REL2980 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: 6 Years, Middle Way, Refuge (Buddhism)
23 Sep 2017
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Recount at least three of the facts or stories asso(cid:272)iated (cid:449)ith iddha(cid:396)tha gauta(cid:373)a"s (cid:271)i(cid:396)th. Also see if (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:272)at(cid:272)h o(cid:374)e o(cid:396) t(cid:449)o ea(cid:396)l(cid:455) state(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts he(cid:396)e a(cid:271)out (cid:449)hat the buddha"s life (cid:449)ould (cid:271)e a(cid:271)out. Des(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)e iddha(cid:396)tha"s fi(cid:396)st (cid:1006)9 (cid:455)ea(cid:396)s where did he live, what did he do, and why. 1: that was all made him decide to leave luxuries and give up comforts to lead a life away from sufferings, life of a spiritual seeker. He leaves home without meeting his newly born son, wife or father, got on horse and climbed the wall. (in order to gain anything, one have to loss everything. ) Lara (the lord of burning desired): go back, you are destined to rule. He ends up leaving home in response to the sights. A thought question: what does that mean about how buddhism relates to hinduism? (19:10 to roughly 25:00: rites became more important than god itself, spirituality was left vaccum.
