SAST 203 Lecture 9: The Development of Buddhism
9 Oct 2018
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Large vehicle: awakening is different from buddha. Uses different practices for the same teachings as large vehicle. Most introductions to buddhism begins with this. Common denominator of all existence is suffering. Some more than other, but everyone suffers. Some people thought its god playing with your life, causing your life to become a disaster. Buddha said: you suffer because of cause, it comes to and end. Need to find a way to end suffering. Use 8 fold path to end suffering and cause. Buddhism is the radical application of the idea of impermanence, nothing is permanent, even the gods they die and get reborn elsewhere. Whatever you are, there is nothing permanent inside you either. Soul is a permanent idea, but thats not true. Although there is you, you are not the same you for 2 seconds. Psychologically, you are not the same either, because your perception of things changes.
