{"id":1593,"date":"2015-03-03T10:49:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T10:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/?page_id=1593"},"modified":"2019-06-14T05:04:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T05:04:46","slug":"chapter16","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/course\/chapter16\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Shin Buddhism in Modern Culture<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Chapter 16 &#8211;\u00a0The Expression of Faith: Joy and Gratitude<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbschawaii.org%2Fshindharmanet%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2015%2F03%2F16_Chapter-Sixteen.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\/16_Chapter-Sixteen.pdf\" class=\"gde-link\">Download (PDF, 104KB)<\/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 word pairs best describes the nature of religious existence in its deepest sense?<\/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\">satisfaction\/contentment<\/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\">happiness\/peace of mind<\/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\">transformation\/joy<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">2. Which of the following statements does NOT describe what \u201cjoy\u201d is in the religious sense of the word?<\/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\">happiness in the absence of problems<\/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\">the perception of truth within the experience of ambiguity and doubt<\/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\">a quality that arises within the sufferings and problems of life<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">3. Shinran uses the word \u201cshingyo\u201d to indicate the simultaneous relationship between:<\/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\">happiness and peace of mind<\/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\">sincerity and gratitude<\/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\">faith and joy<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">4. Which of the following statements best describes Shinran\u2019s perception of joy? 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\">increases as a person strives for perfection<\/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\">exists despite the imperfection one finds in oneself<\/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\"> is a result of the solving of everyday problems<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">5. In which of the following is the foundation of Shin Buddhist ethical existence grounded?<\/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\">a strict code of ethics and morals<\/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\">reward for the performance of good deeds<\/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\">gratitude for Amida\u2019s compassion<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">6.  At one point Shinran declared that the work of Amida was done for himself alone. In making such a declaration Shinran was:<\/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\">showing us his arrogance and pride<\/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\">indicating the acute sense of personal identity in Amida\u2019s embrace<\/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\">demonstrating his self-centeredness<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">7. Which of the following statements regarding Shinran\u2019s ethical orientation is TRUE?<\/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\">positive attitudes arise from a person\u2019s sense of gratitude toward Amida<\/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\"> clear definitions of right and wrong are necessary for a religious life<\/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\">because humans are essentially evil in nature, bad acts should be tolerated<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">8. Although the Buddhist tradition has a long history of attempts to purify passions and meditate on the Void, Shinran perceived that this was not the true way because:<\/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\">this type of practice required too much of a commitment<\/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\">passions can never be purified and the Void never experienced<\/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\">any attempt to obliterate the ego results is a strengthening of it<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"questions-single\"><div class=\"question\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:15px;\">9. <\/div><div class=\"question-hint\"><\/div><ul class=\"ans-list\" ><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><div  class=\"mcq-submit\" mcq-id=\"1716\">Submit<\/div><div  class=\"mcq-result\"><\/div><\/div>\n<strong>Thought Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>1. In Jodo Shinshu what is the connection between faith, joy, and gratitude?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>2. What is the difference between \u201chappiness\u201d in the modern sense of the word and \u201cjoy\u201d in the religious sense?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>3. In expressing the joy he experienced, Shinran wrote: \u201cAs my joy increases my feeling of indebtedness grows deeper.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0To whom did Shinran feel indebted? And why? What effect do you think this feeling of indebtedness had on Shinran\u2019s relationship with others?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>4. The author notes that the institutions of Shin Buddhism rarely provide ways to express joy, gratitude, and the affirmation of life, either in worship or in forms of social community.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Do you agree? Disagree? What has been your own experience in regard to this? What means do you think the institutions (temples) could provide for the creative and spontaneous expression of such joy and gratitude?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>5. For the ordinary person religion is frequently thought of as being strictly moralistic \u2014 that is, it encourages the performance of good deeds and the avoidance of bad ones in order to attain salvation.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Shinran\u2019s view of religion was very different. How was his approach different?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>6. How can the Shin Buddhist ethic of transformation as described by Yuienbo be applied to the psychological problems faced by people today?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shin Buddhism in Modern Culture Chapter 16 &#8211;\u00a0The Expression of Faith: Joy and Gratitude Multiple Choice Questions Thought Questions 1. In Jodo Shinshu what is the connection between faith, joy, and gratitude? 2. 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