EAS 160A1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: World Heritage Site, Abhidharma, Infinite Space

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: East Asian Studies
• Course: EAS 160A1
• Professor: Takashi Miura

Document Summary

How did buddhism spread beyond india: religious and diplomatic missions, work of scholars and intellectuals, trade and commerce, emigration, media and communication networks. Buddhism in southeast asia: theravada buddhism- dominant force in sri lanka, burma, Thailand, cambodia, and laos: royal patronage, religious integration, angkor (cambodia) Buddhist and hindu temples built alongside one another, with indigenous animistic elements also integrated. Temple build by a khymer (cambodia) king in early 12th century. Elements of buddhism and hinduism exist in historical la(cid:455)ers (cid:858)toda(cid:455) a une co heritage site. Buddhism is sri lanka: asoka(cid:859)s so(cid:374) (cid:894)mahi(cid:374)da(cid:895) (cid:894)esta(cid:271)lished the (cid:271)asis for the spread of. Buddhism in southeast asia (buddhist teachings still transmitted orally: the pali canon. Collection of scriptures for the theravada schools (established in sri lanka in the 1st century bce) Clear organizations of texts among sutra, vinaya and. Contains the earliest accounts of the historical buddha. Marks buddhis(cid:373)(cid:859)s tra(cid:374)sitio(cid:374) fro(cid:373) oral to (cid:449)ritte(cid:374) traditio(cid:374)