RELS 3580 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mahayana, Ayurveda
23 Sep 2016
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Lecture 10: ayurvedic medical practices in the modern world. Wheel of sharp weapons: the poems were often oral and memorized a. i. Mahayana buddhism can have thousands of types of gods a. ii. The gods train you to be bodhisattva-helps train others to reach nirvana a. iii. Take on suffering of others to help them reach enlightenment a. iv. Stop endless cycle of suffering (samsara: title: wheel of sharp weapons b. i. Nirvana: blown out ; the idea of permanence is extinguished: how we treat our dead c. i. Buddhist sky burials usually only done in tibet, some high elevations of. This is due to the high elevation and rocky ground-no way to bury them c. iii. In japan they say you"re born in shinto and die in buddhism . Transition of ayurveda: now 2nd class medical practice a. i. Allopathy-1st choice if you can afford it a. ii. Not everyone can afford it: a lot of indians want to be doctors because money and prestige b. i.
