- 1. How much do I know about Tiantai School of Buddhism A Origination of Tiantai School of Buddhism 1. Dynasties/Periods of India in brief 2. Six Phases or Stages of Indian Buddhism 3. Buddhist councils on orthodoxy of Buddhist Scripture and the Tripitaka 4. Mahayana Nagarjuna Study 5 First missionaries of Buddhism to China 6. Kumarajiva's contribution to Chinese Buddhism especially to Tiantai School 7. Three Phases or Stages of Chinese Buddhism
2. Bodhisattva Bodhisattva Nagarjuna Nagarjuna 3. Bodhisattva Nagarjuna Time Name Family background Aptitude Why leave home Course of Learning Controversy Writings How did he die 4. Bodhisattva Nagarjuna Time AD150~250 Name Naga=Dragon arjuna=fierce Dragon is his Masters surname and he was born under a tree Tibetan translated as Dragon he becomes Family background South Sindhu (South India) ( ), Brahmin descendant Aptitude Strong Comprehensive faculty & bright Wide knowledge & Strong Memory 5. BC530~BC370 Primitive Buddhism BC500BC370~BC150 Sectarian Buddhism 0 Asvaghosa AD150~AD500 Initial Stage of Hinayana Buddhism Initial Stage of Mahayana Buddhism AD400 ~ AD500 Middle Stage of Mahayana Buddhism AD600~AD900 Final Stage of Mahayana Buddhism Nagarjuna AD150~250AD500Asanga & Vasubandhu AD1000 6. Bodhisattva Nagarjuna Aptitude Strong Comprehensive faculty & bright Wide knowledge & Strong Memory * A brahmacari is a young Brahman in the first period of his life. 7. W did he leave home and became a monk ? hy (from Indian Masters biography ) 1) Got Invisibility Medicine 8. W did he leave home and became a monk ? hy (from Indian Masters biography ) 2) Got Invisibility Know how 3) Entered Palace to play sex with the beauties 9. W did he leave home and became a monk ? hy (from Indian Masters biography ) 4) The King realized & execution ordered 5) Witnessed death of his best friends 6) Realize Lust is the Essence of suffering 10. Course of Learning (from Indian Masters biography )1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 11. Course of Learning (from Indian Masters biography )6) 7) 8) 9) 12. Preached & propagate Maha-yana (King of Kosala) (Maha-yana ) Upadesa Buddha margalankara sastra Madhyamaka Akutobhaya 13. W ritings (Thousand Treatises Commentator) Explanation Maha-prajna paramita sastra explains Maha-prajna paramita sutra Dasabhu mika-vibhasa sastra explains explains Organization Buddhisambhara sastra Controversy Madhyamaka Dvada sanikaya sastra(Treatise of the 12 Aspects). Vigraha vyavartani Political Ratnavali (1) (2) (3) 14. Power Challenge (from Indian Masters biography ) 15. Converting South Indian King to Buddhist (from Indian Masters biography ) 16. Converting South Indian King to Buddhist (from Indian Masters biography ) 17. How did he die One Version (According to Tripitaka Master Xuanzangs Records of Western countries )Suicide (crown prince) 18. How did he die --- another Version (Indian Masters biography by Kumarajiva ) 19. Nagarjuna doctrine ( )( ) 20. Nagarjuna doctrine Background 21. Nagarjuna doctrine Direction Wide In depth 22. Nagarjuna doctrine Direction Wide In depth 23. Nagarjuna doctrine Direction Wide In depth wisdom of omniscience wisdom of types of paths wisdom of the wisdom of omniscience 24. Nagarjuna doctrine Direction Wide In depth 25. The four practices of wisdom (wisdom truth detachment equanimity wisdom truth detachment equanimity 26. Four Unlimited Mind Mind of Bodhisattva Immeasurable concern for others As object sentient beings are immeasurable subject mind will also be immeasurable Unlimited Kindness Unlimited Compassion Unlimited Delight Unlimited Renunciation 27. Nagarjuna doctrine Direction Wide In depth Maha-ratnakuta Madhyamaka Sunya 28. Nagarjuna doctrine Famous Verse from Madhyamaka Ch. 24 Madhyamaka Sastra I declare that which dependently co-arises is emptiness. It is a descriptive designation having recourse, and is the middle path. 29. Nagarjuna doctrine Famous Verse from Madhyamaka Ch. 24 (6 causations) (4 conditions) 30. Nagarjuna doctrine (6 causations) (4 conditions) 6 causations creatable causes; co-existent causes; concomitant causes; causes of same type; pervasively operating causes; heterogeneous causes 4 conditions (hetu-pratyaya or direct internal cause ) (sam-anantara-pratyaya or gapless cause or ) (alambana-pratyaya or Object as condition) (adhipati-pratyaya or Causes beyond direct 31. Nagarjuna doctrine Famous Verse from Madhyamaka Ch. 24 32. Nagarjuna doctrine Void, Unreal & the Middle way 33. Nagarjuna doctrine Void, Unreal & the Middle way 34. Nagarjuna doctrine Void, Unreal & the Middle way (1) (2) 3) 35. Nagarjuna doctrine Void, Unreal & the Middle way 36. Nagarjuna doctrine Eight Negations neither birth nor death (arising nor ceasing), neither end nor permanence, neither identity nor difference, ( ) neither coming nor going. 37. Nagarjuna doctrine Eight Negations, important concepts of the Middle Way material time space motion 38. Nagarjuna doctrine Natural, Real, True Nirvana 39. Nagarjuna doctrine Relationship between Dependent origination (Arising from conditional causation) and nature of the Void 40. Nagarjuna doctrine Relationship between the Two-fold Truth Nagarjuna twofold truth worldly truth supreme truth worldly truth name appearance distinction supreme void virtuous behavior incredibly profound meaning of void 41. Nagarjuna doctrine Relationship between the Two-fold Truth Maha-prajna-paramita sastra charity observing precepts meditation virtuous practices worldly Daimond Sutra anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme correct enlightenment) no self no others no all beings no life period virtuous dharma anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme correct enlightenment) 42. Nagarjuna doctrine Effect of Nagarjuna doctrine 1) 2) 3) 4) 43. Nagarjuna doctrine Effect of Nagarjuna doctrine 1) 44. Nagarjuna doctrine Effect of Nagarjuna doctrine 2) 3) 45. Nagarjuna doctrine Effect of Nagarjuna doctrine 4) 46. Nagarjuna doctrine ( )( )
