RLG205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Gautama Buddha, Four Noble Truths, Mahayana
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Rlg205 introduction to south asian religions lecture 6. Today we will see various doctrines associated with buddhism. Buddhism came out of the same sort of historical complex and time period around which jainism sprang. The four noble truths and eight-fold path. What is buddhism: historically descriptively: a religious movement that began around 500 bce in northeastern india, founded by siddhartha gautama, an elite member of the shakya clan. Tibet, mongolia, and japan- and formerly much more (china, korea, etc: now a global religion of exceptionally diverse forms. Siddhartha gautama: son of suddhodana of kapilavastu, a leader of the shakya people: and maya devi ( his mother) Some uncertainty concerning dates: context: city state (?) of eastern india, on the far border of the heartland of vedic. The magadha cultural area: a period of urbanization, rapid economic growth, and social change, a period of intense religious questioning; skepticism towards orthodox hinduism, and the rise of new religious movements.
