PACS 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Vegetarianism, Tabula Rasa, Taoism

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Peace And Conflict Studies
• Course: PACS 10
• Professor: Zook, D C

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Pacs 10 lecture 13 having faith in peace: buddhist perspectives on peace and. Originated in india in the 5th or 6th century bce. Buddhism emerged as a form of political and social protest according to some interpretations. O hers in erpre i as a doc rinal (cid:343)spin-off(cid:344) of hind ism. Life is characterized by suffering and sorrow. Suffering and sorrow are created through attachment. Reincarnation follows neither gender nor species boundaries. Metta: compassion for the sorrow for others. Attachment is like a wind that blows us off course. The mind also wanders around in thought searching for attachment. When this ceases, nirvana occurs: attachment is broken. War occurs due to the illusion of attachment (cid:343)my _______(cid:344) is an ill sion. The greater the attachment, the greater the suffering. Violence in buddhism (cid:343)holy war(cid:344) o pro ec he fai h war is justified if buddhism is attacked. The civil war in sri lanka invoked this.