ARTH 203 QUIZ 2 - Terms

Silk Road

very popular and important trade route throughout continent and in many countries; spread of religion, fine goods, knowledge, natural resources, dyes, fabrics

Xuanzang

Chinese pilgrim; very popular from his travels; 17 years out of China?; very knowledgeable and saved Wild Goose pagoda from being destroyed

Vairocana

Major Buddha in Mahayana/Vajrayana; cosmic buddha

Northern Wei Dynasty (386-535)

First dynasty to accept Buddhism; monk tanyao made argument that BUddhism serve goal to honor ancestors

Prabhutaratna

Buddha from past who does dialogue teaching of Buddhism; Lotus Sutra; really important in China

Tang Dynasty (618-906)

most successful period due to trade expansion; Empress Wu took over after her late husband

Daoism

balance of yin/yang; the “way/path”; main motif is water and humility; “how one should function in society”

Laozi

Philosopher and founder of Daoism; author of Dao-de-jing and Yijing

Confucianism

patriarchal family structure; hierarchy/pyramid; respect for the past and ancestors are model for future; how society should be governed

Kongzi (Confucius)

means old teacher; unsure whether was one person or multiple people who created Confucianism

Pagoda

Chinese adaptation of a stupa; tall tower with multiple roofs functioning as either a temple or for storage and home for relics

Sui Dynasty (581-618)

Before Tang Dynasty, significant support of Buddhism; first imperial patronage and donations

Pure Land Buddhism

“heaven”; praying for nirvana and enlightenment in next life/reborn inluxurious castle, lotus ponds, to receive teachings

Amitabha

the Buddha that presides in the Pureland; central figure in Mahayana Buddhism

Empress Wu Zetian

only known woman to rule China; turned to Buddhism for legitimacy

Guanyin

a female representation of the Bodhisattva of compassion in China; influenced by Confucianism/Daoism

Han Yu

person who hated the spread of Buddhism in China because it was foreign; wrote letter to Emperor about how bad it is; ultimately gets banished