HISTORY 3EC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Four Noble Truths, Theravada, Mahayana
19 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
SeungJoon SUNG
East Asian Cultures (Chin)
TuTh 12:30-1:45pm
Oct/2/2012
#9 Reading & Class Notes for Oct 2
Theravada Buddhism
Teachings of elders
Original teaching of Buddha
Labeled as Hinayana (lesser) by the Mahayana Buddhists
Prince Siddhartha Gautama
Prophecy: He will become a great ruler … BUT …
If he sees an old man, sick man, dying man, or a monk become a religious leader
As teenager, goes out and sees old/sick/dying/monk Never returns to palace
Joins ascetic group becomes extremely ascetic (torture body to release soul)
Doesn’t work Pursues middle way through meditation
Four Noble Truths
1) Life is suffering
2) Suffering is caused by desires
3) Stop desires, stop suffering
4) Stop desires through middle way
Eightfold Path
Right view Intention Speech Action
Livelihood Effect Mindfulness Meditation
Five Universal Elements
Form & Matter
Sensation
Perception of mind (maya: idea that everything is an illusion)
Inner Psychic Disposition
Consciousness
Samsara
Karma leads to birth, death, and rebirth OR nirvana/enlightenment (become Buddha)
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Document Summary
#9 reading & class notes for oct 2. Labeled as hinayana (lesser) by the mahayana buddhists. Prophecy: he will become a great ruler but . If he sees an old man, sick man, dying man, or a monk become a religious leader. As teenager, goes out and sees old/sick/dying/monk never returns to palace. Joins ascetic group becomes extremely ascetic (torture body to release soul) Doesn"t work pursues middle way through meditation. Four noble truths: life is suffering, suffering is caused by desires, stop desires, stop suffering, stop desires through middle way. Perception of mind (maya: idea that everything is an illusion) Karma leads to birth, death, and rebirth or nirvana/enlightenment (become buddha) Enlightened compassionate beings who postpone nirvana to teach others (eg: dalai lama) Missionary trips to chn, jpn, kor, west. Kong qiu kong fuzi (our master kong) confucius. Ru = confucianism (soft, gentle, enduring, weak followers were identified as ru)
