REL 1000 : Religion Exam 2
Document Summary
Accessible and understandable-more common in india meditational practices (dhyani-contemplation/meditation in 4 stages)-more common in asia. Tripitaka: early buddhist scripture (vinaya, sutta, and abhidhamma) Rise of buddhism in asia: spread from central/northern india to southeast asia mainly mahayana buddhism. Fourteen rock edicts: made by ashoka 273bc (laws) inscriptions made on pillars. Mahayana buddhism: the great vehicle more followers worldwide; more. Theravada buddhism: the way of the elders formal in education, monk centered, Vajrayana: thunderbolt or diamond vehicle name for tantric buddhism (sudden insight) Sutta pitaka: discourses buddhism section in the tripitaka. Nanak: founder-had divine revelation, part of mercantile caste, 2 children, Sikh notion of god: the japji-there is but one true god. Sikh attitude toward ritual: believed to deter from god; rejection of hindu rites (idolatry, pilgrimages, extreme asceticism) Khalsa: the pure, concept behind lifestyle commitments of the militant singhs (reinterpreted god as militant lord of hosts) compiled the dasam granth and founded the khalsa order.
