REL S 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ajiva, Parshvanatha, Jainism
Document Summary
6th and 5th centuries bce: new religions and philosophies challenge status quo. Consequences of deeds are deposited on the soul. Various types of karma are accumulated in layers and must be worn of through living. Ethically correct acivity is the quickest way to remove karma. Buddhism: refers to a diverse array of beliefs and pracices (also use the term dharma : rejected extreme asceicism. The gods sent four appariions to awaken the prince to his true desiny: gautama rejected his life and embarked on the great going forth, the great enlightenment at the knowledge tree: desire leads to sufering, buddha. The sermon in the deer park at benares. The middle path: avoid a life given to pleasures and lusts, avoid a life given to moriicaions, founding of the buddhist order with the conversion of the ive. The 3 marks of existence are laws vexing one"s existence: impermanence, the ulimate unreality of the self, sorrow or sufering.
