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36 Cards in this Set
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Eiheiji Temple
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- the Soto Zen Center founded by Dogen in 1243
- Dogen was equipped to establish after "great - enlightenment" with Rujing - Duties handed to Koun Ejo |
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"Mind Only" (cittamatra)
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- Mahayana Doctrine, which emphasizes consciousness in the experience of reality
- the mind-only posits a "store consciouness" that contains karmic seeds of all sources of experiences. - everything occurs through the mind, including sensations and motivations |
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Buddha-nature
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- all Buddha's virtues and experiences are innate within all beings
- means that everyone can be Buddha - Buddha-nature = reality, so you must have no conscious thought: Linji said 'kill the buddha' |
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Linji/Rinzai Sect
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- Japanese + Chinese monks involved --> difficulty of communication in foreign language --> strengthened literary tradition
- sect had the patronage of the imperial court and shogunate, enabling them to withstand opposition from established schools - Enni Bennen was a early transmitter of Rinzai Zen |
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Mind to mind transmission
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- Mahakayasapa inherited Sakyamuni's Dharma through m-to-m transmission
- includes symbolic objects: portraits, written documents - involves inka, which is certification of enlightenment |
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Samsara
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- cyclic existence, the uncontrolled birth and rebirth
- cycle includes realms of suffering (duhkha) - sections of the cycle include: human, animal, hungry ghost, God, and jealous God |
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Huatou (critical phrase)
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- key word in a koan which reveals important truth
- means "head of thought" - an example is "what is mu?" - objective: probe into source of the question - Huatou --> koan, and koan --> huatou |
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Platform Sutra
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- said to be written by Huineng to promote his legend
- the sutra promoted Shenhui's Southern School - really written by Ox-Head School - Draws on Indian texts (Diamond/Lankavatara) - fueled the conflict between Northern and Southern Schools |
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Mozhao
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- Silent illumination meditation
- Hongzhi taught mozhao - a form of meditation + spiritual perspective - non-dualistic objectless meditation, rather than yogic postures or rituals |
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Shobogenzo
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- Treasury of the True Dharma Eye
- Dogen’s most monumental work; it consisted of 95 chapters and half was written before Dogen moved to Eiheiji Temple - championed the Soto sect and censured the Rinzai Zen |
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Hongaku theory
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- theory of original Enlightenment, promoted by the Tendai Doctrine
- says that all human actions are the actions of the Buddha - influenced Dogen’s concept of practice, who said that every action comprises perpetual endeavor |
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Mahayana
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- means "great vehicle", in contrast to other "inferior vehicles"
- a new form of belief developing in the Buddhist movement in India - Doctrines include emptiness, and mind-only |
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Parjnaparamita
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- means "perfection of wisdom"
- Kuanyin (a Bodhisattva) set forth essentials of prajan.. to Shariputra (one of Buddha's wisest disciples) - in Parjnaparamita sutra, Bodhisattva reveals that nirvana is reached through a process of negation, where all existence if empty and void |
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Kanhua
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- practice advocated by Dahui
- a public case to challenge + instruct students, especially in the Linji/Rinzai traditions - Dahui urged the kanhua for laypeople, because it was suited for busy lives. |
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Sabi
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- means rust, or earthly
- sabi captures the idea of natural aethetics and thusness (tahtagata) - Sabi appear's in Basho's work to symbolize loneliness |
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Koan
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- means "public case"
- pedagogic tool for religious training, entailing shocking verbal encounters - often has a critical phrase (huatou) - brings meditation and language together |
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Shikan taza
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- “sitting meditation”
- monks are instructed to practice this at the Soto monastery, once ready to progress beyond stage of "following their breath" - a practice concentration maintained without focusing on any object except mind-ground itself |
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Bodhisattva
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- "one who is intent on Bodhi"
- before Maha. Buddhism, this refers to Buddha before enlightenment - after Maha. Buddhism, this becomes the ideal, seeking enlightenment for all living beings - Maha. has many of these in multiple realms |
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Satori
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- deep enlightenment
- attained once a Buddhist apprehends Buddha-nature - the conscious self is eliminated - actions are performed automatically + spontaneously - Dogen experienced this when Rujing struck the student next to Dogen, and shouted "cast off mind+ body" |
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Northern School
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- school in Ch'an Buddhism associated with "gradual enlightenment"
- Shenxiu is said to have founded this school - Shenhui commented that this "School's teachings are methods of the ignorant" - school occurred occurred in early Chan (ca 600-900 |
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Gradual Enlightenment
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- doctrine associated with the Northern School
- Shenxiu advocated this - this idea is apparent in Shenxiu's verse about people striving to polish their mind, like a clear mirror |
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Haiku
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- Japanese poem meant to express the transitory nature of life
- Haiku often uses seasons to indicate time - key components include: suchness (tahtagata), moment, spirit - also japanese words for the components are: jitsu (substance), essence (kyo), breaking word (kireji) |
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Ordinary Mind
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- this phrase means the mind is not bound by time
- the original Zen saying was by Nansen, who said "Ordinary Mind is the way" - Dogen uses this to explain how a certain state of timeless mind is important for Zazen practice |
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Huayan
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- largest temple of Liao and Jin dynasties in China
- the temple is located in the west and faces east, because the race of qidan believed in ghosts and gods - the sides of the main hall have two gates - one quadrate and the other, a circle. the quadrate = Avatansaka Sutra' philosophy is so profound, and the circle = non-obstruction of principle + phenomena |
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Dao (the Way)
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- signifies the fundamental nature of the universe
- the metaphysical concept originating with Lao Tze - Lao Tze says this is not a name for a "thing", but the underlying natural order - this is like a well, used, but never used up - it is the eternal void filled with infinite possibilities |
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Zazen
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- sitting meditation
- correct practice includes: sitting on the floor with legs in full lotus or half lotus position, spine upright, mouth closed, breathing through the nose, eyes gaze downward at a 45 degree angle - Wei-yen commented to his master Shih-tou that he was doing Zazen "not for anything" |
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Kensho
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- glimpse of enlightenment
- not clearly defined because one can see into one's nature, but dimly or with great clarity - the gradations are subtle - after this experience, one will see the order of the universe as right side up, instead of lop-sided |
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Heart Sutra
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- a sutra that focuses on the doctrine of sunyata, or emptiness
- only 270 Chinese characters - most popular and widely used religious text in East Asia |
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Patriarch/Ancestor
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- the Ch'an masters in Buddhism listed in linegae system
- Bodidharma is the 1st in China - order can start in India or China - advocates of Chan started the lineage system with Bodidharma to polemically declare Chan as superior to all other schools. |
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Emptiness (sunyata)
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- Emptiness is based on the impermanence of objects, and because things are not permanent, they are inherently empty
- you can’t find the true essence of an object - there is co-dependent origination - things are made up of parts - Emptiness is like Suzuki says, clear water with a few waves. |
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Indra's Net
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- metaphor to describe emptiness, co-dependent origination
- phenomenon is interconnected, like the net - the jewels in the net, which when one looks through, one can see the other jewels - empty spaces between the lines |
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Caodong Sect
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- existed in the Song Dynasty of 950-1300
- its major teacher was Hongzhi - emphasized Silent Illumination practice - school emphasizes integration of experience with the ultimate |
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Southern School
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- associated with doctrine of “Sudden Enlgithenment.”
- said to be founded by Huineng, but was actually founded by Shenhui - the school was promoted in the Platform Sutra, which was written by members of the Ox-Head School |
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Sudden Enlightenment
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- teaching associated with the Southern School in Chan Buddhism
- Buddhist has a sudden realization that leads to enlightenment - Ma-tsu was a master that liked to “shock” the student into sudden enlightenment - shocking technique was used frequently in the LInji School |
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Mu (wu)
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- means “not have; without”
- Wu is most famously used in the koan, known as Zhao-zhou’s Dog - mu indicates that the question whether a dog has Buddha-nature is absurd because everything has Buddha-nature |
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wu-wei
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- meaning “nothing to do.”
- the best course of action is inaction - metaphor is the water over rock, since water which is most yielding and overwhelm rock, which is most hard - means you succeed by being rather than doing |
