PHILOS 2120 Study Guide - Dukkha, Chinese Buddhism, Vajrayana
Document Summary
Blend of mahayana and tantrayana northern chinese buddhism. Done for good karma for the recently deceased- monks bless bread and feed it to the hungry ghosts. We are a bundle of ever changing prophecies. (5 aggregates are all that there is in self) From birth we are born with our 5 aggregates and they slowly change (develop) over time every moment until death. The self is a time worm of changes that are so similar and small that you still have a grasp of your concept of self. Nothing jumps from one life to the next Rebirth is not transmigration (see page 228-230 in source book) Causal connection= your death + karmic forces that cause a new life to come into being. Reaching nirvana lets you see (makes you aware) of your past lives. Karma: (each buddhist tradition interpenetrates this differently) non-sentient force that causes rebirth factors that influence karma include actions of previous lives.
