RELIG 205 Study Guide - List Of Places In The Chronicles Of Narnia, Bodhidharma, Bodhi Tree

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIG 205
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Mind-to-mind transmission, enlightenment arises often suddenly in course of sitting quietly, doing nothing in meditation. Only popular in cn, jp, kr and vietnam. Pure land by bodhisattva as celestial paradises upon reaching. Buddhist expansion: 4 points: scriptures for s. b"ism in pali, sutras for n. b"ism in sanskrit, tibetan, Mahayana-no single canon, more diverse: philosophical teachings of doctrinal schools: not concern of most b"ists, householders free to choose a teacher, a set of practice, b"ism has local appeal in different regions of asia.