Lecture 1 Flashcards
when did the work buddhism come to be
when westerners turned an eye to it
did buddhists always refer to themselves as such
no, it wasn’t in their religion to call themselves that but they do now
what is sasana (sanskrit)
order, disciples, doctrine, message, teaching
why is it wrong to base the entirety of buddhism on sasana
can’t compare it to christianity and just base the entire religion off of a doctrine
it is a limited definition of the religion
how popular is/was buddhism
over 1/2 the present world pop has lived in an area where it has or has been a dominant force
did colonists automatically know that it was buddhism spanning across different areas
no, they didnt know it was buddhism because of the different aesthetics of each
colonists created the objet they were looking for
what is truth in the buddhist context
we think fo truth as unchanging and singular… buddhism is one of the religions that do not subscribe to this! truth as ONE thing is a colonial perspective– they look for one truth
what is the view of buddhism in the west
gets a positive stereotype
colonists separate their creation of buddhism and the practice (interpretation) into different parts which is not an accurate representation of the religion
who was brian Houghton
(1800-1894)
-1837, delivered package of buddhism sanskrit manuscripts to a guy and kind of initiated the birth of sanskrit buddhism
what is sanskrit buddhism
brian claimed to have discovered the originl text of the buddhist language (sanskrit) but he DIDN’t
who founded the Pali Text Society
T.W Rhys Davids
what was the light of asia
by sir edward arnald (knighted based on this poem)
Poem published 1879 about the life of buddha
He had grown sick of his own culture/tradition and projected it onto buddhism all that he felt was missing
Many people tried to counteract/talk about the evils of buddhism based on this
The language of the poem is extremely christian! taking about buddhism but sounds like praising jesus and christian language
Views the buddha as a S.A jesus
what was the theosophical society
founded 1875
“to collect and diffuse(?) knowledge of the laws which govern the universe”
madame Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891) and Henry Olcott (1832-1907)
Believed that all of humanity was governed b some spiritual universal law and individual religions ar just getting PARTS of the truth
they were devastated by the state of religion (materialistic) and wanted hints back on track
what was the theory of human spirituality
truth said by tibetian brotherhood
where did the buddhist flag come from
created 1880 by JR de skive and Col. HS Olcott
late 19c invention by part american
