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Chapter 17: Zen Buddhism

Lindsey Garcia English 48 cards

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  1. 1Introduction of Zen to the West- Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki ( 1870 - 1966) is often credited with singlehandedly introducing Zen Buddhism to the West.
  2. 2Zen- A school of Buddhism that claims to represent the purest essence of Buddhist teachings
    - The origins of Zen trace back to the story of Sidhartha Gautama, born about 563 B.C.E. in northern India, the son of the kind.
  3. 3Buddha- one who has attained Bodhi; and by Bodhi is meant wisdom, an ideal state of intellectual and ethical perfection which can be achieved by man through purely human means.
  4. 4Hinayana-"Small Vehicle
    -a pejorative name given by the followers of Mahayana Buddhism to the more conservative schools of early Buddhism.
  5. 5Theravada- the "Doctrine of the Elders," is the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural inspiration from the Tipitaka, or Pali canon, which scholars generally agree contains the earliest surviving record of the Buddha's teachings
  6. 6Mahayana- is one of two (or three, under some classifications) main existing branches of Buddhism and a term for classification of Buddhist philosophies and practice.
  7. 7Bodhisattva- A person who vows to dedicate life to the salvation of all sentient beings, not accepting full liberation until all others are free from suffering
  8. 8Atman- the spiritual life principle of the universe, especially when regarded as inherent in the real self of the individual.
  9. 9Dependent Origination- The Buddhist concept of interconnected causality
  10. 10Dharma- the teaching or religion of the Buddha.
  11. 11Anicca- "Impermanence"
    - the absence of an abiding self
    - Pali for impermanence and transiency one of the three characteristics of existence according to the Buddha
  12. 12Dukkha- is an important Buddhist concept, commonly translated as "suffering", "pain" or "unsatisfactoriness".
  13. 13Four Noble Truths- comprise the essence of Buddha's teachings, though they leave much left unexplained. They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.
  14. 14Eightfold Path- right view, right aspiration, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
  15. 15Karma- the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
  16. 16Anatta"Nonself"
    -The term refers to the central Buddhist doctrine that "there is in humans no permanent, underlying substance that can be called the soul."
  17. 17Nirvana- a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven.
    - is the highest state that someone can attain, a state of enlightenment, meaning a person's individual desires and suffering go away.
  18. 18Skandhas- Are form, feelings, perceptions, impulses, and consciousness
  19. 19Vijnana- "consciousness," "life force," "mind," or "discernment."
    - is one of three overlapping Pali terms used to refer to the mind, the others being manas and citta.
  20. 20Manovijnana- Sanskirt for "mental consciousness" the sixth of the eight consciousnesses and the basis for the five sensory consciousness
  21. 21Manas- "Mind", where the information is given further cognitive processing through memory, evaluation, conception, and imagination
  22. 22Alayavijnana- " Storehouse Consciousness which is the passive or potential ground out of which emerge the other seven consciousness
  23. 23Taoism- a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu ( fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety.
  24. 24Tao- " Way" of Nature, which is inexpressible in words, and stressed the desirability of harmonizing with nature
  25. 25Yang- Represents the masculine, active, external, positive aspect.
  26. 26Yin- Stands for the feminine, receptive, internal, negative aspect of nature
  27. 27Zazen- ( Sitting mediation) which is traditionally practiced sitting cross-legged on a firm, round cushion or zafu, maintaining a precise physical posture for a period of time
  28. 28Rinzai- School of Zen
    - is one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism
  29. 29Koans- Public Document
    -a paradoxical anecdote or riddle, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and to provoke enlightenment.
  30. 30Soto- One of the two major schools of Zen Buddhism in Japan, stressing the practice of zazen as shikantaza and the identity of practice and enlightenment
  31. 31Shikantaza- Japanese "just sitting" the form of zazen practice stressed particularly in the Soto Zen traditons
  32. 32Kinhin- is the walking meditation that is practiced between long periods of the sitting meditation known as zazen.
  33. 33Mindfulness- A discipline of noting thoughts and feelings without becoming enmeshed in them
  34. 34Gassho- Japanese for 'palms of the hands pressed together" expressing the unity of the person and the universe a gesture commonly used for greeting in many cultures in the East
  35. 35Chanting- the five character of homage to the true dharma of the Lotus Sutra
    - Kumarajiva's translation, which is widely honoured, is entitled the Lotus Sutra of the wonderful law
  36. 36Autotelic- Activities that contain their own goal
  37. 37Bowing- is a practice found in all schools of Buddhism
  38. 38Eating- Also can be a form of Zen practice, whether done with the traditionally oryoki bowls often used in Zen centers
  39. 39Bompu Zen- Zen practiced for a profit, such as mental health, stress management, improved sports performance, inner peace, or effective salesmanship
  40. 40Gedo Zen- Practice unconnected with the Buddha's teaching
  41. 41Shojo Zen- "Small Vehicle" Zen, is zazen practiced for the sake of one's own liberation from suffering or for one;s personal enlightenment
  42. 42Daijo Zen or "Great Vehicle" Zen- practice for the sake of liberating all sentient beings, seeking enlightenment to help others
  43. 43Saijojo Zen- meaning "great and perfect practice," is zazen practiced for the sake of practicing zazen with no idea of gain and no exception
  44. 44Shikantaza- "Just sitting", emphasized in Soto Zen
  45. 45Satori- Enlightenment, cannot be communicated with words, any more than words could communicate the experience of color to someone who is blind.
  46. 46Morita Therapy- developed by Japanese psychiatrist Shoma Morita in the early 1900s and founded on the theoretical concepts and practice of Zen
  47. 47Shinkeishitsu- which overlap primarily with anxiety disorders in the standard DSM-IV-TR classification
  48. 48Naikan- In Japanese culture, a form of introspective therapy emphasizing the development of responsibility and obligation

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