RELIG103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Dukha People, Impermanence

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIG103
• Professor: allanwright

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Feb6 rel: can take steps to control emotions that cause suffering. The triad of buddhist wisdom: prajna(wisdom): right view and right intention, shil(moral discipline): right speech, and right action, samadhi(concentration): 3 marks of existence: suffering- dukha, impertinence- anitya, (cid:498)no self(cid:499)- anatman. Doctrine of no self. no such thing as an essential unchanging centre of a person. Nirvana can be reached when a person is living. Preached to his family, they were al converted step mom= first nun reciting the 3 fold refugee is important first stage to become buddhist ritual stages for becoming a monk: recite rituals. Media assignment- 7 years in tibet, all monks very serene and peaceful compare to movie called the cup death of buddha: After 45 years of teaching- 80 years old realized he was going to die. Entered an enlightened state and peacefully passed away. Great celebrations of life after he died some say he permitted women, others say he didn"t.