Buddhism Theravada Mahayana Vajrayana www euronet nladvayamapbuddh g
Buddhism Theravada Mahayana Vajrayana www. euronet. nl/~advaya/mapbuddh. g if Peg Weidner Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 2007
Goal of Buddhism • Goal – Nirvana –Blown-out candle • Lose all desire, even desire to live • Energy is no more https: //farm 5. staticflickr. c om/4090/5125997231_d 4 deff 9 bc 4. jpg
Theravada • Note – Oldest • “The Lesser Vehicle” • ? 450 -50 BCE web. ukonline. co. uk/buddhism/unicity 1. jpg
Theravada cont’d • Focus – adherence to and meditation on the teachings of Buddha www. buddhanet. net/. . . /images/teaching-buddha. jpg
Theravada cont’d • Goal – wisdom (Manjushri) www. uma. org. uk/. . . /buddha_manjushri 270 x 350. jpg
Theravada cont’d • Model – arhats www. williamjames. com/Immortals 9. JPG
Theravada cont’d • Enlightenment – seek nirvana ASAP jyotisha. 00 it. com/Buddha 2. jpg
Theravada cont’d • Audience – monastic community of monks/bhikkus and nuns/bhikkunis • The Sangha www. borobudur. tv/Image/Laos_monks_3. gif
Mahayana • Note – “The Great Vehicle” • most popular (50%) • ? 0 -200 CE academic. brooklyn. cuny. edu/. . . /minto/statue 1. jp
Mahayana cont’d • Focus – Recovery of Buddha’s experience of enlightenment web. singnet. com. sg/~alankhoo/Buddha_Life. jp
Mahayana cont’d • Goal – Compassion (Avalokitesvara) www. tathiatook. com
Mahayana cont’d • Model – bodhisattva web. mit. edu/. . . /shuanglin_bodhisattv a. jpg
Mahayana cont’d • Enlightenment – refuse nirvana until all are enlightened extreme. k 2. omsknet. ru/art/mystery_of_incarn
Mahayana cont’d • Audience – laity (International Mahayana Institute of the FPMT) www. tsl. imi. tripod. com/image/tslstupa. jpg
Vajrayana • Note -- “The Diamond Vehicle” • Smallest • ? 600’s CE members. tripod. com/~Kalachakra/gelug 1. gif
Vajrayana cont’d • Focus – Special powers of rituals, diagrams, and objects www. geocities. com/lena_liu 2000/ratnasambara. j
Vajrayana cont’d • Goal – fight fire with fire • Harness energy of desire for good • Use art, chant, movement… www. sakya. org/blog/sakyapandita. jpg
Vajrayana cont’d • Model – Dalai Lama www. langandlit. ualberta. ca/. . . /9 a. jpg
Vajrayana cont’d • Enlightenment – use desire to reach enlightenment (mandala) content. answers. com/. . . /d/d 4/238 px-Mandala 1.
Vajrayana cont’d • Audience -- laity www. oslocoalition. org/. . . /image 004. jpg
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