EAS103H1 Lecture : Buddhism lecture.docx
Document Summary
10/03/2013: mandate of heaven, system of primogeniture, bureaucracy= more efficient way of running government, confucian thinkers: scholar officials, buddhism in india, buddha/ englightened one, same time as confucius and greek philosophers, samsara= reincarnation, karma, nirvana= being free of cycles of reincarnation. India became part of kushin empire= spread to east asia: king ashoka= indian king that knew the first emperor, mahayana buddhism seen in east asia also called the greater vehicle, developed later, worshipped images, buddha= divine being, entities that are there to ensure salvation for others. Spread of buddhism: eastern han= started buddhism, have records about the second emperor aka ming di, sent people to india as missionaries to find out the teachings and bring back to china, monument= shows life from the buddha, east asia changed by having to adopt buddhism, celibacy, goes against the confucian value of family.
