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when did Buddhism come to China

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~1st c. CE

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exegetical schools

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traditions of practice, focused on exegesis (interpretation of religious texts)

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Bodhidharma

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28th patriarch, 1st in China
only record of him in text about temples
6 texts attributed to him

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four practices from bodhidharma

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  1. non-retribution of enmity
  2. be unmoved by circumstance
  3. absence of craving
  4. accordance w dharma
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Hui-ko

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2nd patriarch of China
found Bodhidharma meditating in cave for 9 years and cut off his arm to give it to him
“my mind is not pacified”

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Seng-tsan

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3rd patriarch, maybe fake

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Tao-shin

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4th patriarch, teacher of Hung-Jen

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Hung-Jen

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5th patriarch
student of Tao-shin
lived in the east mountain- 1st Chan monestary

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Shen-hsui

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6th patriarch
exiled over debate between monks and emperor
but relationship w Empress Wu

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Empress Wu

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claimed she was bodhisattva and brought Shen-hsui back to teach her and be her priest

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Pu-chi

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7th patriarch

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Shen-hui

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claimed that Shen-hsui was not the 6th and that Pu-chi was not the 7th
said Hui-neng was the 6th and that he was the disciple and the 7th

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2 claims of Shen-hui

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  1. said bowl and robe of teacher was symbol of transmitted dharma
  2. introduced idea of sudden enlightenment
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sudden enlightenment according to Shen-hui

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perfect practice passed in lineage would enable you to become buddha when you hear the true teaching

sudden enlightenment followed by gradual practice

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the perfect practice

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highest level of practice for highest level bodhisattvas, leads to immediate enlightenment

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the golden age of ch’an

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9th and 10th century
3rd period of Chan in China
people fabricated connections to Hui-neng to confirm their value and made new conception of sudden enlightenment

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shock chan

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sudden enlightenment and sudden practice

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collected sayings literature

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written in 10th c about the 9th
stories of teachers doing sudden practices (Rinzai)
live words
main form of literature during the period

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rhetorical purity

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in order to present oneself as a zen teachers, practice sudden enlightenment exclusively

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Rinzai school

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emerged in 10th

Linchi school

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5 houses of Chan

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only 2 still exist

Rinzai and Soto/Tsao-tung

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Rinzai in 12th century

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known for meditation technique = koans/kung-an

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koans

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difficult zen riddle

1700 exist

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breakthrough koan

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the first one you solve, get glimpse of enlightenment

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Joshu's Mu
monk asked if fog has a Buddha's nature, and Joshu says "mu"
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sesshin meditation
20+ hours can last 7 days 7 day meditation retreat
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sanzen/dokusan
meeting or interview with zen teacher
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3 essentials of koan practice
1. great faith (in zen teachings, that you can be enlight.) 2. great doubt 3. great determination
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kensho
pre-liminary glance at enlightenment
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satori
complete enlightenment, stays for life
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hakuin
formalized and compiled koan system
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zazen
searching for satori through unifying body and mind manifestation of enlightenment longer deeper breathing controlled mind
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tsampa
Tibetan grain
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Lhasa
Tibetan capital city
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Yarlung Dynasty
feudal 3 religious kings responsbile for bringing Buddhism to Tibet Songstem Gampo
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avalokiteshava
great bodhisattva of compassion | couldve attained Buddhahood, stayed in samsara out of compassion
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Trisong Detsem
became Buddhist wanted to establish Buddhism in Tibet brought 2 Buddhist masters to Tibet: Shantarakshita and Padmasamakha
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Padmasamkha
master of Tantric Buddhism
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Relpachen
taxed people heavily
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ngadar
old period, first half of the dark period
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chidar
newer period, second half of dark period
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Nyingma school
old traditional | based on texts translated during ngadar
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sarma school
new | eg. Kadampa, Sakya, Kagyu, Geluk, Ngadar
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tulku system
great bodhisattvas have power to choose where theyre reborn eg. Karmapa left instructions on where he'd be reborn he was the first recognized Tulku lasted 50 years
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tulku
reincarnated lama | different schools have different ways of recognizing or confirming tulku
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godan khan
successor of Genghis Khan of mongolian empire calls Sakya Pandita (head of Sakya school) and makes deal to let him continue rule in tibet in exchange for being his priest
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tsong khapa
originally a sakya, then estavblished geluk school | had disciple genden druba
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genden druba
essentially the 1st Dalai Lama | reincarnated as Genden Gyatso
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Genden Gyatso
2nd Dalai | reincarnation of genden druba
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sonam gyatso
1st dalai lama but considered 3rd because reincarnation got attention of altan khan, who started a patron-priest relationship with sonam gyatso gave him the title dalai (ocean of wisdom)
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5th dalai lama
The Great Fifth first to rule Tibet after uniting Tibetan with uniting Tibet with Mongolian help of Gushru Khan claimed to be reincarnation of Avalokiteshava built potala palace
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potala palace
name of mountain where avalokiteshava lived | built by 5th dalai lama
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13th DL
pushed for modernization | was able to take over leadership of tibet till 1933
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retang
ruled as regency
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14th DL
escaped to India with his followers and established a government in exile advocates non violent resistance
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self immolation
setting self on fire | protest chinese rule
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current karmapa
17th | part of kagyu school
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current dalai
14th | part of geluk school
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vajyrayana
Tibetan path to Buddhism attain Buddhahood in this life use desire
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deity yoga
form of meditation focused primarily on specific supernatural beings step 1: abhisheka/empowerment
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abhisheka
empowerment or initiation need guru ritual with steps
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yoga tantra
"path of the result" preliminary vision, then envision Buddha, envision him dissolving, his essence going into you through crown of your head- you become buddha
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mantra
piece of text that has inherent power | eg. Atharvaveda- "om mami padme hum"
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mandala
circular or square design that you use to visualize Buddha palace from above practice ability to visualize at will
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highest yoga tantra
bring winds to one's central channel | 2 phases: generation and completion
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generation phase
develop familiarity with the mind of clear light and manipulate the winds in body to unlock this mind
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completion phase
do sexual yoga in order to cause the mind of clear light to dawn in a powerful way and use the familiarity generated in the generation phase to be able to recognize it
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pneumatic body
channels of air in body
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chakras
where side channels cross over the central
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drops in the channel
red= blood | white=semen
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moments you get tathagatagharba
1. death 2. orgasm 3. dreams 4. sneezing 5. meditation
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body land prostrations
to accumulate merit and cleanse | could take 8 days
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Dzogchen
the great perfection, form of Vajrayana system of thought, developed within Nyingma says universe has beginning
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terma
hidden teaching | way for nyigma to unfold new teachings
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terton
someone that discovers terma | said to be incarnation of one of the 25 disciples of padmasambhava
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dzogchen story of the universe
1. mind fo clear light in heart and covered by delusion and anger 2. winds of knowledge begin to stir and seal breaks, 5-coloured light emerges 3. 5-coloured light forms into complex energy 4. appearance of subject and object manifest 5. recognition or failure 6. if recognition- rainbow coloured body
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youthful vase body
"the ground" contains 5-coloured light or rainbow light vase because it holds the light
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recognition
object and subject recognize as the same, attain Buddhahood ASAP deep realization that objects are your own nature result: Primordial Buddha
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Primordial buddha
Samantabhadra
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failure to recognize
mind doesnt recognize object as its own nature | result: panic, change or hardening of the object
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tangka/than
painting on cotton or silk
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tara
incarnation of avalokiteshava female Buddha born from Ava's tears
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wrathful Buddha
demonic | our false belief of self
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karmapa
wear black hats | hair of dacanees

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