HUMA 1160 Lecture 16: L16 Buddhism II
4 Aug 2015
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Three forms of buddhism: 3 terms of dharma. Claims to perpetuate the true teachings and practices of the buddha. Traces its descent from the original sangha, or monastic community, that first. Sri lanka, burma, thailand, cambodia, laos followed the buddha. Its canon of scripture consists of the tipitaka (three baskets), the first great compendium of buddhist writings, composed in the pali language. Buddhas: human beings? super-human beings? heavenly beings: doctrine of three bodies (trikaya, 1. Sambhogakaya ( body of bliss : transcendent buddhas & bodhisattvas, 3. Emptiness = co-dependent origination: everything that arises does so in. All things are empty essenceless dependence upon other factors: interdependence nirvana (blowing out fires of desire) Mahayana non-duality samsara is neither the same nor different from nirvana. You don"t need to become a monk and study the texts you should chant the. Buddha"s name and refrain from doing bad things.
