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Buddhism
Lecture 9 (Part 1)
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From Last Week Atman as the essential I
The Divine and (their) intervention
Dharma and caste
+ commercialization of religion
Eg Xmas, V. Day (linked to a saint)
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This week The Buddha and His Enlightenment
Buddhist Beliefs compared to Hinduism
Different Kinds of Buddhism
Time period; around 400BCE to 200BCE
The spread of Buddhism
Significant conversions?
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The Prince and his Enlightenment Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 BCE)
The Four Sights
Old Age
Sickness
Death
Asceticism
Extremes of Life
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The Prince and his Enlightenment The Enlightenment
The Four Noble Truths
Temptation
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The Temptation ofBuddha by MaraBatik Painting On Cotton
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Ary Sheffer Temptation of Christ, 1858
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The Prince and his Enlightenment
The Sermon at Benares
The Middle Path (Sermon on the mount?)
The Buddhas Ministry Five ascetics became Fifty-five
Ananda and Mahajapati (bhikkuni)
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The FourNoble Truths Truth #1: All Life is Suffering,
Truth #2: Suffering Comes from Desire
Truth #3: If a person stops desiring, then
they stop suffering
Truth #4: Desire can be stopped by
following the Eightfold Path
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The Noble Eightfold Path Wisdom
Right View, Right Intention
Morality/Discipline Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood
Mental Stability Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right
Concentration
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The Ten Precepts1. Not taking Life
2. Not stealing
3. Being chaste
4. Not lying5. Not drinking intoxicants
6. Eating moderately and not after noontime
7. Avoiding spectacles such as singing and dramas
8. Not using flowers, perfume or jewelry9. Using simple beds
10. Accepting no gold or silver
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Continuities from Hinduism Dharma
Karma
Samsara
Moksha
Nirvana
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Discontinuities from Hinduism
Buddhism as an anti-establishment religion
Founding father
No Atman? Anatman:The theory of no self, no soul
Up to five Skandhas: body, feelings, thoughts,
intentions, consciousness
Anitya:The theory of impermanence
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Discontinuities from Hinduism
No Caste?
Dependent Arising: (Patterns..p.193)
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Buddhism:Diversity ofBuddhism
Lecture 9 (Part 2)
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Significant Conversions and
Buddhisms Spread King Asoka (273-232 B.C.) Buddhisms
Constantine?
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Different kinds ofBuddhism Therevada (Tradition of the Elders,
Hinayana)
Buddha is not God Nirvana attained by monkhood (arhat)
Avoids metaphysics : The arrow
Salvation is in your hands alone
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Different kinds ofBuddhism Mahayana (The Great Vehicle)
Buddhas are revered.
Enjoys Metaphysics Salvation is not just in your hands alone or the
preserve only of monks.
Bodhisattvas: qualified to enter nirvana Siddhartha
Gaunyin
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Different kinds ofBuddhism Pure Land
Amitabha as Bodhisattva
Pureland Buddha-fields in the West
Zen
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Buddhist Scripture Tipitaka/Tripitaka: Three baskets
Composed orally, written from 3 BCE
Discipline Basket
227 regulations for monks Discourse Basket
Records and Teachings of Buddha and his life
Special Teachings Basket
Short writings, poetry, accounts of previous lives
Mahayana Sutras 2184 sacred writings (2 BCE to 2 CE)
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Mahayana Sutras 2184 sacred writings (2 BCE to 2 CE)
Lotus Sutra: Bodhisattva-hood
Vajrayana Tantric Texts
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Soterio
logy
Who
What
When
Where
How