| Question 1: In the ________, founded by Seung Sahn, a Zen master is referred to as a Soen Sa Nim—although this term usually is used in reference to Seung Sahn himself. | |||
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| Question 2: A roshi (Chinese: 老師, lǎoshī) is a Japanese honorific title used in ________ that literally means "old teacher" or "venerable teacher", denoting a monastic who gives spiritual guidance to a sangha. | |||
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| Question 3: [7] However, in the ________ and other Western countries, there are a growing number of individuals calling themselves Zen masters who have apparently received no external authority to teach Zen Buddhism. | |||
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| Question 4: Most Zen communities in the ________ confer the title in line with this protocol, and in most instances it is used synonymously with the term Zen master. | |||
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| Question 5: In the ________ school of Zen, a person becomes the equivalent of roshi when they have received the title of shike from the Soto school. | |||
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| Question 6: Sunim is the Korean title for a Buddhist monk or ________. | |||
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| Question 7: The title is generally granted to an individual who has realized a deep understanding of the ________, and most roshi have undergone many years of arduous training under a master. | |||
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| Question 8: It is considered respectful to refer to senior monks or nuns in ________ as Kun sunim, and this polite way of expressing the title can also denote some sort of realization on the part of the individual being addressed. | |||
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| Question 9: Zen master (Chinese: 禪師, chánshī), or Zen teacher, is an umbrella title which refers to an individual who teaches ________ to others, and it may be used to refer to individuals hailing from any number of countries and traditions. | |||
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