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Clearing Up Some Misconceptions about Buddhism

Epstein, Ron
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historical Buddha Shakyamuni
Buddhist monastic
ceremony in Hinduism
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Religious ethics
Spirituality and ethics
Methods of ethics
Theological ethics
Philosophical ethics
Comparative religion and interreligious dialogue
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Hindu Ethics
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/202589
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The historical Buddha Shakyamuni denied the divine authority of the Brahmins, the Hindu priestly class. He set up a system of taking refuge with the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) in which a member of the Buddhist monastic community becomes the representative of the Three Jewels and the teacher of individual lay Buddhists. He also set up lineages of enlightened masters, who were entrusted with the task of carrying on the authentic teachings.
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1999-02
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