RLG100Y1 Lecture : Early Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism

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Sramana found in 3 major cultural regions: south and south east asian buddhism (theravada school) e. g. sri lanka, northern buddhism e. g. tibet, mongolia, himalayian, eastern buddhism e. g. china, korea, japan. Cannot say anything about it because enlightenment understood as person, individual and immediate experience, not to be communicated through language, only experience by individual. Nature of existence: existence as being of 2 broad types: conditioned existence and unconditioned. Existence: conditioned by constraints of life in the world, constraints of karma, whole cycle of birth, death, rebirth, generating karma, unconditioned is mohska, freedom from constraint of the world. Experience in world conditioned by 3 difference elements: anitya quality of existence is characterized by impermanence, things are always changing, duhkha business of change generates anxiety. Sometimes change in our favour, sometime goes against us and causes us distress and very fact that things cannot stay the same as you may like them to be can be a source of suffering, anxiety.

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