Buddhism

Question 1

Dhyana

Answer 1

Meditation

Question 2

Duhka

Answer 2

Suffering

Question 3

5 skandhas

Answer 3

1. Material form 2. Sensation 3. Perception 4. Memory/mental formation 5. Conscious action

Question 4

Mauryan

Answer 4

Dynasty of india that enabled buddhism

Question 5

Tripitika

Answer 5

3 baskets: kinds of thought (sutra, abhidharma, vinaya)

Question 6

3 jewels

Answer 6

Dharma, buddha, sangha

Question 7

Trikaya

Answer 7

Three bodies: siddhartha, body of joy/bliss (celestial buddhas and bodhisattvas), dharmakaya (buddha nature)

Question 8

Shunyata

Answer 8

Emptiness

Question 9

Kumarajiva

Answer 9

Translated buddhist texts from sanskrit to chinese

Question 10

Upaya

Answer 10

Expedient way to get to buddhahood, even if it involves deception

Question 11

Tariki

Answer 11

Other power; dependence on amhitaba to bring you to the pure land

Question 12

Jiriki

Answer 12

Self power; enlightenment comes from your own insights

Question 13

Nembutsu

Answer 13

I take refuge in amhitaba

Question 14

Satori

Answer 14

Sudden enlightenmenr

Question 15

Lineage of patriarchs in Zen

Answer 15

Kasyapa, ananda…. Bodhidharma (brought it to china) huike, hongren, huineng

Question 16

Koan

Answer 16

Public proposition of satori

Question 17

Trishna

Answer 17

Craving

Question 18

Shakya

Answer 18

Siddharthas kingdom

Question 19

Rahula

Answer 19

Tether/bond

Question 20

Bodhi

Answer 20

Awakening

Question 21

Thorani

Answer 21

Earth goddess who protects siddhartha from the demons

Question 22

3 marks of existence

Answer 22

Suffering, impermanence, no self

Question 23

Ashoka

Answer 23

King of india that enabled expansion of buddhism

Question 24

Nagarjuna

Answer 24

Guy who came up with the idea of shunyata

Question 25

Sukhavati

Answer 25

Sanskrit name for amitabhas self created pure land