RELIGST 1J03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Noble Eightfold Path, Four Noble Truths, Impermanence
13 May 2016
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The four noble truths: life is dissatisfactory (du kha) life of suffering, truth of suffering (suffering is impermenant, and ineviable when defined as sickness, old age, and death. He died at the age of 80, lying on his side. The eightfold noble path: right understanding (of impermanence, right thought (purity of thought, right speech (no lying, harsh speech, right action (acting compassionately, right livelihood (moral employment, right effort (cultivating morality, right mindfulness (self-awareness, right concentration (meditation) What happened in south asia after the buddha died? systematization (of his teachings) sectarianism (disagreement over his teachings) (after separate groups of monks travel they have disagreements about the proper way monks live their lives. Different schools of buddhism in the sub continenet) institutionalization (corporatization of the monastery. Monks were not living up to the ideal) reformation (reaction against the state of things) There are buddhas in the past and buddhas in the future.
