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Chapter 17 // Zen Buddhism
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- 1ZenA school of Buddhism that claims to represent the purest essence of Buddhist teachings.
p. 424 - 2BuddhaThe Awakened One.
p. 425 - 3TripitakaSanskrit for the “Three Baskets” or collections of Buddhist scriptures.
p. 425 - 4HinayanaSanskrit for “small vehicle,” a designation for the southern schools of Buddhism concerned with personal liberation. One of the two major divisions of Buddhism.
p. 425 - 5TheravadaPali 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.
p. 425 - 6Mahayanasanskrit for “great vehicle,” one of the two major divisions of Buddhism, concerned with the liberation of all sentient beings.
p. 425 - 7BodhisattvaA person who vows to dedicate life to the salvation of all sentient beings, not accepting full liberation until all others are free from suffering.
p. 425 - 8AtmanSanskrit for soul, self, or ego.
p. 426 - 9dependent originationThe Buddhist concept of interconnected
causality.
p. 426 - 10Dharma“Doctrine,” “Truth,” or “Law”
p. 426 - 11Aniccaimpermanence, everything is always changing. Nothing is immutable or permanent.
p. 427 - 12Dukkhasuffering. refers to the dissatisfaction and distress that results from both attachment and aversion.
p. 427 - 13Four 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.
p. 427 - 14Eightfold PathThe Buddha’s prescription for living constituting the fourth Noble Truth; the “Middle Way” leading to nirvana.
p. 428 - 15Karmavolitional action, whether of word, deed, or thought. Every action has effects or consequences that "rebound"
p. 428 - 16Anatta"nonself", the lack of a permanent separate
self, one of the three characteristics of existence according to
the Buddha.
p. 428 - 17skandhasSanskrit for “aggregate” or “heap.” The five skandhas are form, feelings, perceptions, impulses, and consciousness.
p. 428 - 18NirvanaThe ultimate state of mind in Buddhism. It's not a place like heaven but a mental state in which all cravings, desires, and dualistic ideas have been completely extinguished.
p. 429 - 19Vijnanaconsciousness which is the last of five skandhas.
p. 430 - 20Manovijnana"thought consciousness", the integrating basis of the five sense consciousness. functions as a sixth sense.
p. 430 - 21Manas"mind" where the information is given further cognitive processing through memory, evaluation, conception, and imagination.
p. 431 - 22Alayavijnana"storehouse consciousness" the passive or potential ground out of which emerge the other seven consciousness.
p. 431 - 23TaoismA Chinese philosophy and way of life-based on the teachings of Lao-tse (ca. fourth-century B.C.E), stressing harmony with the Tao.
p. 432 - 24Taothe "way" of nature, which is inexpressible in words, and stressed the desirability of harmonizing with nature.
p. 432 - 25Yinthe feminine, receptive, internal, negative aspect of nature.
p. 432 - 26Yangmasculine, active, external, positive aspect.
p. 432 - 27Zazensitting meditation.
p. 432 - 28RinzaiOne of the two major schools of Zen Buddhism in Japan, stressing the use of koans and zazen to reach enlightenment.
p. 433 - 29KoansJapanese for “public document,” an apparently paradoxical
story, anecdote, or statement expressing the realization of a Zen master.
p. 433 - 30SotoOne of the two major schools of Zen Buddhism in Japan, stressing the practice of zazen as shikantaza and the identity of practice and enlightenment.
p. 433 - 31ShikantazaJapanese for “just sitting,” the form of zazen practice stressed particularly in the Soto Zen tradition.
p. 433 - 32Kinhina slow walk performed between consecutive periods of zazen to daily life.
p. 434 - 33MindfulnessA discipline of noting thoughts and feelings without becoming enmeshed in them.
p. 434 - 34Gathasshort verses to help focus attention on the task at hand by mentally dedicating the activity to the benefit of all sentient beings.
p. 434 - 35Gasshothe putting together of the hands, palm to palm.
p. 434 - 36Autoelicactivities that contain their own goal.
p. 435 - 37Bowingan action expressing respect and gratitude.
p. 436 - 38Bompu Zenpracticed for a profit, such as mental health, stress management, improved sports performance, inner peace, or effective salesmanship
p. 437 - 39Gedo Zenpractice unconnected with the Buddha’s teachings
p. 437 - 40Shojo Zenzazen practiced for the sake of one’s own liberation from suffering or for one’s personal enlightenment.
p. 437 - 41Daijo Zenpracticed for the sake of liberating all sentient beings, seeking enlightenment to help others.
p. 437 - 42Saijojozazen practiced for the sake of practicing zazen, with no idea of gain and no expectations
p. 437 - 43SatoriThe reflective illumination or awakening of Zen
p. 437 - 44Naikanemphasizes the development of a sense of responsibility and obligation in the patient, consonant with the principle of interconnectedness or dependent origination stressed in all Buddhist schools, as well as with the sense of societal and familial responsibility associated with Confucian ethics. p. 442
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