RLGA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Dharmachakra, Stupa, Emic And Etic
Lecture 6
Summary
- Distills and repackages key concepts in a way that is easy to understand
- Steven Grazer = author
- Thesis – anthro approaches through 19th – 21st century and showing
developments
o Difference from etic to emic approach
o Quest for common universal definitions -> localized more symbolic
meanings
o Focus on tribal to modern & world religions
- Structure important
- Highlight key concepts, figure out thesis
- How do core ideas fit into main thesis
- Outline essay structure
- Have intro to know whats coming
- Main thesis is this and he demonstrates this by this this this. Shows it the first
this way, second…. Do the following 3 things…
- Sentences are unified around a single idea and concept.
- Only quote when necessary
- At the bottom have bibliographic reference
o Essay title
o Title of book
o Authors of essay
o Editors of volume
o Publication.. .
- Assignment 2 – syncretism
Buddhist traditions
Slide 1:
- Nirvana – extension of craving
- Craving is the cause of suffering (2nd noble truth)
- Participating in 8 fold path, remove craving :. Remove suffering
- Achieve nirvana extinguished craving (not extinguished self)
- Hind tradition – Moksha = liberation Is nirvana for Buddhists
o Hindu - Quest to find in deepest part of me connection with cosmos
o Buddhist – subverts, no deep internal part of ourselves (culprits in
suffering)
- Freedom from world of suffering
- Like a flame in a candle being blown out
- Footprint – earliest symbols of Buddha, not depicted in statue form but
symbolically referred to
o 8 fold path – following in footpath of Buddha
Slide 2:
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- History: early formulations 16 schools/sects of different monks that had
different theories about suffering, meditation, philosophy
- Theravada tradition – survived
- Way of the elders (early traditions / old folks)
- Earliest traditions that survived
- Ashoka – sponsoring, promoting, marketing Buddhism in India – pivotal,
wheel turning king
o Realizes needs to change ways
o Son and daughter begin ordination/ certification of monks and nuns
in sri lanka
- Story of Buddha, 4 noble truths, philosophy
- Own doctrines, own rules, own scriptures
- Role of sangha = community of monks
- Experts leading behind normal life, living as monks (shaved heads, roads)
focusing on scriptures, attaining enlightenment / nirvana
- Multiple lives to become enlightened – most optimal social situation
- Function – studying, meditating / beg for food
- Symbiotic relationship – monks get food/supplies; layatine = good karma /
merit making
- Exchange program type – son goes to live like a monk = merit
- Day in the life: begging for food, meditating, preforming rituals for lay people
(funeral)
- Each group has their own scriptures; Theravada:
o Triple basket (Tripitakaa)
o Pali term / Sanskrit
o Rules, sermons, philosophy… collected in baskets -> triple basket
- 1. Vinayas = 1 kind of literature/ documents = rules for the monks
o Policies for what they are allowed/ not to do, activities,
responsibilities
o Rules for ordination / certification how to become a monk
o More rules for nuns, Buddha didnt want eventually caved from
popularity, first nun his wife
- 2. Suttas – scriptures / sermons/ stories / lessons of the Buddha himself
o First sermon on mindfulness
o Meditative practice
o Used western / psychological practice
o Attempting to be present in the moment, suspensing udgement and
evaluation of whatever happens to be happening – can you be here
and fully present now.
o For most impossible, live in past or look to future
- 3. Abhidhamma – technical manuals on psychology
o Different mental states that we possess
o Catalog of 52 different mental states
o Some wholesome that we want to try though behavior and meditation
- lead to nirvana
o Some unwholesome lead away from it
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o Map of the mind
- Documents = pali canon
o Authoritative established group of documents
o Orthodox books used in the Buddhist tradition
o Canon
▪ Christian background apart of new testament
▪ Greek straight and long, lined up and authoritative, neat
Slide 3:
- Wheel turning – 8 spoke wheel
- Symbol of 8 fold path
- Turning of wheel of dharma = teaching of the Buddha
- Ruler – someone who sponsored, promoted Buddhism
- Stupa – ceremonial mound / tower
o Relics contained inside
o Ashoka – dispersed them through-out the land
▪ Put on the roads, sign posts with teachings of Buddha
o Memorial mounds – people come to participate in pilgrimages
o Symbol of Buddhism
Slide 4:
- Darham Buddha
- Earliest representations of early Buddha
- Long earlobes
- Clothing typical Indian / Greek influenced style, draping off the body \
o Gandara Buddhism = Greek style
o Alexander the great – influence in India
o Clothing that is more like the body
Slide 5:
Slide 6:
- Map of India
- Theravada in south east Asia
- Sri Lanka
Slide 7:
- Question 1:
o Ideal dharma turning king
o Social triad of thervada tradition
▪ Buddhist rulers – needs to sponsor tradition
▪ Healthy sangha / monastic culture
▪ Laity / normal people – sponsoring and supporting them
o Later rulers – reasort that triad
o In Sri Lanka not just Buddhists
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Document Summary
Distills and repackages key concepts in a way that is easy to understand. Thesis anthro approaches through 19th 21st century and showing: difference from etic to emic approach, quest for common universal definitions -> localized more symbolic developments meanings, focus on tribal to modern & world religions. How do core ideas fit into main thesis. Have intro to know what(cid:495)s coming this way, second . Sentences are unified around a single idea and concept. Main thesis is this and he demonstrates this by this this this. Shows it the first: essay title, title of book, authors of essay, editors of volume, publication . Craving is the cause of suffering (2nd noble truth) Participating in 8 fold path, remove craving :. Achieve nirvana extinguished craving (not extinguished self) Hind tradition moksha = liberation is nirvana for buddhists: buddhist subverts, no deep internal part of ourselves (culprits in.
