Religious Studies 1023E Lecture Notes - Middle Way, Impermanence, Absolute Pitch

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1023E
• Professor: William Acres

Document Summary

Where did buddhism originate: bihar (northeastern india, there is evidence that it moved northwest, there is evidence of buddhism in egypt and israel. This means that this is a moment of all eternal holiness and enlightenment. The name buddha : he is not called buddha in india or china, 19th century western scholars liked that name, the name buddha emerged in 1859, he is called something like fo . It is originally an indian religion: began in the 16th century, there are more followers outside of india. 1: some forms of buddhism have an idea of worship but this violates ideas of superimposing one"s projections on physical reality. What did alberooni hear about the buddhists: although he had never seen one before, he had only heard of their goodness and hospitality. What happened to many buddhists: they got kicked out of india and went to various lands such as sri lanka,