RLG100Y1 Lecture : Themes in Mahayana Buddhism

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17 Feb 2011

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Tripitaka, meaning 3 baskets, composed of 3 strands of literature: sutrapitaka, sutra meaning thread on which you have knowledge strung. Canon: pail put together at turn of millennium, systemization of buddhist doctrine doesn"t happen 200 years after death of. Buddha: real comprehensive scripture doesn"t take form until couple hundred years after death of buddha and happens under the auspicious of various royalty, e. g. king. Asoka was crucial in development of buddhism www. notesolution. com. Central asia (mongolia) and comes into china with merchants: china already had own establish indigenous traditions: confuxianism and taoism, considerable time lag between buddhism initial entry into china and ability to integrate into chinese climate. Integration in 3 major phases: foreigners who comes into china for trade purposes, very little impact on. Buddhist society: begins to change with collapse of northern part of chinese empire at hands of.

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