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Asian Behavior and Thought 3/20/13
Study Guide 7 – Mahayana Buddhism
Questions for reading and discussion. Important terms.
I. For Friday, Mar. 22. Early Buddhism. Mahayana Buddhism
Read: Ch. 8: pp.134-139. Review Early Buddhism – Basic Teachings (handout, and on Blackboard). On Mahayana Buddhism, read: Ch. 6: pp. 100-106; Ch. 7: pp. 110-114, 121-123. Also: Mahayana Buddhism – Essential Teachings (handout, and on Blackboard.) (2nd ed., Ch. 8: pp.125-130; Ch 6: pp.93-8; Ch 7: pp.102-6, 112-5)
1 What are the four sublime states?
2 What is Early Buddhism’s view of material well-being?
3 How does the ethical life of lay persons compare with that of monks and nuns?
4 Outline an overview of the general spread of Buddhism through Asia.
5 How is Mahayana Buddhism distinguished from Early Buddhism (referred to in text usually as Theravada Buddhism)?
6 In Mahayana Buddhism what is a bodhisattva?
karuna
Pure Land
Amitabha
Chan
Zen
bodhisattva
II. For Monday, Mar. 25. Mahayana Buddhism
Reread: Ch. 6: pp. 100-106; Ch. 7: pp. 110-114, 121-123. Review: Mahayana Buddhism – Essential Teachings (handout, and on Blackboard). (2nd ed. reread Ch 6: pp.93-8; & Ch 8: 116-118, 121-125)
1 Review: how is Mahayana Buddhism distinguished from Early Buddhism (referred to in text usually as Theravada Buddhism)? Which, if either, has more appeal to you?
2 How does the conception of Buddha change?
3 What is the relation of nirvana to samsara?
4 What are the meaning of emptiness (shunyata) and “suchness” (tathata)?
5 In the original Buddhist view can nirvana be reached by ritual or worship? What reasons or purposes do worship and ritual have?
6 How has the Buddhist view of women compared in theory to historical practice?
Lotus Sutra
Nagarjuna
shunyata (emptiness)
dharma
dependent co-arising (dependent origination)
Three Bodies (Trikaya)...