RELS 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jain Cosmology, Lie, Sand Art And Play

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 131
• Professor: Aditi Sen- Chowdhury

Document Summary

January 25, 2015: rels 131: week 4 lecture 1. Ashoka"s time buddhism has no forced conversion but he gives donations to buddhist charities (buddhism believed in teachings and giving back) Buddhism and women: buddhism allowed women to enter their fold (women were equals to men, nuns were called theris. Involuntary actions are not a part of karma. The appeal of non-violence (healing religion: economically advantageous for both the king and the people, vegetarianism buddhists, lessened the political control of the priests, encouraged trade. Buddhism is directly linked to growth of indo-roman trade. Sending peace missions is way more effective than war: buddhists send peace missions (political stability) because of trade golden age , minority religion that just survives in south asia. Preservation of the jain canon: agamas (purva, anga, anabahya, loss of some oral teachings, teachings divided in 3 groups, purva is the prelude, anga is the body of the teaching, anabahya is the common, organized religion tree)