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| What type of Buddhism did Zen develop as a part of? |
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| What is the most important experince in Buddhism? |
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| What is the only way to discover the simple truths of life? |
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| Through direct experience |
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| How did the Buddha show his Zen characteristics? (story) |
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- He was teaching on a mountain
- Held up a flower b/c he was unable to explain a lesson with words
- Mahaksyapa understood what he meant through direct experience
- He was chosen as Buddha's successor |
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| Who brough Zen to China, When? |
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| What is Zen a mixture of? |
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Indian Buddhism
Chinese Taoism |
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| What is a Zen master in Japan called? |
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| What does the Rinzai sect emphasize ? |
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| The experience of awakening, or satori |
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| What spiritual exercise do Zen Buddhists use to bring about satori (awakening)? |
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| What does the Soto sect emphasize? |
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| Zazen, or seated meditation |
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| Is it common for people to be involved in both sects? |
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Direct experience of the truth
- It cannot be taught |
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| The Zen mind is the _____ |
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| What is the Japanese term for enlightenment? |
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| A puzzle designed to short-circuit the workings of the rational logical mind |
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| What does Zen free the mind from? |
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| The bondage of the thoughts and feelings that entangle it |
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| What does zazen mean in Japan? |
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| What does a person get whacked with is he is lacking concentration? |
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| How do monks and nuns get food? |
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| Who has complete authority over his Zen disciples? |
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| What is Zen primarily concerned with? |
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Social justice
- Lies at the heart of its teachings |
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| How long does Shinto date back to? |
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| Where are Japanese weddings held? |
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| Where are Japanese funerals held? |
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| What is Shinto known for expressing? |
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| Patriotism and their love of nature |
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| What is the Japanese term for gods and what do they include? |
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Kami
- Deities, Emperors, Natural Objects |
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| Who were the first Male and Female of Japan? |
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| Who is the sun goddess, Shinto's most important deity? |
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| What did Japan's emperor have to publicly give up after World War II? |
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| How many gods do the Japanese say there are? |
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| What is the center of Shinto worship at home? |
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| What does the kamidana include? |
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Names of ancestors
Statues of deities
Items brought from shrines |
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| How is a shinto shrine entered? |
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| Through a gate called a Torii |
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| Where do the kami descend into during some ceremonies? |
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The kami body
- Only priests are allowed to see |
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| What is the most elaborate shrine of Shino? |
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The Grand Imperial Shrine at Ise
- Dedicated to Amaterasu |
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| What festival, held twice a year, is used to purify the people? |
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| What does the most spectacular festival celebrate? |
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| What do Shrine Shinto emphasize? |
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| Sect Shinto often had what leaders? |
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| Who was the Japanese emperor during World War II? |
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| Which religion has scriptures, which doesn't? |
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| Most important mountain in Japan? |
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| Present emperor of Japan? |
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| Which religion believes in the afterlife? |
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