gek1045 lecture 9 buddhism

8/6/2019 GEK1045 Lecture 9 Buddhism

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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

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