Buddhism
Preview - Buddhism
Preview - Buddhism
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Definition of Buddhism and a description of how it began and its present status as a world religion.
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Experiences in Siddhartha Gautama's life, and how they led the teachings that resulted in the formation of Buddhism.
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The First Sermon of Buddha
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Description of the five aggregates and the foundational doctrine of Buddhism.
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Therevada emerged as the preserver of the Way of the Elders. The three jewels of the Therevada are the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha.
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The three insights of Mahayana Buddhism are that Buddha taught secret truths, the Buddha was a divine being and a dharmic concept, not just an earthly figure, and Gautama was not the only Buddha.
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The Mahayana Sutras include the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Vimalakirti Sutra and the Lankavatara Sutra.
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A bodhisattva is an enlightened one who, out of compassion, forgoes nirvana in order to save others.
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In Buddhism, actual objects of worship and adoration are ultimately illusory and superseded by true enlightenment. (This lecture begins in the outline, point IX. The Rise of Buddhist Philosophy, point D, #2. The lecture covering IX, points A, B, C and D #1 is not available, but Dr. Tennent is planning to record it.)
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Guest lecturer, Todd Johnson, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, founder of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity.
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In this course, you will gain an in-depth understanding of Buddhism, including its historical background, key concepts, and major branches. You will explore the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, and learn about the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Additionally, you will examine the differences between the major branches of Buddhism, such as Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana, and learn about various Buddhist practices and beliefs, including meditation, karma, rebirth, and the role of the Sangha. Lastly, you will study how Christians can bring hope to Buddhists by sharing the truths of God's character and the salvation of His Son.
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Buddhism
Dr. Timothy Tennent
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One is Tim Tennant. I'm the president of Asbury Theological Seminary, and it is my joy to invite you into this amazing study of Buddhism. Buddhism is one of the three major dissent movements that arose out of Hinduism, and Buddhism by far has been the most successful descent movement ever challenged many of the key thinkings and Hinduism. And but is, of course, today has become a major religion throughout Southeast Asia. This religion really is an opportunity for you to understand only Hinduism, but also how Buddhism arose out of it, and then ultimately how it spread throughout Southeast Asia and around the world. This course studies many of the key features of Buddhism from the rise of Buddhism to the main schools of Buddhism, and both the kind of popular side, the Mahayana Buddhism, as well as the kind of classical Theravada Buddhism. It also studies things more on the edge, like in Tibetan Buddhism or the Vajrayana or Thunderbolt vehicle Buddhism. All of this is explored in the class, and we also take time to look at really the Christian worldview and how the Christian worldview interacts with the Buddhist worldview and how we can be a better witness to Buddhist here and around the world. So I invite you to be a part of this study and to learn as a Christian what it means to encounter Buddhism here and around the world. Thank you.