RELIGST 2I03 Lecture 10: Lecture 10 (October 22).docx

• School: Brock University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2I03
• Professor: Joe Larose

Document Summary

The long discourses are considered to be canonical. The acts of the buddha are considered to be non canonical. Asvagosa is the author of the acts of the buddha (1st ce) No one considers his work to be an accurate account of the life of the buddha. Some of the prejudice has for women in this text might be his and not the traditions. Asvagosa was probably writing this text with the intentions of promoting buddhism to a particular court. The long discourses is written in pali, whereas everything prior was written in sanskrit. The long discourses of the buddha (maurice walshe) Excluded as being the words of the buddha by being in this timeline. Sramana in sanskrit (the fruits of the striver"s life) Before the buddha answers the king"s questions, he asks if he has gone to see other teachers.