quiz 2 Flashcards
(26 cards)
What does Mahayana mean?
Great Vehicle
Mahayana is a branch of Buddhism focused on universal salvation through compassion.
What is a Bodhisattva?
A being who seeks Buddhahood but delays final enlightenment to help all beings achieve liberation.
Define Upaya in the context of Mahayana Buddhism.
Skillful means
It refers to teachers adapting teachings to the needs of their students to lead them to enlightenment.
What does Sunyata mean?
Emptiness
It signifies that all things lack independent, permanent essence.
What is Svabhava?
Own-being
It refers to the illusion of an independent, unchanging self or essence, which is rejected in Mahayana thought.
What is Buddha Nature?
Belief that all beings have an innate potential to achieve enlightenment.
What does the Heart Sutra emphasize?
Form is emptiness; emptiness is form.
What is Chan in the context of Buddhism?
Chinese school of Buddhism emphasizing meditation and direct experience.
Who is Bodhidharma?
Indian monk credited with transmitting Chan Buddhism to China.
What is the Pure Land in Buddhism?
A devotional form focusing on rebirth in the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha.
Who is Amitabha?
The Buddha of Infinite Light who promises rebirth in his Pure Land.
What is Samadhi?
Deep meditative concentration.
What does Qi represent?
Life force energy, important in Chinese thought.
What is the Ghost Festival?
A festival where offerings are made to spirits and ancestors.
Define Dao.
The Way; the natural, underlying order of the universe.
What is Daoism?
Indigenous Chinese philosophy emphasizing harmony with the Dao.
What does Confucianism focus on?
Social harmony, hierarchy, duty, and moral cultivation.
Define Filial Piety.
Respect and devotion to one’s parents and ancestors.
What do Yin and Yang represent?
Complementary opposites in the natural world.
Fill in the blank: The belief that all beings have the potential for Buddhahood is called _______.
Buddha Nature.
Fill in the blank: The perfection of wisdom is emphasized in the _______.
Heart Sutra.
Fill in the blank: Bodhidharma is credited with bringing _______ Buddhism to China.
Chan.
Fill in the blank: Upaya refers to _______ adapted to the needs of students.
teaching methods.
Fill in the blank: Sunyata describes the _______ of all phenomena.
emptiness.
