The transformation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara

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5 pages

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.doc

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05/06/2009

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Table of Contents The transformation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The development of Mahayana Buddhism
  3. Avalokitesvara
  4. Kuan Yin and the feminine
  5. Conclusion
  6. Bibliography

Abstract

Buddhism arose in India around 500 BCE. It was focused on the teachings of Gautama Buddha and organized around the spiritual practices of monks and nuns who also taught the Buddha's message. In the first 500 years of its existence in India the religion or tradition of Buddhism was influenced by other religious ideas and a new major interpretation of Buddhist teachings evolved. In this new version of Buddhism there were several spiritual figures called bodhisattvas; these were advanced spiritual practitioners who vowed not to enter enlightenment until all sentient beings had entered enlightenment and left the world of suffering or samsara

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