RG ST 21 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bodhidharma, Hinayana, Buddha-Nature
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Regarded as a major philosophical tradition in chinese buddhism. Influenced other buddhist and non-buddhist schools such as chan & neo-confucianism. Huayan buddhism based on mahayana text called avatamsaka sutra (huayanjing) Very long scripture composed of originally independent texts. Des(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)es buddha(cid:859)s (cid:395)ualities, po(cid:449)e(cid:396)s, a(cid:374)d (cid:272)os(cid:373)os i(cid:374) detail. Vivid imagery dominated by motifs and light and transparency. Product of encounter between mahayana & chinese worldviews. Tea(cid:272)hes the (cid:862)i(cid:374)te(cid:396)pe(cid:374)et(cid:396)atio(cid:374)(cid:863) of all phenomena, events & experiences. In each dust-mote of these worlds are (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tless (cid:449)o(cid:396)lds a(cid:374)d buddhas f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the tip of ea(cid:272)h hai(cid:396) of buddha(cid:859)s (cid:271)ody a(cid:396)e (cid:396)e(cid:448)ealed the i(cid:374)des(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)a(cid:271)le pu(cid:396)e la(cid:374)ds the i(cid:374)des(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)a(cid:271)ly i(cid:374)fi(cid:374)ite. La(cid:374)ds all asse(cid:373)(cid:271)le i(cid:374) a hai(cid:396)(cid:859)s tip (cid:894)of buddha(cid:895) Study of huayan sutra starts from 5th century. Text used not only for scholarly study but practice and devotion as well. Universe can be infinitely large or small in a relative sense. (cid:858)la(cid:396)ge(cid:396)(cid:859) u(cid:374)i(cid:448)e(cid:396)se (cid:272)o(cid:374)tai(cid:374)s i(cid:374)fi(cid:374)ite (cid:858)lesse(cid:396)(cid:859) u(cid:374)i(cid:448)e(cid:396)se a(cid:374)d the i(cid:374)fi(cid:374)ite (cid:858)la(cid:396)ge(cid:859) u(cid:374)i(cid:448)e(cid:396)se.
