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BUDDHIST SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT — the first major division in the SAGHA is traditionally connected with the Council of Vail approximately 100 years after death of the BUDDHA (383 BC). Disagreement arose concerning degree of strictness with which monastic discipline was to be… … Concise dictionary of Religion
MDHYAMIKA — a school of MAHYNA BUDDHISM founded by NGRJUNA the central BELIEF of which is the negation of all empirical CONCEPTS. The school greatly influenced the development of various other Mahyna schools of PHILOSOPHY including the YOGCRA and the… … Concise dictionary of Religion
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ADI-BUDDHA — a term used in MAHYNA BUDDHISM, especially in Nepal and Tibet, to designate the primordial BUDDHA. The idea distinguishes secondary FORMS of the Buddha s manifestations on earth from the essential CONCEPT of Buddhahood itself … Concise dictionary of Religion
AGAMA — one of the three collections of MAHYNA BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES found in the TRIPIAKA … Concise dictionary of Religion
BALA — BUDDHIST term for power. In the PALI CANON there are five powers referred to as 1) faith 2) energy 3) mindfulness 4) concentration 5) wisdom. Other powers are mentioned singularly, such as shame, or as members of groups. In… … Concise dictionary of Religion
BODHISATTVA — SANSKRIT term used in BUDDHISM for one who aspires to BODHI or Buddhahood. In the MAHYNA TRADITION the idea is developed to replace the term RHANT as the Buddhist ideal and the Bodhisattva becomes a SAVIOR figure who forgoes ENLIGHTENMENT to… … Concise dictionary of Religion
DIAMOND STRA — a MAHYNA BUDDHIST text dedicated to the attainment of the PERFECTION OF WISDOM … Concise dictionary of Religion
LALITAVISTARA — one of the most important texts in MAHYNA BUDDHISM which tends towards a FORM of BUDDHIST BHAKTI and gives a very different account of the BUDDHA s life which emphasizes the play or sport of a divine BEING. The date of the text is unknown … Concise dictionary of Religion
LOTUS SUTRA — probably the most important text of MAHYNA BUDDHISM. Its rich MYTHOLOGY and doctrine inspired the development of PURE LAND BUDDHISM and a variety of other BUDDHIST SECTS in China and Japan. It was translated into Chinese in the second century… … Concise dictionary of Religion
