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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