Tri Bao was the Vietnamese Zen master of the 10th generation of the linage of Vo Ngon Thong. When he did not realize yet the Tao, he happened meeting a Zen monk. The Zen monk asked him:
- Where did you come from when you were born,...
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K kalpa -
an aeon, world cycle.
kamma -
A volitional action.
kammatthana -
the act of meditation or contemplation, subjects of meditation exercises.
kandha -
aggregate, category
Pancakkhandha, The five Aggregates, The five causally conditioned elements of existence forming a being or entity, corporeality, feeling, perception, mental formations and consciousness
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kappa -
refer to: kalpa.
karma -
universal law of cause and effect..
karuna -
compassion.
khanti -
patience, forebearance, tolerance, endurance.
kilesa -
defilement, impurities.
Koan -
"Public case", a pure presentation of the nature of ultimate reality..
Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva -
savoir from the torments of hell..
kusala -
wholesome, meritorious, good action, virtue.
kuti -
an abode of a Buddhist monk or novice.
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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