RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Self-Control, Sri Lankan Tamils, Mahayana
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Shakyamuni"s parinirvana were recited at a later meeting: further discourses, abidharma pitaka systematic treatises composed after. Shakyamuni"s parinirvana were recited at a later meeting: further discourses, seven books by unnamed early buddhists who systematically analyzed every conceivable aspect of reality in the light of. Tripitaka suggests that the manuscripts of the three types of texts written on palm leaves and strung together and bundled may have been stored in three baskets: the collection survives in pali language = pali canon. The third part of the triple gem = 2 components: bhikshus monastic community of ordained men and bhikshunis women, shakyamuni began accepteing disciples in the deer park at. Those ho have just reached a new level are distinguished from those who have matured at it, making a total of 8 classifications. Controversies, councils, and sects: because there was no central authority, the monks had to settle disputes collectively on the basis of their interpretations of the buddha"s discourses.
