Midterm: The Dao Of Pooh
Siddhartha Gautama King Suddhodana & Queen Maha Maya
Sakya clan of the Kshatriya caste Sakyamuni
LUMBINI
(God?)
(Narrative/Mythic)
Narrative/Mythic
Lalitavistara sutra or the "Play in full"
Birth of the Buddha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnFqxiao7c
(The Birth A Wish Fulfilled)
Narrative/Mythic
“I have been born to achieve awakening for the good of the world: this is my last birth.”
— The Buddha at Birth after having taken seven steps.
Narrative/Mythic
(The Child)
(Maha Pajapati Gotami)
Narrative/Mythic (The Child)
(Devadatta)
Narrative/Mythic
(The Prince)
(Yasodhara)
Narrative/Mythic
(Old Man)
(Sick Man)
(Dead Man)
(Monk)
Narrative/Mythic
(The Renunciate)
Narrative/Mythic
(The Ascetic)
Narrative/Mythic
(The Buddha)
Narrative/Mythic The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
(The First Teaching & The Sangha)
Narrative/Mythic
The Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Bhumisparsha mudra (Earth Witness)
(The Sermon At Rajagha)
Narrative/Mythic
Abhayam mudra (Fearlessness)
(Nalagiri, the Elephant)
Narrative/Mythic
The Fire Sermon at Gayasisa
(Brahmayoni)
Narrative/Mythic
Adam’s Peak, Sri Lanka
(Wanderings)
Narrative/Mythic
“Whatever doctrine and discipline taught and made known by me will be your teacher when I am gone.”
— The Buddha
(Death: The Tathagata)
Beloved of the gods speaks thus: Twelve years after my coronation I started to have Dharma edicts written for the welfare and happiness of the people, and so that not transgressing them they might grow in the Dharma. Thinking: “How can the welfare and happiness of the people be secured?” I give my attention to my relatives, to those dwelling far, so I can lead them to happiness and then I act accordingly. I do the same for all groups. I have honored all religions with various honors. But I consider it best to meet with people personally.
Narrative/Mythic
270 - 232 BC
(Asoka, The Virtuous King)
(Doctrinal/Philosophical)
Doctrinal/Philosophical
(Illusion) (Chronological Survey)
India Mongolia Tibet
Pantheon populated by thousands of bodhisattvas,
as well as buddhas and goddess-like
figures.
Doctrinal/Philosophical
China Mongolia Tibet Korea Japan
Pantheon populated by thousands of bodhisattvas,
as well as buddhas and goddess-like
figures.
Worship of deities;
however, the Buddha is a
perfected human being,
not a god.
Sri Lanka Myanmar Thailand Cambodia Laos
(Therevada) (Mahayana) (Vajrayana)
(The Way of
the Elders)
(The Greater Vehicle)
(The Diamond Vehicle)
THEREVADA MAHAYANA VAJRAYANA Plus: Plus:
The Tripitaka The Sutras Tantric Texts
Vinaya Pitaka (Discipline) Lotus Sutra Great Stages of Enlightenment
Sutra Pitaka (Discourse) The Heart Sutra
Tibetan Book of the DeadAbhidharma Pitaka (Teachings) — Dharmapada —
Pure Land Sutra
D E S I R E D O U T C O M E : N I R V A N A
Become an arhant Become a bodhisattva Reach Nirvana in a single lifetime Doctrinal/Philosophical
(Sacred Texts, Pali)
Dharma = Truth Doctrinal/Philosophical
The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Dharmachakra mudra
(The First Teaching & the Sangha)
Doctrinal/Philosophical
(Dukkha)
(Viparinama)
(Sankhara)
Doctrinal/Philosophical
nirodha satya
arya marga
dukkha
trishna
(Four Noble
Truths)
Doctrinal/Philosophical
(“Right”s in Calibri: Next Slide)
(The Eight-Fold Path)
Little Monk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0qvdH71YjA
Doctrinal/Philosophical
Absolute cessation or an ineffable transcendental state?
“One thing and only one thing do I teach, suffering and the cessation of suffering.”
“Nirvana is the ultimate happiness.”
— The Buddha
Doctrinal/Philosophical
(Nirvana)
Sunyata
The Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Doctrinal/Philosophical
(Emptiness)
(The Sermon at Rajagrha)
Impermanence:
Body functions +
Perceptions +
Feelings +
Disappointments +
States of consciousness
=
The Human Being
Doctrinal/Philosophical
The Five Skandhas of the
Heart Sutra
Three Thousand-Fold World System
(Anatta: Pure Selflessness)
Doctrinal/Philosophical
(Rebirth vs. Reincarnation)
Doctrinal/Philosophical
Doctrinal/Philosophical
(Jataka Tales)
(Gautama)
Doctrinal/Philosophical
M e
rit n o
t N irva
n a
E xp
ia ti
o n
o f
si n
(Many Heavens)
(Yama)
(Many Hells)
Doctrinal/Philosophical
bodhisattva of mercy
compassion
(Avalokiteshvara)
Doctrinal/Philosophical
Amitabha Buddha
(Nirvana proving impossible? Go to Pure Land in the meantime!)
The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso
Manifestation of Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
Doctrinal/Philosophical
Chenrezig
(Tulku)
C h
in e
se G
o d
d e
ss G
u a
n Y
in
M a
h a
ya n
a B
o d
h is
a tt
va A
va lo
k it
e sh
va ra
M a
h a
ya n
a P
u re
L a
n d
A m
it a
b h
a B
u d
d h
a
Doctrinal/Philosophical=== Chenrezig
Doctrinal/Philosophical
Amitabha (Chenrezig/Avalokiteshvara)
The Discriminating Antithesis: desire & lust
Amogasiddhi The Accomplishing
Antithesis: fear & envy
Vairochana The All-encompassing Antithesis: ignorance
Akshobhya The Mirror
Antithesis: anger & hatred
Ratnasambhava The Equal
Antithesis: pride
(Dhyani Buddhas)
Doctrinal/Philosophical
Rinzai-Zen Koans
Soto-Zen Zazen/Shikantaza
Ensō
(Zen)
butsudan
singing bowl
Nirvana is known as Satori in Zen Buddhism.
It is a state achieved by meditation and
mind/body control.
Doctrinal/Philosophical
(Perception vs. Conception)
Doctrinal/Philosophical
Being in the world, to what may it be compared?
Dwelling in a dewdrop, falling from the waterfowl’s beak,
the image of the moon. —Dogen
Art installation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0As37-obH78
Zen temple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInH13O6bH8
(Ritual/Practical)
Ritual/Practical
(Vihara)
Wat Pho? A Community Center!
Ritual/Practical
Bangkok, Thailand
(Vihara)
Ritual/Practical
Boudhanath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIqcXNm-xt0
Ritual/Practical
Hindu/Buddhist Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKiB6OvYkQA
(Insight through Mindfulness)
(Vipassana Meditation)
(Samatha)
(Anapanasati)
Ritual/Practical
Commonalities: Presided over by male relative Tying bride and groom together
Blessing from monk or nun
rite of passage
(Matrimony)
Ritual/Practical
last rites
Most Common: Cremation Water burials
(Death)
Ritual/Practical
(Pilgrimage)
(Geographical names in Calibri: Slides following)
Ritual/Practical
(Lumbini)
Ritual/Practical
(Bodhgaya)
Ritual/Practical
(Sarnath)
Ritual/Practical
(Rajgir)
Ritual/Practical
(Kushinagar)
Ritual/Practical
Birth Enlightenment
& Death of the
Buddha (Wesak)
Ritual/Practical
Preaching in
Sri Lanka
(Poson)
Ritual/Practical
Awa dance: https://vimeo.com/73028089
& Mokuren
the Ancestors
in Japan
Awa Odori: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pex9knTF8eg
(Obon)
“Om Mani Padme Hum” Ritual/Practical
(Mudras) (Mantras) (Mandalas)
(Transmutation)
(Ethical/Legal)
“Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.”
—Udanavarga, 5:18
Ethical/Legal
(Khuddaka Nikaya)
Ethical/Legal
1. Ahimsa
2. No stealing
3. No lies
4. No sexual impropriety
5. No intoxicants
(Ahimsa)
(Sila)
abuse; aggression; ambition; anger; arrogance; baseness; blasphemy; calculation; callousness; capriciousness; censoriousness; conceit; contempt; cruelty; cursing; debasement; deceit; deception; delusion; derision; desire for fame; dipsomania; discord; disrespect; disrespect; dissatisfaction; dogmatism; dominance; desire for power; effrontery; egoism; enviousness; envy; excessiveness; faithlessness; falseness; furtiveness; gambling; garrulity; gluttony; greed; greed for money; grudging; hard- heartedness; hatred; haughtiness; high-handedness; hostility; humiliation; hurtfulness; hypocrisy; ignorance; imperiousness; imposture; impudence; inattentiveness; indifference; ingratitude; insatiability; insidiousness; intolerance; intransigence; irresponsibility; jealousy; being a know-it-all; lacking in comprehension; lecherousness; lying; malignance; manipulation; masochism; mercilessness; negativity; obsession; obstinacy; stubbornness; oppression; ostentation; pessimism; prejudice; presumption; pretentiousness; pride; prodigality; quarrelsomeness; rage; rapacity; ridicule; sadism; sarcasm; seduction; self-denial; self-hatred; lust; shamelessness; stinginess; stubbornness; torment; tyranny; unkindness; unruliness; unyielding; vanity; vindictiveness; violence; temper; voluptuousness; wrath.
Ethical/Legal
(108)
(Bonno)
Ethical/Legal
generosity morality renunciation insight energy patience truthfulness resolution loving-kindness equanimity
(10 Perfections or Paramita)
Ethical/Legal
generosity morality patience
vigor concentration
wisdom skill-in-means
resolution strength
knowledge
(10 Perfections or Paramita)
Experiential/Emotional
If people expect mercy, they should show mercy. By the law of karma, those who kill others will, in turn, be killed.
If we expect happiness in the future, we must not harm any creature. Whoever sows suffering will reap the same fruits.
— The Buddha
(Moved to compassion)
Experiential/Emotional
Dhyana mudra (meditation)
(Social/Institutional)
Social/Institutional
(Buddha) (Bodhisattva) (Bodhisattva) (Arhant) (Arhant)
Social/Institutional
(Monks and Nuns)
no meal after noon no raised beds no adornments no entertainments no money
Social/Institutional
A monk’s life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugbf4r2Kj0Q
(Monks and Nuns)
no meal after noon no raised beds no adornments no entertainments no money
A nun’s life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoBqxKoNf0Y
Social/Institutional
(Monks and Nuns)
(experiential/emotional)
Experiential/Emotional
When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear. —The Buddha
(fearlessness detachment)
Experiential/Emotional
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has
their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.
— The Buddha
Vitarka mudra (teaching)
(charity) Varada mudra
(compassion no-self & emptiness)
Experiential/Emotional
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
— The Buddha
(equanimity impermanence)
Experiential/Emotional
When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.
—The Buddha
(joy dukkha)
(dana generosity)
(material/artistic)
Material/ArtisticParo Valley, Bhutan
Bagan, Myanmar/Burma
Kek Lok Si, China
earth
air
fire
water
w is
d o
m
(Vihara)
Material/Artistic
(the Ajanta caves)
Material/Artistic
(Stupas)
Material/Artistic
Material/Artistic
Painting Bodhitsatvas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXg559i0dGg
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