RELS 223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lamrim, Bodhisattva, Mahayana

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 223
• Professor: Ellen Goldberg

Document Summary

Not as early as buddhism in japan, etc. It is a strategic land, this is why the chinese invaded tibet in the 1950s: hass resources, access to water, many of the great rivers of asia have their source in the himalayas of. Tibet: many areas of tibet are remote and can only be accessed by. Sherpas/mountaineers who can climb very high (50,000 feet or more. Very little oxygen in the air. : very snowy, cold, barren, much of it is uninhabitable. The population is sparse in many regions, especially the valleys: huge population of nomads who travel across the country carrying salt, foods, etc. One of the main cities is lasa. There is a great monastery where the dalai lamas all lived. Monasticism in tibet is primarily male many male monastics (monks) living in tibet. The highest political office, which is held by the dalai lama (this is a title meaning ocean of wisdom), is not an elected position.