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RELS 232 
Introduction to Buddhism
 

Lecture Slides

for

Week 10-11

5-14 April

 

Announcements: 4/5  

Special Study Opportunities

 

Three Historical Phases of  
  Buddhism
 
 

Emphasis on the:

 

Principle Schools of     Third-Phase Buddhim 

All grow out of the Mahayana movement: 

Vajrayana Buddhism, the Tantric Buddhist  tradition of India & Tibet

Ch’an or Zen Buddhism, the East Asian   school centered on meditative practice

Pure Land Buddhism, the East Asian school  centered on devotional practice directed  towards rebirth in the Pure Land of   Amitabha (Amida) Buddha

 

Characteristics of 3rd-Phase          Buddhism 

emphasis on the technical aspect of the path,   on radical & powerful techniques;

liberation here and now:       union of wisdom and method

focus on immediate worldly context & concerns   as the context for enlightenment

rejection of scholasticism  

Remember: 3rd-Phase Buddhism includes:

    Vajrayana, Zen, & Pure Land Buddhism

 

Announcements: 4/5  

Special Study Opportunities

 

Principle Schools of     Third-Phase Buddhim 

All grow out of the Mahayana movement: 

Vajrayana Buddhism, the Tantric Buddhist  tradition of India & Tibet

Ch’an or Zen Buddhism, the East Asian   school centered on meditative practice

Pure Land Buddhism, the East Asian school  centered on devotional practice directed  towards rebirth in the Pure Land of   Amitabha (Amida) Buddha

 

Tantra in Vajrayana Buddhism 

Tantra: “something woven”

    Sutra:  “thread” 

Origins of Tantra lie outside of Buddhism or Hinduism

 

Tantra in Vajrayana Buddhism 

Key Elements of Tantric Buddhism 

(both already present in Mahayana)

 

Tantra in Vajrayana Buddhism 

Some definitions of mantra:

 

Mantra and Mandala  
  in Vajrayana Practice
 

Visualization Practice (Deity-yoga) in the Mahayana

Visualization Practice in the Tantric Vajrayana

 

Characteristics of 3rd-Phase          Buddhism 

emphasis on the technical aspect of the path,   on radical & powerful techniques;

liberation here and now:       union of wisdom and method

focus on immediate worldly context & concerns   as the context for enlightenment

rejection of scholasticism  

Remember: 3rd-Phase Buddhism includes:

    Vajrayana, Zen, & Pure Land Buddhism

 

Vessantara on Vajrayana Buddhism 

 

Announcements: 4/11  

Grades:

                          A’s     B’s       C’s      D’s        F’s          Total

      1st Exam        19         34           31           12            9          105  

      2nd Exam        20         28           34           12            6          100  

Pick up exams from the bench outside this room after class.  

Class Videos available from IMS Video Library (Social Science Bldg.)

 

The Vajrayana Buddhism of Tibet 
 

The Three Vehicles

Hinayana 

Mahayana 
 

Vajrayana  
 

Sutra-yana

      &

Mantra-yana

     (Tantra-yana) 

Tantra

 

Key Points about Healing Anger 

Example of oral teaching style

Commentary to the chapter on “Patience” or “Forbearance” in Shantideva’s 7th-century:

           Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life

Patience, the antidote to anger, is the 3rd of the six perfections of virtues of a bodhisattva

 

Key Points about the Dalai Lama 

 

Announcements  

Videos available from IMS (Science Bldg.)

Feature Films about the Dalai Lama’s Life & Tibetan Buddhism:

All three are available from local video stores