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

by: Roger Weir

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 @ Jan 06
    Prince of the Sakya Clan and the Historical Buddha
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  • Asoka @ Jan 13
    King of the Maurya Empire (c 250 B.C.) Who made Buddhism the Religion of India
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  • Tathata (Suchness) @ Jan 20
    The Term for Spiritual Presence in Asvaghosa
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  • Vimalakirti Sutra @ Jan 27
    Mahayana Developed for Lay Persons
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  • Sunyata (Emptiness) @ Feb 03
    The Term for Transcending Suchness
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  • Paramitas (Perfections) @ Feb 10
    The Six Perfections and Their Practice
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  • Prajna-Paramitas Sutras @ Feb 17
    Wisdom Perfection Threads
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  • Kumarajiva @ Feb 24
    The Chinese Translator of the Bodhisattva Idea
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  • Bodhidharma @ Mar 03
    The Indian Sage Who Taught the Chinese
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  • Chinese Pilgrims @ Mar 10
    Travels of I-tsing, Fa-shien, and Hsuan-chuang
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  • Tun-huang @ Mar 17
    The Mysterious Buddhist Center in the Gobi Desert
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  • Amitabha @ Mar 24
    The Western Paradise Buddha
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  • Buddhist Cave Monasteries @ Mar 31
    Chinese Sites of Lung-men and Maichishan
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