GAQ BC 102 - 8th January 2012 (Sunday)

• Gave Name and email (namarupa@live.com.sg).
• Brahmana Culture and Samana Culture.
• History cannot escape from origin of Buddhism – this will be done for the 1^st few weeks.
• The culture section is something like the diploma syllabus.
• Kamma topic related to Buddhism.
• University in Holland emphasizes on learning rather than passing all exams and not having the passion for learning.
• Lokiya -> mundane
• Lokuttara -> supramundane
• Early Buddhism refers to Theravada and the Pali Tipitaka justifies this.
• There are 3 schools of Buddhism.
• Explained about “Hinayana” this term which is low, base and vulgar. In 1950, there is a conference in Sri Lanka and they decided to request the Mahayana tradition to stop using Hinayana to refer to Theravada.
• Money is an issue with monastics and it is the 10^th novice precept and it was the main cause for the 2^nd Buddhist Council.
• Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Jewish Theravada monk. He came to Singapore preciously and requested the Singaporeans or people to stop the practice of giving monks $$$ as dana.