RLG206H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Gautama Buddha, Upanishads, Dukkha
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One could point out that only in recent centuries has the term buddhism been used to name this religion. This name was coined by western scholars and eventually became accepted by buddhists themselves. Previously, the religion was often referred to as the teaching or message and the buddha s way of path of attainment. pg 1. Central importance of doctrine and practice pg2. Fundamental to the variety of buddhist traditions is the classical opinion that to be a buddhist means to take the three refuges or to take refuge in the three. Jewels: the buddha, the dharma and the sangha . Dharma teaching sangha community. The emphasis on indian buddhism is important because it is the root experience from which all other forms of buddhism have grown. pg 3. We will also see that as buddhism traveled outside of india, it adapted to different asian cultures.
