Good morning everyone, today, I'd like to invite all of you to discuss the Mahayana Buddhism.
But before that, I'd like to formally introduce myself, I am Sienna Fe Antipasado, the leader of
Group 5, and I am the first one to report.
So without further-ado, let's start.
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Great Vehicle (explain) - As the name implies, the Mahayana came to think of itself as "great"
both in its interpretations of the Buddha's teaching and in its openness to a broader group of
people, especially lay people. The word yana means vehicle or raft which evokes the image of
Buddhist teaching as a raft or vehicle that can help one cross over the river of suffering to the
"other shore." The Mahayana is, thus, the "Great Vehicle".
Theravada Buddhism (explain) - Theravada means "Way of the Elders" in Pali. Theravada
Buddhism is the older of two major Buddhist traditions that base their philosophies on the
sutras, or teachings, of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha.
Saddharta Gautama (explain) - Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the
Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th
or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
Ashoka - Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty, grandson of its founder
Chandragupta and son of the second emperor, Bindusara. Upon Bindusara's death, Ashoka and
his brothers engaged in a war of succession, and Ashoka emerged victorious after several
years of conflict.
Mahasanghika - ("Great Congregation", also given as Mahasamghika) was an early Buddhist
school of thought which is thought to have been formed after the Second Buddhist Council of
383 ВСЕ when it separated itself from another school, the Sthaviravada ("Sect of the Elders",
also given as Sthavira nikaya), over differences in monastic practices (known as Vinaya).
The Sthavira nikāya - (Sanskrit "Sect of the Elders"; Chinese: 上座部; pinyin: Shàngzuò Bù) was
one of the early Buddhist schools. They split from the majority Mahāsāmghikas at the time of
the Second Buddhist council.
Shinto - the indigenous religion of Japan consisting chiefly in the cultic devotion to deities of
natural forces and veneration of the Emperor as a descendant of the sun goddess.
Jainism - teaches that the path to enlightenment is through nonviolence and reducing harm to
living things (including plants and animals) as much as possible. Like Hindus and Buddhists,
Jains believe in reincarnation. This cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is determined by one's
karma.
Hindu - a hindu views the entire universe as God's and everything in the universe as God.
Hindus believe that each person is intrinsically divine and the purpose of life is to seek and
realise the divinity within all of us. The Hindu belief is totally non-exclusive and accepts all other
faiths and religious paths.
The Tripitaka - is a name for the sacred texts of Buddhism. It contains the Dharma or teachings
of the Buddha as well as commentary and rules for monks and nuns.
Pali - The Pali Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition,
as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon. It
derives mainly from the Tamrashatiya school.
The Lotus Sutra - teaches that all people can attain Buddhahood, just as they are, in this
lifetime. A person only needs to follow the bodhisattva path-taking compassionate action for
others, based on the recognition that true happiness for yourself is impossible while others
suffer.