{"id":1589,"date":"2015-03-03T10:48:10","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T10:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/?page_id=1589"},"modified":"2019-06-14T05:03:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T05:03:33","slug":"chapter14","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/course\/chapter14\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Shin Buddhism in Modern Culture<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Chapter 14 &#8211;\u00a0Faith and Practice: Shinran\u2019s Perspective<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbschawaii.org%2Fshindharmanet%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2015%2F03%2F14_Chapter-Fourteen.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\/14_Chapter-Fourteen.pdf\" class=\"gde-link\">Download (PDF, 92KB)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Multiple Choice Questions<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"mcq-main flat\"><ul class=\"mcq-questions-list\"><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">1. Which of the following statements best describes the ideal relationship between religion and human life? That religion is:<\/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\">needed in human life, especially by adolescents who often get into trouble<\/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\">an ongoing process of spiritual growth and development <\/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\">a fixed view attained at some point in human life<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">2. The three Vows that were fused to provide the basis for popular Pure Land Practice are the:<\/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\">18th, 19th, and 20th Vows<\/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\">1st, 2nd, and 3rd Vows<\/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\">41st, 42nd, and 43rd Vows<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">3. In China, Pure Land teaching was mostly regarded as a hoben. This means that it was looked upon as a teaching:<\/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\">attainable only by the scholars and priests<\/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\">that required rigorous practice<\/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\">device for the suffering masses<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">4. For Shinran, the Pure Land teaching was the highest teaching because it:<\/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\">represented the expression of the true mind of Amida Buddha <\/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\">was an easy form of practice <\/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\">it could be applied to the degenerated last age<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">5. When Shinran described his process of going through the three Vows, he implied that:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"5\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[5]\" value=\"1\">all individuals must undergo the same process<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"5\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[5]\" value=\"2\">people must simply believe in what he taught <\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"5\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[5]\" value=\"3\">people must look into the very depths of their own being<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">6. Which of the following best describes Shinran\u2019s interpretation of the 18th Vow?<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"6\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[6]\" value=\"1\">the utterance of the Name is always accompanied by true Faith<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"6\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[6]\" value=\"2\">salvation depends upon spiritual and intellectual ability<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"6\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[6]\" value=\"3\">According to Shinran, awareness of evils, imperfections and shortcomings are viewed as:True Faith is attained through the endowment of the Tathagata\u2019s power<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">7. According to Shinran, awareness of evils, imperfections and shortcomings are viewed as:<\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"7\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[7]\" value=\"1\">part of the higher process of Amida\u2019s salvation<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"7\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[7]\" value=\"2\">obstructions to the attainment of True Faith<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"7\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[7]\" value=\"3\">acts of self-power that prevent one from participating in a joyful religious life<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">8. The psychological importance that Shinran\u2019s view of the three Vows has in modern society is 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=\"8\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[8]\" value=\"1\">leads to self-perfection and further striving<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"8\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[8]\" value=\"2\">leads to self-acceptance in light of the ongoing process of cosmic growth<\/label><\/li><li style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14px;\" class=\"ans-single\"><label><input qid=\"8\" type=\"radio\" class=\"mcq_questions_ans\" name=\"mcq_questions_ans[8]\" value=\"3\">helps people repress their guilt feelings, allowing them to concentrate on their good points<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><div  class=\"mcq-submit\" mcq-id=\"1709\">Submit<\/div><div  class=\"mcq-result\"><\/div><\/div>\n<strong>Thought Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>1. When a person stops seeking the truth, his understanding of religion often becomes fixed, stagnant, even somewhat arrogant.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0This is particularly the case if that person thinks he or she has attained salvation. In light of this, what can you say about the truly religious life? About the quest for truth?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>2. Why is Shinran\u2019s understanding of the vows given in the \u201cLarger Pure Land Sutra\u201d unique?<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0What makes his interpretation so distinctive?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>3. What influence did Tendai thought have on Shinran\u2019s understanding of Amida Buddha and his Vows?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>4. The author says that saints and sages are only a matter of the past for many people today.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Do you agree? Why or why not?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>5. In your own words, try to describe Shinran\u2019s understanding and experience of the process of turning through the three vows (sangantennyu).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>6. What significance does Shinran\u2019s awareness of religious consciousness have for contemporary life?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>7. Can you identify the characteristics of modern life suggested by the text in your own experience and observations?<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0If so, how do you think Shinran\u2019s teaching can alleviate or resolve those issues?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shin Buddhism in Modern Culture Chapter 14 &#8211;\u00a0Faith and Practice: Shinran\u2019s Perspective Multiple Choice Questions Thought Questions 1. 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