RELS 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Therigatha, Nonviolence, Mahayana

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 131
• Professor: Aditi Sen- Chowdhury

Document Summary

Jainism - week 4 - lecture 1 begins in the same roots as buddhism. The rst women authored text appears in buddhism called the therigatha (stories of nuns) Buddhist idea of rebirth your form destroyed, but your energy stays on. Energy is primary, form is secondary my unhappiness may take a di erent form, it may be a very unhappy cat and attack everybody. Karma is not simply an action but eventually shapes your consciousness they don"t believe in the caste system. Involuntary actions are not a part of karma accidents do not count. The appeal of non-violence healing religions (like hinduism) economically advantageous for both the king and the people vegetarianism vegetarian days lessened the political control of the priest encouraged trade. Buddhism is directly linked to growth of indo-roman trade. Sending peace missions is way more e ective than war. Jainism - is a minority religion, not want to get swallowed by hinduism.