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Answer the following about Chinul (“JEE-nool”), a Goryeo (“GOR-yuh”)-era monk who synthesized competing traditions within Seon (“sun”) Buddhism. For 10 points each:
[10m] Chinul attempted to reconcile the possibility of this occurrence within Seon with “gradual cultivation.” This idea asserts that comprehension of ultimate reality can come about instantaneously, like a lightning flash.
ANSWER: sudden enlightenment [or sudden awakening or dùnwù or tongo; accept subitism; prompt on enlightenment or awakening]
[10e] Unusually for a Seon follower, Chinul studied many of these canonical Buddhist texts from other traditions, like ones titled “Platform” and “Lotus.”
ANSWER: sutras [or suttas; accept the Lotus Sutra or Platform Sutra]
[10h] Chinul theorized this central concept in Jogye (“JOH-gay”) Order Korean Buddhism, known in English by a hyphenated two-word term. This concept consists of a non-dual understanding of reality through conceptual pairs like “inside and outside” and “stillness and movement.”
ANSWER: essence-function [or che-yong or tǐ-yòng or tai-yū]
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