RELIGST 3UU3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Burning House, Lotus Sutra, Dharmachakra

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 3UU3
• Professor: Joe Larose

Document Summary

P 47: happy about hearing the dharma the buddha just taught, had seen bodhv receive the dharma b4; not taught to himself. (and others, because he uses the word "we") Upset at the time that others were taught it but not him: he thought on why he was not taught this. Alone, in forests, sitting or walking ( sounds like ascetic) Concluded that it was not buddha"s fault but own fault. Did understand preaching was based on expedient devices. P 48: one one dharma - 32 marks, gold colour, ten strengths, various deliverances. Says he has not gained these things: 80 kinds of wondrously good; 18 unshared dharmas; Says he missed these things: because he deceived himself. Thought about this: buddha praises bodhisattvas, sari acknowledges that the buddha preaches the dharma is a way that is appropriate for the moment. Sari thought wrong, buddha directed him to nirvana.