Religion Final Review

school of sudden awakening (satori), Zen master Eisai, employs the koan as a way to bring about satori

darkness" -"enlightenment", literally

The largest Jain sect whose monks and nuns are known by their wearing of white robes

zen experience of enlightenment, flash of insight in which the true nature of one being known directly, the ah-ha moment

meaning “action”, it is the moral law of cause and effect of actions, it determines the nature of one’s rebirth

souls

assertions that seem illogical/contradictory on surface, contain deeper truths that are accessible more through intuitio

founder is guru nanak, liberation is samsara

mahavira is the founder, kevala is the liberation

meaning “blowing out”, it is the ultimate goal of all Buddhist

aka North American Plains Indians, founder is Wakan Tanka

male, positive meaning

Taoism’s foundational text, traditionally thought to have been authored by Lao Tzu in the seventh or sixth century BC

a meeting with the master during which the disciple offers an answer to an assigned koan

school of gradual awakening (zazen), Zen master Dogen, emphasizes the day to day practice of zazen

supreme Taoist virtue, rendered in English variously as “actionless activity,” “pure effectiveness,” “yielding to win”

The nonliving components of the universe, such as space, time, motion, rest, and matter.

founder is confucius, second founder is mencius

a verbal puzzle designed to short-circuit the workings of the rational, logical mind

one who attains oneness by living in accord with the Tao (avoids thinking itself into a state of distraction

founder is siddhartha gautama, goal is attaining nirvana, purpose is to be enlightened about that which is real

He installed the Adi Granth as the last and permanent Guru

the teachings of Buddha, one of the three jewels

female, negative meaning

the jain universe which is often depicted as a giant man

The second largest Jain sect whose monks go about naked, or "sky clad".

the founder of khalsa and the one who established Adi Granth as the next Guru

way of the kami

todays guru

method of Zen meditation is zazen practiced while seated in the lotus position in the meditation hall, eyes half closed

purpose: guard against evil deeds of sorcerer/witches, maintain the balance between the human being of earth and the god

developed from mahayana buddhism

future Buddha’s for Mahayana

one who has become enlightened for the Theravada Buddhism

sacred text is the vedas, idea of liberation is moksha

living a life where one renounces the pleasures of this world

to live in harmony with nature, primary virtue is wu-wei, tao-te ching

founder was the ancestors; dreamtime period

The root word of Jainism, which is a word that refers to the conquerors.

this word refers to the whole community of Sikhs established by Guru Nanak

The founder of Sikhism who established the city of Kartarpur

founder is Quetzalcoatl ; mesoamericans

the chinese sect of Buddhism that focuses on the experience of enlightenment; began to flourish under Hui-neng

meaning “assemblage”, it is the Buddhist community of monks and nuns