Karteikarten
Chapter 17 Flashcards
Karten in diesem Stapel (33)
- 1AlayavijnanaSanskrit for “storehouse consciousness,” the last of
the Eight Consciousnesses - 2AnattaPali for “nonselfness,” the lack of a permanent separate
self, one of the three characteristics of existence according to
the Buddha - 3AniccaPali for impermanence and transiency, one of the three
characteristics of existence according to the Buddha. - 4Bodhisattvaa person who vows
to dedicate life to the salvation of all sentient beings, not accepting full liberation until all
others are free from suffering - 5Buddha“Awake” or “Enlightened One.” One who has fully
awakened to the Truth. - 6Dependent originationThe Buddhist concept of interconnected
causality - 7DharmaSanskrit for the truth or law of the universe discovered by
the Buddha; the Buddha’s teaching. - 8DukkhaPali for suffering, dissatisfaction, imperfection, incompleteness;
one of the three characteristics of existence according to the
Buddha - 9Four noble truthsThe essence of the practical teaching of the
Buddha, specifying the nature of suffering, its cause, its cessation,
and the path to accomplish liberation from suffering - 10KarmaSanskrit for volitional action.
- 11KoansJapanese for “public document,” an apparently paradoxical
story, anecdote, or statement expressing the realization of a
Zen master. - 12MahayanaSanskrit for “great vehicle,” one of the two major
divisions of Buddhism, concerned with the liberation of all
sentient beings. - 13ManasSanskrit for “mind,” the seventh of the Eight Consciousnesses,
where the illusion of the ego arises. - 14ManovijnanaSanskrit for “mental consciousness,” the sixth of the
Eight Consciousnesses and the basis for the five sensory
consciousnesses. - 15Right Actionacting in ways
that will benefit and not cause suffering to others or oneself - 16Right Concentrationthe disciplining, concentration, and onepointedness
of mind resulting from the practice of meditation - 17Right Effortcutting off unwholesome thoughts before they can be transformed
into actions and nurturing wholesome ones - 18Right Livelihoodavoiding
ways of making a living that are based on the exploitation of the suffering of animals
or people - 19Right Mindfulnessmaintaining
full awareness of our actions and experiences in the present moment, and their likely
consequences - 20Right Speechabstaining from
lying, slander, gossip, and injurious speech, speaking only that which is positive and
constructive, otherwise maintaining a “noble silence” - 21Right Thinkingcultivating thoughts of selfless detachment, compassion, and
non-harming, and extending these to all sentient beings - 22Right Understandingunderstanding
the interconnectedness and impermanence of everything, and specifically the Four Noble
Truths - 23RinzaiOne of the two major schools of Zen Buddhism in Japan,
stressing the use of koans and zazen to reach enlightenment. - 24SatoriJapanese for “enlightenment,” the goal of Zen practice
- 25ShinkantazaJapanese for “just sitting,” the form of zazen practice
stressed particularly in the Soto Zen tradition. - 26SkandhasSanskrit for “aggregate” or “heap.” The five skan-dhas are
form, feelings, perceptions, impulses, and consciousness. - 27SotoOne of the two major schools of Zen Buddhism in Japan,
stressing the practice of zazen as shikantaza and the identity of
practice and enlightenment. - 28TaoismA Chinese philosophy and way of life based on the teachings
of Lao-tse (ca. fourth century B.C.E), stressing harmony with
the Tao. - 29TheravadaPali for “the teaching of the Elders,” the form of
Buddhism dominant in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos,
and Cambodia. Sometimes referred to as the Hinayana. - 30ZenJapanese rendering of the Chinese ch’an, meaning absorption or
meditation. It can refer to a school of Buddhism or to the ineffable
experience of oneness with reality. - 31ZazenJapanese for “sitting meditation,” the most important and
indispensable aspect of Zen practice. The typical length of a
period of zazen in Japan is 40 minutes. - 32Yinstands for the feminine, receptive, internal, negative aspect of nature.
- 33Yangrepresents the masculine, active, external, positive aspect.
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