Friday, October 8, 2010

Buddhism

Timeline of Buddhism in China
Wen Shu Shih-Li P'usa or Manjushri Bodhisattva

AMITABHA: Buddha of Boundless Light of the Western Paradise

 Chinese Buddhas

Buddhism in China

  • Dominant in China form is the Mahayana "The Greater Vehicle"
  • Salvation and compassion
  • Bodhisattvas -" enlightened beings"delay Nirvana to actively help others.
  • Bodhisattva Guanyin 
    • aids the suffering of the world
    • devotional figure for Chinese Buddhists and Daoists
  • Four Noble truths
    • Suffering
    • Desire and attachment led to suffering
    • End to suffering is possible
    • There is a path - Eightfold way
  • Noble Eightfold way
    • Right view
    • Right intention
    • Right speech
    • Right action
    • Right livelihood
    • Right effort
    • Right mindfulness
    • Right concentration

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