Zen & Buddhism: Dictionary & Glossary of Terms

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One day a girl in geisha house hailed the Japanese Zen master Mokudo by name.
He went inside and discovered that the girl was a childhood acquaintance.
The crops had failed one year in their village, and she had become a courtesan... continue...

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paramita - "perfection", virtues perfected by a bodhisattva:
generosity
discipline
patience
energy
meditation
wisdom
Also including:
right means
vow
the Ten Powers
full knowledge of the true dharmas
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prajna - wisdom of true mind .

The glossary of zen and buddhism terms are gathered from the following authorized sources:
1. The Venerable Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo of Wat Sanghathan and the translation/editing of the Thai by Fuengsin Trafford and Simon Romer.
2. Steven Newton - Portland Zen Community (source "Glossary of Japanese Zen Terms" - Stan Rosenthal)

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