Chapter 4 - Buddhism

The _____ is the three "bodies" of the Buddha, the cosmic Buddha nature, the celestial Buddhas, and the historical Buddhas

Trikaya

_____ refers to the three "bodies" of Buddha - the cosmic nature, the celestial Buddhas, and the historical Buddhas

Trikaya

The three "baskets," or collections, of Buddhist texts is known as the _____

Tripitaka

The virtue or quality of compassion or empathy is _____

karuna

A _____ is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, often a monk

lama

A _____ is a circular design containing deities, geometrical forms, symbols and so on the represent totality, the self, or the universe

mandala

The _____ is a circular design containing deities, geometrical forms, symbols and so on that represent totality, the self, or the universe

mandala

An essential practice in Zen is

manual labor

Zen is derived from a word referring to one of the steps in the Eightfold Path, whose meaning is

meditation

A _____ is a symbolic hand gesture

mudra

Achieving _____, one gains inner peace and release from suffering and rebirth

nirvana

Once a person reached nirvana,

rebirth is finished

A state of deep awareness, _____ is the result of intensive meditation

samadhi

The Mahayana notion of emptiness, _____ means that the universe is empty of permanent reality

shunyata

Mahayana Buddhism

spread north to China and Japan

A ____ is a shrine, usually in the shape of a dome, used to mark Buddhist relics or sacred sites

stupa

A(n) _____ is a shrine, usually in the shape of a dome, used to mark Buddhist relics and sacred sites

stupa

A sign of connection between Theravada monks and the wandering Hindu ascetics is

the orange robe

The Buddha's name comes from a Sanskrit word meaning

to wake up

The Buddha was silent on questions about

topics that were unanswerable

Symbolizing compassion, the _____ is the "diamond" scepter used in Tibetan and other types of Buddhist ritual

vajra

_____ refers to constant rebirth and the attendant suffering; the everyday world of change

Samsara

The _____ is the community of monks and nuns; lowercased, this term refers to an individual monastic community

Sangha

_____ is the Buddha of the Western Paradise who by his merit allows people to be reborn in the Pure Land

Amitabha

_____ refers to impermanence, or constant chance

Anichcha

The _____ is the totality of Buddhist teaching

Dharma

_____ refers to "Meditation"; focusing of the mind; sometimes, stages of trace

Dhyana

_____ is the Buddhist term meaning suffering, sorrow, or misery

Dukkha

_____ refers to sorrow, or misery

Dukkha

According to the Buddha, his teachings must be

experienced in order to be worthwhile

A key practice of _____ Buddhism is a chant to the Lotus Sutra

Nichiren

A state of deep awareness, the result of intensive meditation, is

samadhi

Constant rebirth and the attendant suffering, _____ is the everyday world of change

samsara

The words for constant rebirth and its accompanying suffering is _____

samsara

One of the Three Jewels, _____ is the community of monks and nuns

sangha

In Zen, _____ is the enlightened awareness

satori

_____ is Enlightenment

Bodhi

_____ refers to "Enlightenment being"; in Mahayana, a person of deep compassion, especially one who does not enter nirvana but is constantly reborn to help others; a heavenly being of compassion

Bodhisattva

_____ is a popular bodhisattva of compassion in Mahayana

Guanyin

Popular stories in Buddhism with a moral lession involving animals or people are the _____

Jataka Tales

_____ refers to compassion, or empathy

Karuna

A Buddha (or bodhisattva) expected to appear on earth in the future is

Maitreya

_____, a Buddha (or bodhisattva), is expected to appear on the earth in the future

Maitreya

_____ is the Mahayana notion of emptiness, meaning that the universe is empty of permanent reality

Shunyata

An important practice in Shingon Buddhism is

a fire ritual with historic links to the Vedic fire ceremony

Each Dalai Lama is Tibetan Buddhism is considered to be

an emanation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Meaning "no self," _____ is the doctrine that there is no soul or permanent essence in people and things

anatta

The term _____ means impermanence, or constant change

anichcha

In Theravada, a(n) _____ has practiced monastic disciplines and reached nirvana, the ideal

arhat

The term ____ means enlightenment

bodhi

In Mahayana, someone of deep compassion who vows to not enter nirvana for the purpose of helping others is called a _____

bodhisattva

Which did the Buddha NOT oppose

detachment

Mahayana Buddhism generally does not advocate

devotion to deities

One of the Three Jewels, _____ is the sum total of Buddhist teachings about how to view the world and how to live properly

dharma

Meaning "meditation," a focusing of the mind, _____ is also, sometimes, stages of trance

dhyana

A text, especially one said to be the words of Buddha, is called a _____

sutra

Tendai Buddhism is known for

systematizing varied Buddhist teachings into a progressive hierarchy

Meaning "thatness" or "thusness" or "suchness," _____ is the uniqueness of each changing moment

tathata

The Buddha's first disciples were

his five former ascetic companions

In Zen Buddhism, a _____ is a question that cannot be answered logically and is used to bring awakening

koan

The _____ in Chan and Zen Buddhism is a question that cannot be answered logically; the term also refers to a technique used to test consciousness and bring awakening

koan

A _____ is a Tibetan teacher, often a monk

lama