by Amida Buddha 5. Just say formula and you are reborn into Pureland |
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Pureland Buddhism: Two beliefs |
practice=faith self-help=gracef |
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Pureland Critique of Therevada |
attachment to idea that you can do it yourself |
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Pureland Buddhism: Where is the Pureland? |
samsara=nirvana=pureland pureland is here |
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Self-help |
self-help=other help "lose self to find self" doing something perfectly=doing nothing perfectly (rely on Amida Buddha) |
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Nembutsu |
formula chanting of formula chanting helps solo practitioner and others |
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Zen as "maddening" |
not rational irrelevant but deadly serious |
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Origins of Zen |
Buddha teaches zen earliest form of zen seen after Buddha |
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Zen Relationship with Language |
words important to certain extent
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Limitations to Language |
deceive mislead highest experiences elude words |
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Daoist Influence |
zen=indian+chinese daoism Common Themes: inability of words to convey profound truths; power of intuition (feelings)+spontaniety (actions) |
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Story of Bodhidharma |
520 c.e. bodhidharma from india to china got tired so cut out eyelids, fell to ground and turned to tea leaves |
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Central Message of Zen |
"zen cannot be equated with any verbal formulations"
no creed/recitation of belief |
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Central Focus of Zen |
"crashing the word barrier"
satori: enlightenment |
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Use of Koans |
"riddle without a punch line" used as a meditation tool (push mind to limits of rational thinking/language) |
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Tantric Buddhism: Names |
esoteric (knowledge held by select few) Mantrayana Tantrayana Vajrayana (Thunderbolt) Tibetan Mahayana *associated with kundalini yogi* |
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Tantric Buddhism: Distinguishing Characteristics |
tantras "magical" three "m's" (mandalas, mudras, mantras) |
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Tantras |
"manuals" what do you do provides way to harness energies |
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"Magical" |
if you do something, it will have action on a distanced, physical ____ |
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Mandalas |
geometric shapes designed as meditational tools |
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Mudras |
hand gestures emotion+energy hands create different energies |
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Mantras |
sound/chant different sounds create different energies |
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Three Intents of Mantras |
protection against evil forces evoking deities meditational (inducing calm) advocates special types of meditation (sadhanas) |
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Pantheon of Buddhas/Deities |
each has their own mantras+tantras |
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Sadhanas |
visualizations vizualize contact with Buddha or bodhisattvas specific tantra/exercise general term for all visualisation practices |
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Process of Tantric Buddhism |
tantra chosen get mudras see Buddha and pay homage tell your sins tell what you are calling on them for |
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Goal of Tantric Buddhism |
to be one with bodisattva/Buddha obtain middle path possess mind, body, spirit |
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Wrathful Dieties |
"fight fire with fire" "remove thorn with thorn" |
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Sexual Union |
non-dualism=no man/woman separate body from spiritual energies (sexual wants is another energy) |
