REL-3340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Rinzai School, Shingon Buddhism, Buddha-Nature

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Lecture 4/10 buddhism in east asian: china and japan. Sutras (ex: lotus sutra, vimalakirti: certain mahayana doctrines especially appealing, universal accessibility of buddhahood, bodhisattvas as compassionate saviors, the ideal of lay buddhist practitioners, wonder-working powers, etc, later on, official translation projects sponsored by the imperial government. Chinese buddhist canon: purpose of these official translation projects, merit through acts of devotion (ex: copying scripture, regulation / means of controlling the religion. Imperial office made the final decisions about which translations to include in chinese. 983 ce: buddhist canon useful to the state, serving as a constitution to sanction monastic organization, acceptable conduct, ritual protocols, etc. Er(cid:373)o(cid:374)(cid:863)(cid:895: bodhidharma- 5th century legendary founder, pure land school (jingtu, central text= pure land sutra, ukha(cid:448)ati, (cid:862)la(cid:374)d of bliss(cid:863, devotion to amitabha, (cid:862)calli(cid:374)g out the buddha"s (cid:374)a(cid:373)e(cid:863, pure land ideal all-pervasive in east asia buddhism. Japa(cid:374)"s (cid:862)i(cid:374)dige(cid:374)ous religio(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:449)as later (cid:272)alled shinto, (cid:862)the wa(cid:455) of the pirits(cid:863) (cid:894)kami)

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