{"id":1579,"date":"2015-03-03T10:45:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T10:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/?page_id=1579"},"modified":"2015-03-19T06:13:49","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T06:13:49","slug":"chapter09","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/course\/chapter09\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Shin Buddhism in Modern Culture<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Chapter 9 &#8211;\u00a0Life as Story (Part 2)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbschawaii.org%2Fshindharmanet%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2015%2F03%2F09_Chapter-Nine.pdf&hl=en_US&embedded=true\" class=\"gde-frame\" style=\"width:100%; height:500px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<p class=\"gde-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/09_Chapter-Nine.pdf\" class=\"gde-link\">Download (PDF, 94KB)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Multiple Choice Questions<br \/>\n<\/strong><div class=\"mcq-main flat\"><ul class=\"mcq-questions-list\"><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">1. Shinran\u2019s recognition of our evil natures is positive in the sense that it:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"1\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[1]\" value=\"1\">compels us to engage in rituals of purification<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"1\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[1]\" value=\"2\">removes excessive pride and arrogance from our personal relations<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"1\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[1]\" value=\"3\">motivates us to improve ourselves and seek personal success<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">2. Shinran was able to overcome the limits of traditional Mahayana teaching and practice by:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"2\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[2]\" value=\"1\">further boosting the status of the priest <\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"2\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[2]\" value=\"2\">saying that laypeople are more virtuous than priests <\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"2\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[2]\" value=\"3\"> showing that there is, in essence, neither priest nor layman<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">3. Until Shinran, Buddhism for the most part remained a two-level religion: the monks had a higher status than laypeople. In Shinran\u2019s teaching, such distinctions do not exist because:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"3\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[3]\" value=\"1\">monks are as sinful as laypeople<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"3\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[3]\" value=\"2\">neither monks nor laypeople can be enlightened<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"3\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[3]\" value=\"3\">all are recipients equally of Amida\u2019s light<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">4. To the self-aware person, the Gutoku experience is:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"4\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[4]\" value=\"1\">essentially negative and pessimistic <\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"4\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[4]\" value=\"2\">the cause of much despair<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"4\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[4]\" value=\"3\">the basis of true egolessness<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><div  class=\"mcq-submit\" mcq-id=\"1678\">Submit<\/div><div  class=\"mcq-result\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Thought Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>1. Based on what you have read in this chapter, do you think Shinran\u2019s life and thought contain meaning for the present generation?<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0In short, is his experience still relevant to the lives we lead today?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>2. The author points out that Shinran\u2019s emphasis on human sin and defilement may be a problem for modern people who are caught up in self-perfection and self-reliance.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Do you agree? Why or why not?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>3. How can Shinran\u2019s recognition of our evil natures improve our relationships with others and help resolve conflict and misunderstanding?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>4. The author says that \u201cin effect, Shinran\u2019s religion is a religion that attacks even religion.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0What does he mean by this?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>5. In what ways did Shinran overcome the limits of traditional Mahayana teaching?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>6. Ours is a society that values self-reliance, self-confidence, and self-worth.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0It is a society that resists human weakness and tries to overcome limitations. Yet, Shinran\u2019s life shows us that in weakness there may be strength. How is this possible? What implications would such a realization have on a society such as ours?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shin Buddhism in Modern Culture Chapter 9 &#8211;\u00a0Life as Story (Part 2) Multiple Choice Questions Thought Questions 1. Based on what you have read in this chapter, do you think Shinran\u2019s life and thought contain meaning for the present generation?\u00a0In <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/course\/chapter09\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":95,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1579","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1579\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}