REL S 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Yuan Dynasty, Buddha-Nature, Hinayana
Document Summary
There was an interest in buddha because he was seen as compassionate, enlightened, super powers. The irst 2 centuries in india: wide acceptance of buddhism within the basin of the ganges, growth in the body of monks, rapid increase in number of lay adherents, writen documentaion of the oral tradiion. Theravada: third buddhist council 250 bce: instantaneous enlightenment, pali canon, monks meditaion-spiritual git to all, revering the buddha"s perfecion, devoional life at wat. Sri lanka: missionaries sent to sri lanka by asoka; the nuns of sri lanka founded by mahinda"s sister. Yana: a method: mahayana: the great vehicle, hinayana: the lesser vehicle, westward movement, emergence of a popular religion. Arrival of buddhism in china and japan: cycles of growth and repression. Arrival of buddhism in korea decline of buddhism in india. Pure land schools of china: pure land/beauiful realm; place of teaching and enlightenment. Chan: meditaive schools in china; taoism and buddhism, meditaion key, buddha-nature-tao.
