Bodhisattvas: The Development of the Idea of Enlightenment-Beings, 250 B.C. to 750 A.D., 1983

by: Roger Weir

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Bodhisattvas: The Development of the Idea of Enlightenment-Beings, 250 B.C. to 750 A.D.

12 of 13 presentations available
Thursdays, Jan 6, 1983 to Mar 31, 1983



  • Sakyamuni
    Prince of the Sakya Clan and the Historical Buddha
      Recorded: January 6, 1983
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  • Asoka
    King of the Maurya Empire (c 250 B.C.) Who made Buddhism the Religion of India
      Recorded: January 13, 1983
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  • Tathata (Suchness)
    The Term for Spiritual Presence in Asvaghosa
      Recorded: January 20, 1983
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  • Vimalakirti Sutra
    Mahayana Developed for Lay Persons
      Recorded: January 27, 1983
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  • Sunyata (Emptiness)
    The Term for Transcending Suchness
      Recorded: February 3, 1983
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  • Paramitas (Perfections)
    The Six Perfections and Their Practice
      Recorded: February 10, 1983
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  • Prajna-Paramitas Sutras
    Wisdom Perfection Threads
      Recorded: February 17, 1983
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  • Kumarajiva
    The Chinese Translator of the Bodhisattva Idea
      Recorded: February 24, 1983
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  • Bodhidharma
    The Indian Sage Who Taught the Chinese
      Recorded: March 3, 1983
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  • Chinese Pilgrims
    Travels of I-tsing, Fa-shien, and Hsuan-chuang
      Recorded: March 10, 1983
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  • Tun-huang
    The Mysterious Buddhist Center in the Gobi Desert
      Recorded: March 17, 1983
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  • Amitabha
    The Western Paradise Buddha
      Recorded: March 24, 1983
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  • Buddhist Cave Monasteries
    Chinese Sites of Lung-men and Maichishan
      Recorded: March 31, 1983
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