RLG206H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Stra, Dharma, Nianfo
Document Summary
Rlg206 exam review: sutras of ch"an, zen, pure land (18th and 35th vows), nichiren and tendai schools. Ch"an meditation is said to be able to still the mind"s functioning in a one-pointed concentration that reaches the ground of consciousness. Pure land buddhism: major tradition of japanese buddhism, main sutra is larger land of bliss sutra practice of reciting the name of. Basis of pure land buddhism as well as practice of nianfo. When i attain buddhahood, no sentient beings should be born in my land unless i attain perfect enlightenment. Tibet (political and technological: tibet did not originally accept buddhism as they had their own religion. They even destroyed many buddhist monastic institutions they encountered: however, king song tsan changed his view through two political marriages. To the daughter of the king of nepal and one to the daughter of the emperor of china.
