REL 1000 : Test 2
Document Summary
Origins of buddhism: historical context, northern india, 8th centurybce, mahavira jainism. Nirvanna still reached and he becomes buddha: mara"s temptation , 5 beautiful daughters come to seduce him. Fails: army of demons charge, cant harm him, goes after ego, fails. Buddha goes on to teach for 50 years. Not much of this is eticcaly sound (only birth death and religious experience at 30) Review: the like of the buddha: hagiography (emic account of religious founder, saint, important figure, etc. , a powerful model for buddhas. Three poisons - drive suffering/attachment: delusion - don"t understand why you"re suffering, hatred, greed. Historical development of buddhisms: theravada - spartan(not a lot of bells and whistles) - oldest form - south asia (can"t come back, teachers argue buddhists have 3 jewels available to getting to nirvana. Historical buddha"s example (all the things he did) The buddha himself can reach back into the world and help you.
