Buddhism. Flashcards
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It’s name is often used today to refer to the entire conservative movement. This school takes its name from its goal of passing on the Buddhas teachings unchanged. It means “the way of the elders”.
Theravada Buddhism.
As a school, Theravada Buddhism has always stressed the ideal of reaching nirvana through:
Detachment and Desirelesness.
Some critics of this form of Buddhism claim that it has allowed ritual and speculation, which was deemphasize by the Buddha, to creep back in.
Mahayana.
Thought of as existence beyond limitation. Indescribable and beyond all psychological states.
Nirvana.
“The Big Vehicle”: emphasizes that everyone, not only monks can attain nirvana. It also stresses that enlightenment is a call to compassion.
Mahayana Buddhism.
The Theravada collection of Buddha’s teachings, as a whole this mass of material is called: ____ which means three baskets.
Tripitaka.
The pairing of ___ and ___ were central to Mahayana teachings.
wisdom and compassion.
The Mahayana term for compassion:
Karuna.
____ in action, simply means living out of awareness to the unity of the universe.
Karuna.
The ideal in Mahayana Buddhism is the person of deep compassion: “enlightenment being”.
Bodhisattva.
is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (śarīra - typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns), and used as a place of meditation.
Stupa.
a Buddhist term commonly translated as “suffering”, “anxiety”, “stress”, or “unsatisfactoriness”.
Dukkha.
This type of Buddhism is open to anything that can lead to greater spiritual awareness, a concept known as “skillful-means”.
Mahayana.
In people, the cosmic Buddha nature frequently presents itself as: ___.
Potential.
When we experience the mystery of the world, we experience _____.
Dharmakaya.
Siddartha Gautama’s body, because it is considered an incarnation of the divine reality, is called:
Nirmanakaya.
The true name of the Buddha:
Siddhartha Gautama.
Many Buddhist’s believe that this historical Buddha will appear on earth in the future to inaugurate a golden age.
Maitreya.
Mahayana Buddhism envisions many Buddha’s existing simultaneously, each with his own sphere of influence. Particularly important is the bliss-body Buddha who created a Buddha land in the western direction of the setting sun, where he receives the dying who wish enlightenment after death.
Amitabha.
Geometrical designs, usually painted on cloth, that present reality in symbolic form.
Mandala.
“The Diamond Vehicle”: a complex system of belief, art and ritual. This form of Buddhism began esotericly, when India developed practices and beliefs, such as the use of special chants and rituals to gain supernormal powers.
Vajrayana Buddhism
A Tibetan spiritual leader is often called a:
Llama.
This form of Buddhism opposed the original Buddhist detachment from the world and its negative attitude toward bodily pleasure - it taught that the body and all its energies could be used to reach enlightenment.
Tantric Buddhism
For six years, Siddhartha submitted himself to rigorous ascetic practices, studying and following different methods of meditation with various religious teachers. But he was never fully satisfied. One day, however, he was offered a bowl of rice from a young girl and he accepted it. In that moment, he realised that physical austerities were not the means to achieve liberation. From then on, he encouraged people to follow a path of balance rather than extremism. He called this:
The Middle Way.
