WR Midterm (50)

Ethical duty based on the divine order of reality

the periodic meeting with the roshi

the Lakota trickster figure

the Zen school of sudden awakening featuring many little satori experiences

Hinduism's most popular sacred text

selfish desire: the second noble truth; it means clinging or clutching

Zen masters competent to teach others

the Chinese sect of Buddhism emphasizing meditation with koans

the highest of the four Hindu castes

the Tao is the force of the universe

the force that determines the nature of one's rebirth

Hinduism's earliest sacred text

Nostra Aetate recognizes that there is truth in every religion

Taoism teaches wu-wei: taking action to make things happen, rather than letting go

The lowest of the official castes, made up of laborers and peasants

the teachings of the Buddha

anatta is the idea in Buddhism that it is correct to force others to believe the way they do

the goal of Taoism is to become a sage

a verbal puzzle designed to free the conceptual aspects of the mind

the Japanese word for the Zen experience of enlightenment

the person who was most noted for Chinese Zen in the seventh century CE

the Zen school of gradual awakening, preparing for one large satori

Zen explores the idea that the mind is fine on its own and does not need any assistance

Hinduism first taught the concept of karma: what goes around comes around

for Aborigines, this place could be charged with sacred power

Buddhism teaches anicca: the idea that change is the only constant thing in the universe

the supreme god of the Yoruba

the Mesoamerican creator god worshiped by the Aztecs

the eight immortals are known in which religion?

he came to the West and explained Zen in the early 20th century