RELIGST 2TT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Soga Clan, Lotus Sutra, Buddhism In Japan

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2TT3
• Professor: Nick Rowe

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But also carries the connotation that its not entirely true. Buddha is said to be born fully aware, stood up, and spoke: real attempt to connect shotoku to buddha, other aspects of his life: he could be in a room and he could have 10 convos at once. And he could understand and maintain all those convos simultaneously: for a long time, he was on the 5000 yen bill. Also on the 1000: for online assignment, shotoku could be a possible subject, pure land buddhism is a form of mahayana buddhism. Different school of pure land buddhism but aint going to worry about that: early buddhism= many rebirths to become buddha. Mahayana= you can become buddha in one lifetime: pureland is in the 13- 14th century, buddhism idea= nothing is permanent. Things arrive, change, etc: esoteric buddhism is more a flavour of mahayana buddhism.