GAQ BC 102 - 4th March 2012 (Sunday)

• Went through notes "Differences between the Early Buddhism and the Early Brahmanism"
• Brahmanism
1. Theistic
2. Gods are powerful and are NOT subjected to Kamma
3. Concerned with after-life
4. Worldly and Heavenly gain
5. Authority of Vedas
6. Dogmatic / ekamsavadin
7. Yajna -> sacrificial rites
8. Caste system
9. Asramadhama - encourage to live householder life ; brahmacarya / studentship
10. Etermal Hell and Eternal Heaven
11. Renunciatoin after the first 2 stages of life
12. Veda trayi - Rig, Yajur, Sama
13. Seera / rsis, gods / devas, ancestor / pitr
14. atmavada
15. Upanishads - secret teachings
16. Liberation or moksha - atman together with brahman
• Buddhism
1. Non-theistic
2. God subject to kamma
3. Concerned with the present and now
4. Supramundane gain and the end of suffering
5. Deny Vedas
6. Analysis / vibhajjavadin
7. Ahimsa and observing precepts
8. Equal opportunity for all for spiritual development
9. Pabbajja - going forth full renunciation ; brahmacarya - holy conduct and freedom from samsara
10. Hell and Heaven are nor eternal and subjective
11. Whenever they are ready, they can renunounce
12. Tevijja
• Remember own past lives
• Know others' past lives and kamma
• destruction of defilements are the 10 fetters 
13. Sila Samadhi Panna and also Brahma Viharas
14. Anatta
15. Open Teachings
16. Nibbana