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A Level Religious Studies: Mahayana Buddism Revision Notes

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Mahayana Buddhism So Far The Council Why? – Maha Kashyapa concern for the future of the dharma after the Buddha died.   1 st Council – Maha Kashyapa and many senior monks held a council of 500 arahats to collect the teachings of the Buddha. After asking upali (chief disciple of the Buddha) the vinaya was agreed (monastic discipline). They also questioned Ananda (attendant of the Buddha) on sermons taught by the Buddha – the sutta was established (teachings). Why ? To settle an agreement between a group of monks and the elders of the order. 2 nd Council – Over monastic practise – some monks had a lax interpretation of vinaya. They wanted greater freedom in the application of rules of the vinaya. The practises of dissenting monks were unacceptable but they refused to accept the decision of the council known as Mahasanghilias – they were sympathetic to ordinary monks. This led to Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism. The only goal worthy of attainment was Buddhahood. Why ? To remove the ...
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