RE250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Vedic Period, Common Era, The Tradition
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Week 1 - samsara: the context for the arising of a. Buddhist tradition re-tell one of buddha gautama"s previous-life tales and connect its importance with lessons of morality for buddhist youth list the three defilements (poisons) that drive the wheel of sams ra. Siddh rtha gautama (lived around the 4th -5th century of bce (begore the common area) spending his adult life in india. Note: scholars are not certain of time frame of the historical siddh rtha gautama as ancient civilizations were orally transmitted. Written accounts of the buddha, during his lifetime are non- existent. It is through the written accounts during emperor a oka"s reign (268-232bce) that scholars are able to surmise when siddh rtha gautama (the buddha) lived. A oka and his role in important buddhist councils in lesson seven. Christ) in academic scholarship; similarly, ce (common era) replaces ad (anno domini). Context of ancient india: ancient india civilization, the arrival of the ryans, and the vedic tradition.
