secular Buddhisum Flashcards
what does secularisation actually mean
non-religious or wordly
what is one reason why the world is becoming increasingly secular
Do to scientific descovery and an increasing need for emperical evidence to proove scientific claims
why has Buddhisum been seen to be becoming increasingly popular in more secular western socity
-Buddhist practases such as meditation can be benefiytal for mental health which can be seen to be a larger issue in western secular socity
-The non-dogmatic nature of Buddhsium could also be seen as faverouble
How has Buddhisum itself been adapted along with the secularisation of socity
less of the supernatural beleifs such as the 6 realms of rebirth
what is the Buddhist forest tration
This is a sub school of theravda buddhisum that rejects the secularisation of buddhisum and instead favours the traditional approach. The forest tradition goes as far as immitating the way in which early buddhists followed a more nomadic life style- the forrest tradition attempt to replicate this
how did the buddhist forrest tradition originate
The buddhist forest traditon originated from two monks who simply began wandering the contry side in an effort to return to the original ways of buddhisum
what is the amaravati tradtion
bascially just the british version of the forrest thing
what scholar supported secular buddhisum
stephen batchelor