REL 100 Buddhism Outline PDF

‘We are all Buddhas-in-the-making; we have only to Awaken to that fact.’ Buddha 2024-09-26 REL 100 Buddhism Lecture word list- Bodhi- Buddha- Bo...

‘We are all Buddhas-in-the-making; we have only to Awaken to that fact.’ Buddha 2024-09-26 REL 100 Buddhism Lecture word list- Bodhi- Buddha- Bodhisattva- Dharma- Mysticism- Nirvana- Orthodoxy- Orthopraxy- Lama- Lamasery- *Samsara- based on one’s Karma, not Caste or Vedas. Background History- -Buddhism -The Buddha: Siddhartha of Gautama Clan [6th century BCE, Lumbini,Nepal] Soul- ever-changing consciousness Moderation- The Middle Way Sangha- Monastery for monks & nuns [or lamasery] -Buddhism history Development First Buddhist Council Pali Canon- sacred text - Tripitaka, in the Pali language, or Three Baskets -Triple Jewels: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha -Invasions Middle East, East & West -Buddhism Today Revival -Teachings of the Buddha- general Four practices: meditation; devotion; Buddha’s birthday and festival of Souls Four Noble Truths -Three and Eightfold Path -Ultimate goal: Nirvana Ex: Tibetan Buddhism [Tibet] Dalai Lama – as a Bodhisattva Very open to science, flexibility and non-judgment mindfulness Zen Buddhism [Japan] Popular in the West – minimalism & simplicity  Cultural Transformations Theory Phase: Magic ∩ Law ∩ Science [?] Model: Partnership; egalitarian Dominator; hierarchy h Holistic; nature [?] Expression: Animism e Monotheism u Personal Spirituality[?] Approach: Orthopraxy n Orthodoxy m Heterodoxy [?] Survival: Cooperation v Competition a Collaboration [?] System: Polyarchy i Patriarchy n What’s next? -----] r o i Indigenous Beliefs n n m t e e n r t v a e l n t c i Taoism h Confucianism o a n Ayurveda n Hinduism s New-Old Ayurveda? g e Buddha’s Buddhism The Dharma Wheel- dharmachakra The wheel of dharma often has eight spokes to represent the Noble Eightfold Path. There are many different variations representing different teachings, but the wheel generally represents the dharma, or Buddha’s teachings. https://www.google.com/search?q=what+color+is+the+Dharma+wheel+supposed+to+be