CLCV 1002 Lecture : March 8th notes.docx
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Please check midterm grades, all but one or two should be up. If you wrote on february 11th, email her directly. You cannot receive a grade for this course unless you write both exams. Today: the approach to death and dying in tibetan buddhism. Within buddhist world, tibetan has the most distinctive theories regarding dying process and death rituals the buddhism that developed in tibet, 7th ce. Differences in doctrine, 18 sects of early buddhism. Spread to sri lanka in south and gandhara is northwest. Spiritual ideal is the arhat- one who achieves liberation from the wheel of life and death. Spread of buddhism to central asia and china. Development of the spiritual idea, the bodhisattva, one who remains in the wheel of life until all beings are enlightened. Development of a form of buddhism called vajrayana (the diamond vehicle) Spread of mahayana teaching to korea, japan, tibet.