01:840:211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Arhat, Human Beings In Buddhism, Gautama Buddha
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3 bodies of the buddha: dharma body body of truth , refers to the essence of the buddha"s teaching, his dharma exceeds the actual person of the buddha and remains after he is gone. Gautama was merely a manifestation of an enjoyment body in the human realm. Performance of meritorious/unmeritorious actions resulted in good kamma and bad kamma and determined the status of an individual"s birth. Actions (kamma) that work to preserve and protect the buddhist sasana from its eventual disappearance. The truth or law discovered and taught by a buddha. Knowledge of world as unhappiness, impermanence, non-soul. Arahant fully realized the dhamma discovered by a buddha. Learned the doctrine of liberation from a buddha. Fully realized the dhamma and discovered by a buddha. Attains enlightenment by relying on teachings of a buddha, not themselves. An arahant"s nibbana is less than a buddha. Going along with teachings from buddha, the path to becoming an arahant.
