RELS 203 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Satya, Soteriology, Karma In Buddhism

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 203
• Professor: Chris Framarin

Document Summary

Vedic (cid:224) worldly prosperity (cid:224) studied so that people know how to perform rituals & get what they want (cid:224) ideal: studie vedic then get immediately married, have a family (cid:224) sanskrit (cid:224) wordly prosperity of children (sons especially) (cid:224) gaining wealth, land, ivestock (cid:224) winning battles (cid:224) satisfy gods (cid:224) enjoyment and happiness (cid:224) heaven is highest goal liberation (cid:224) householder is the ideal (gets married, has kids & provides for them, performs rituals) (cid:224) rebirth (in heaven as long as merit lasts then go back to earth reborn and accrue worldly prosperity again) Post vedic (cid:224) renunciation (cid:224) avoidance of worldy desire and enjoyment (cid:224) lack of concern for world affairs (cid:224) ideal is renunciate (cid:224) liberation (escape cycle of rebirth) is solution to hamster wheel cycle of rebirth since heaven doesn"t last so there"s no point (cid:224) in post vedic, renunciates raise the ceiling" , there is something more than worldly prosperity to attain .