Citation

Imaoka, Shin’ichirō. Contemplating the Enlightenment of Śākyamuni. Translated by Andrew James Brown, 1960, https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTgvwLgEa8a258r6GYosYiGzEHL0i-GP5JkDRDylt9cvd86eQtzE6G5Kco8f1AuuhrgLgbydOBYX356/pub#h.c28sderxup4b.

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How many years did Shakyamuni spent on ascetic practices before his enlightenment? :: 6

Month and day Shakyamuni reached enlightenment. :: December 8

The day celebrating Shakyamuni's enlightenment is called Bodhi Day.

Per Imaoka, what really happened on Shakyamuni's day of enlightenment? :: He simply changed direction.

Per Imaoka, when was the Dharma really revealed to Shakyamuni? :: The first time he delivered a sermon to an audience.

Title of the first sermon Shakyamuni delivered to an audience. :: “Turning of the Wheel of Dharma”

Per Imaoka, what made it possible for the abstract Dharma that Shakyamuni received to be embodied in concrete forms? :: Shakyamuni finding his audience.

Where was Shakyamuni's first sermon delivered? :: Deer Park

Per Imaoka, after delivering his first sermon Shakyamuni was able to form the Sangha.

Three treasures of Buddhism. :: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha

Per Imaoka, how is the Dharma dependent on the Buddha? :: It needed a living person to be significant.

Per Imaoka, how is the Buddha dependent on the Dharma? :: He needed the Dharma to be more than a normal human being.

Per Imaoka, how is the Buddha dependent on the Sangha? :: He needed to organize the Sangha to accomplish awakening.

Per Imaoka, how is the Sangha dependent on the Buddha and the Dharma? :: They are its foundation.

Per Imaoka, the Sangha is the archetype of the Pure Land.

By establishing the interdependence of the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, what did Imaoka argue regarding Shakyamuni's enlightenment? :: It was not static and momentary but dynamic and processual.

Per Imaoka, the three treasures of Buddhism are strikingly similar to what trio in Christianity? :: Christ, the Logos, and the Church

Per Imaoka, what should Christianity do so that Christianity and Buddhism could truly return to one? :: It has to regard its view of God as secondary.