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| One of the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Emphasis on strict obedience to teacher. | |
| Tibetan sect of Buddhism founded by Drokmi. Main point: inseparability of samsara and Nirvana. | |
| Oldest of the four major Tibetan Buddhist schools. Goal is the true realization of the Buddha Nature within the mind. | |
| Sect of Tibetan Buddhism founded by Tsongkhapa. 'yellow hat' sect; focuses on ethics and monastic discipline of the vinaya as the central plank of spiritual practice. | |
| Don't kill, steal, engage in sexual misconduct, lie, or consume intoxicants. | |
| Enables the individual who is teaching to find precisely the method of instruction that is appropriate for the person being instructed. | |
| Alternate meditation practice that aims to quiet the mind as a prerequisite to the events of of vipassana or insight. | |
| Love without clinging, loving kindness, benevolence. Can be found by meditating | |
| Insight into the nature of reality. Transformation through self observation | |
| Buddhist teaching that nothing can be by itself alone, that everything in the cosmos must “inter-be” with everything else. | |
| Focuses on three areas: Awareness in daily life, Social service, Social activism; inner change | |
| Originally the Buddhist Mission of North America. HQ in SF. Associated with the Pure Land School of Jap Buddhism. | |
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| Lay Buddhist organization that promotes peace and individual happiness based on the teachings of Nichiren. | |
| Phrase repeated in order to be saved by Amida Buddha (Pure Land School) | |
| Peacemaker & Zen abbot Bernie Glassman. Consists of bakery, health services, family inn, pathmaker program. | |
| Founded by Bernie Glassman. 3 Tenets: not knowing, bearing witness, healing. | |
| Quiet sitting meditation: suspending all judgmental thinking, etc. to understand Buddha nature. | |
| Japanese enlightenment. 'Understanding'. Flash of sudden awareness/awakening | |
| Western Zen that has features of Jap Zen with defined hierarchy, rigid discipline & specific satori tests. | |
| Form of Western Zen less concerned with strict rules or monastic training, more spiritually experimental. | |
| Introduced to Japan by Dogen. Emphasizes “just sitting” (zazen) and gradualism. | |
| Goal is satori. Practice is zazen, meditation on koans solved with gut. | |
| In Tibetan Buddhism, can choose their manner of rebirth. Recognized as kids. | |
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