Did Mahayana influence Theravada Buddhism?
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Has anyone read Mahayana: The Doctrinal Foundations? Great book.
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there had been a post here from @ancientbuddhism with a number of links to readings on the question which appears to have been deleted. If it could be restored, it would be appreciated. (I was working through them.)
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Yes, I saw that post as well. I wonder why it was deleted and by whom...Wayfarer wrote:there had been a post here from @ancientbuddhism with a number of links to readings on the question which appears to have been deleted. If it could be restored, it would be appreciated. (I was working through them.)
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May as well have an informed discussion.
On the dating of EBTs:
A Philological Approach to Buddhism, The Bukkyō Dendō Kyōkai Lectures 1994 – K.R. Norman
Pāli Philology and the Study of Buddhism – K.R. Norman
Pāli Literature: Including the Canonical Literature in Prakrit and Sanskrit of All the Hīnayāna Schools of Buddhism – K.R. Norman; Jan Gonda (Editors) History of Indian Literature. Vol. VII. Facs. 2
Pali Oral Literature – L.S. Cousins
On the origins of Mahāyāna:
Searching For the Origins of the Mahāyāna: What are we looking for? – Paul Harrison
The Oldest Mahāyāna Sūtra: Its significance for the study of Buddhist development – Lewis R. Lancaster
Sākiyabhikkhu/Sakayabhikkhu/Śākyabhikṣu: A Mistaken link to Mahāyāna? – L. S. Cousins
Mahāyāna Buddhism – The doctrinal foundations – Paul Williams (Second Edition) 1989 – 2009
All of these materials can be found at "Resources" at the link in my signature.
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On the dating of EBTs:
A Philological Approach to Buddhism, The Bukkyō Dendō Kyōkai Lectures 1994 – K.R. Norman
Pāli Philology and the Study of Buddhism – K.R. Norman
Pāli Literature: Including the Canonical Literature in Prakrit and Sanskrit of All the Hīnayāna Schools of Buddhism – K.R. Norman; Jan Gonda (Editors) History of Indian Literature. Vol. VII. Facs. 2
Pali Oral Literature – L.S. Cousins
On the origins of Mahāyāna:
Searching For the Origins of the Mahāyāna: What are we looking for? – Paul Harrison
The Oldest Mahāyāna Sūtra: Its significance for the study of Buddhist development – Lewis R. Lancaster
Sākiyabhikkhu/Sakayabhikkhu/Śākyabhikṣu: A Mistaken link to Mahāyāna? – L. S. Cousins
Mahāyāna Buddhism – The doctrinal foundations – Paul Williams (Second Edition) 1989 – 2009
All of these materials can be found at "Resources" at the link in my signature.
Mod note: Removed reference to harsh anti-Mahayana polemic
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Niviṭṭhaṃ nāmarūpasmiṃ, idaṃ saccanti maññati.
“See this world with its gods, considering self in what is not-self.
Immersed in this mind and body, they imagine this as real.
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Many thanks! Very interesting.
'Only practice with no gaining idea' ~ Suzuki Roshi
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I don't agree with Greg very often but this is a great posting. Buddhists in western countries are already in a minority without this BS. It may interest people here to know that in Canberra the capital of Australia there are 2 temples in the same street, 1 is Thai (theravada) and the other is vietnamese (Mahayana) the sangha of both communities support each other on different celebratory days and fetes etc. If they can do this I really Can't see why anyone here should be supporting sectarianism.Grigoris wrote:I have complete confidence in the Mahayana, doesn't mean I have to engage in sectarianism though.tomamundsen wrote:And I thought it would be useful to let someone like Dharma Flower know that there are in fact people out there, in very large numbers, that have his kind of confidence in the Mahayana tradition and that he's not the only one that thinks this way.
Personally my confidence is such that I could not give a flying fornication whether Mahayana came first, last, is the words of the Buddha himself, is made up but inspired by the Buddha, etc... Actually, I personally believe that sectarianism betrays a LACK of confidence which requires compensation via (false) feelings of superiority. I believe that sectarianism is a form of need-based ego-centered identification, which is exactly what the Mahayana should NOT be used for.
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In closing: Comparing Mahayana to Theravada is also misleading. Theravada is a school, the Mahayana is a collection of widely varying schools and traditions.
People are presenting the Mahayana as if it is some sort of unitary monolith, when, in fact, there is just as much (if not more) disagreement between Mahayana schools and traditions as there is agreement.
Shiiiiiiit... in many cases there is just as much disagreement within schools and traditions, as there is between them.
People are presenting the Mahayana as if it is some sort of unitary monolith, when, in fact, there is just as much (if not more) disagreement between Mahayana schools and traditions as there is agreement.
Shiiiiiiit... in many cases there is just as much disagreement within schools and traditions, as there is between them.
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"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
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Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
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What, exactly, was in question?Mod note wrote:Removed reference to harsh anti-Mahayana polemic
‘‘Anattani attamāniṃ, passa lokaṃ sadevakaṃ;
Niviṭṭhaṃ nāmarūpasmiṃ, idaṃ saccanti maññati.
“See this world with its gods, considering self in what is not-self.
Immersed in this mind and body, they imagine this as real.
- Sn. 3.12
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Niviṭṭhaṃ nāmarūpasmiṃ, idaṃ saccanti maññati.
“See this world with its gods, considering self in what is not-self.
Immersed in this mind and body, they imagine this as real.
- Sn. 3.12
Secure your own mask before assisting others.
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A Handful of Leaves
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Gombrich is staunchly anti-Mahayana. He's even been chided by Rupert Gethin for it. Posting his work on DharmaWheel as authoritative is inappropriate.ancientbuddhism wrote:What, exactly, was in question?Mod note wrote:Removed reference to harsh anti-Mahayana polemic
(Not the only related quote in that article, just the easiest one to point to.)Gethin on Gombrich wrote:Viewing the Abhidhamma literature and the Mahāyāna sūtras as not having been taught by the Buddha is, of course, nothing new, and Gombrich’s manner of doing so sometimes betrays a failure to properly consider the nature of later developments in Buddhist thought.
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Good Earth! That you cannot discuss points of dispute, on your own, but rather censor and later cite anther's remark. You are definitely in your own echo chamber.
‘‘Anattani attamāniṃ, passa lokaṃ sadevakaṃ;
Niviṭṭhaṃ nāmarūpasmiṃ, idaṃ saccanti maññati.
“See this world with its gods, considering self in what is not-self.
Immersed in this mind and body, they imagine this as real.
- Sn. 3.12
Secure your own mask before assisting others.
– NORTHWEST AIRLINES
Pre-Flight Instruction
A Handful of Leaves
Niviṭṭhaṃ nāmarūpasmiṃ, idaṃ saccanti maññati.
“See this world with its gods, considering self in what is not-self.
Immersed in this mind and body, they imagine this as real.
- Sn. 3.12
Secure your own mask before assisting others.
– NORTHWEST AIRLINES
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A Handful of Leaves
Re: Did Mahayana influence Theravada Buddhism?
We've already had these discussions, you should probably use the search engine before continuing to push your views.ancientbuddhism wrote:Good Earth! That you cannot discuss points of dispute, on your own, but rather censor and later cite anther's remark. You are definitely in your own echo chamber.
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AdminPC made a reasonable, evidence-based rebuttal to your point. He did not censor you. You are not being silenced. Rather, your incompetence is being pointed out to you. Do you think whining about it like this is going to convince anyone otherwise?ancientbuddhism wrote:Good Earth! That you cannot discuss points of dispute, on your own, but rather censor and later cite anther's remark. You are definitely in your own echo chamber.
Re: Did Mahayana influence Theravada Buddhism?
Mahāyāna is a school, in just the same way Theravada is a school. Why? Theravada is also not monolithic, and has many subtraditions, scholastic disputes, and so on.Grigoris wrote:In closing: Comparing Mahayana to Theravada is also misleading. Theravada is a school, the Mahayana is a collection of widely varying schools and traditions.
People are presenting the Mahayana as if it is some sort of unitary monolith, when, in fact, there is just as much (if not more) disagreement between Mahayana schools and traditions as there is agreement.
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Mahāyāna is a school because all Mahāyānists follow the same path. Theravada is a school because all Theravadins follow the same path.
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ie Neither of them are a school.Malcolm wrote:Mahāyāna is a school, in just the same way Theravada is a school. Why? Theravada is also not monolithic, and has many subtraditions, scholastic disputes, and so on.
If you had said: "...because all mahayanis ULTIMATELY aspire to the same end." then I may have agreed with you, but I think it is pretty obvious that not all Mahayana schools follow the same path.Mahāyāna is a school because all Mahāyānists follow the same path.
"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
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All Mahāyānis follow the same path. The Mahāyāna path begins with bodhicitta, the practice of the six or ten perfections is in the middle, and it concludes with perfect buddhahood.Grigoris wrote:ie Neither of them are a school.Malcolm wrote:Mahāyāna is a school, in just the same way Theravada is a school. Why? Theravada is also not monolithic, and has many subtraditions, scholastic disputes, and so on.If you had said: "...because all mahayanis ULTIMATELY aspire to the same end." then I may have agreed with you, but I think it is pretty obvious that not all Mahayana schools follow the same path.Mahāyāna is a school because all Mahāyānists follow the same path.
There are merely differences concerning view. But not conduct, not the path, and not the result.
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I think you may have missed the wide divergence of paths which starts to take place after the practice of the Paramita and their convergence back again at perfect Budhhahood.Malcolm wrote:All Mahāyānis follow the same path. The Mahāyāna path begins with bodhicitta, the practice of the six or ten perfections is in the middle, and it concludes with perfect buddhahood.
There are merely differences concerning view. But not conduct, not the path, and not the result.
"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Re: Did Mahayana influence Theravada Buddhism?
Mere details.Grigoris wrote:I think you may have missed the wide divergence of paths which starts to take place after the practice of the Paramita and their convergence back again at perfect Budhhahood.Malcolm wrote:All Mahāyānis follow the same path. The Mahāyāna path begins with bodhicitta, the practice of the six or ten perfections is in the middle, and it concludes with perfect buddhahood.
There are merely differences concerning view. But not conduct, not the path, and not the result.
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Details for you, the basis for sectarian wrangling for others!Malcolm wrote:Mere details.
"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
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