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Sects of Buddhism
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Sects of Buddhism
Lexie Langlois, Julie Louque, Cecile McCLure, Stevie Ledet
Theravada
Mahayana
• Theravada Buddhism is now the prevalent form in the countries of Cambodia, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
• Theravada means “the way of the elders” follows the earliest texts, and thus tends to agree with the original teaching of the Buddha
• The teachings of the Buddhism, not the figure of the Buddha, are most important.
• Therevada focuses on the teachings, cultivating wisdom through knowing the Four Noble Truths, and practicing the Noble Eightfold Path, especially meditation.
• Largest portion of Buddhism made up of over half of the population's Buddhists
• Prevalent in China, Japan, and Korea
• Focuses on Buddha himself as a "divine savior"
• Offers salvation through grace and compassion of Buddha
• Bodhisattvas- "Buddhas in the making"
• Compassion is biggest virtue- bigger than wisdom
Vajrayana
Ch'an/Zen
• The Vehicle of the Diamond
• Small minority of Buddhists
• Of special interest because of Vajrayana’s homeland, Tibet
• High mountain plateaus of Tibet have sheltered Vajrayana from the rest of the world for centuries
• By harnessing the sensual energies of life, Vajrayana attempts to propel the individual toward enlightenment
• Harnessing life’s basic energy of sexuality
• Another important feature of Vajrayana is its institution of lamas, a hierarchy of clearly headed by the Dalai Lama
• Zen understood as verb- act of doing
• Daily zazen aka sitting meditation
• No Zen itself
• Balance between self-reliance and knowing
Works Cited
Brodd, Jeffrey. World Religions: A Voyage of Discovery. Third Edition. Saint Mary's Press, 2009.
Brown, Anna. "The Gifts of Zen Buddhism : An Interview With Robert E. Kennedy."
America 14 Oct. 2000, p. 15. go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&sw=w&u=bato03749&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA66521292&asid=9969a1b05e2c768d0bf947755f447087. Accessed 25 Jan. 2017.