The Origins of Mahayana Buddhism - Interview with Professor Charles Willemen

[@venrakkhita]

I have been waiting for a good , calm talk like this for a long time. I much prefer it to the other material i went through produced by Bhikkhu Sujato on Early Buddhist schools, with all respects to his holiness. Early schisms is a touchy topic. There is a breath and simplicity of explanation that is non-partisan and authoritative. In a complex topic.

[@mael-strom9707]

Peaceful debate and discussion ...wonderful Buddhist ideology always shines through like a lotus growing out of the mud into a radiant sun.

[@tdaravuth]

So nice!

[@NewEarth25]

Interesting evolution, reaction, borrowing and exchange of ideas and mediation in various schools of Mahayana/mahasangika..why not much is heard of Sthaviravada?

[@NewEarth25]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Buddhist_schools

[@siangteh]

Good to see & hear the talk of Prof. Charles Willemen on youtube..... Can we have more of this so as to learn more ?

[@ongong9436]

Avoid evil, do good & purify one's mind. This is the teachings of all Buddha. I think all Buddhist traditions agreed on this verse as is found in the Dhammapada.

[@RaymondLam_Buddhistdoor]

For more from our scholar and professor guests, check out our Buddhist Studies playlist on our KZbin channel! Thanks for watching and please subscribe!

[@kashmirpandit]

The 4th Mahayana Buddhism Council was Held in Harwan, Srinagar Kashmir under the rule of Kanishka and it was Kashmiri Pundits who proclaimed Buddhism in Tibet, sri lanka, China.

[@Jack1Free]

No bias on your part, I'm sure. So Kashmiris in the 2nd Century CE 'proclaimed Buddhism' in Sri Lanka, where the Tipitaka was written hundreds of years before? Yeah, right...

[@kashyap5849]

Mahayanists messed up Buddhism with their local culture. Original is Theravada.

[@gams903]

Thanks

[@dan020350]

Good job

[@Ozric8]

G Beam is where, this wording is from the subtitles. I don't think it's the right translation though?

[@brindlymousten]

Moth man. Your statement is wrong. You mention here, 'Many northern east scholars found that the Buddhism is a copy of Greek philosophy' ….. Can you please mention some of the scholars you refer here ?. You utterly mislead the you tube audience by claiming Buddhist doctrine was established after AD 4C and most of Buddhist books were written after AD 1C. Your statements are fictional beyond any hypothesis.

[@ollimekatl]

the origin of desiring to be the origin and source of a people thing or idea.

[@NguyenThanh-zv6li]

Why was Buddhism clean out of Afganistan and Pakistan?

[@GoodOne4All]

Nyima Tsering You but that's not all.. Buddhism was not being funded or propagated well in the Majority Hindu land, You have to remember many different Hindu sects competed sided beside and well it no longer fluoresced

[@GoodOne4All]

Also, Remember this goes for Any and All faiths. It's called conquering lands and sponsorship by the Empire/Dynasty. Examples: (1) Abbasids propagated Islam (2) Mongols propagated Vajrayana Buddhism (3) Khmer progated majority Hinduism (4) Roman propagated majority Catholicism it's just how it works. sad to say

[@y-s8591]

MrGunwitch my friend i am from the indian sub continent. please don't spread such lies. religion is a tool for both good and evil. if you do not understand and instead mock or demonize. you miss the point why the religions are where they are. please be respectful.

[@MrGunwitch]

Just stating facts friend. Brush up on your Indian history.

[@awingnaprayer2003]

Islam!!

[@afrikan1000]

Buddha has its origin in KEMET (now called egypt). All the ancients statues representing Buddha in Asia have an Afrikan feature. In the book, Afrikan Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality (Chiekh Anta Diop, pg 287) the author states this about the origin of Budha: " It would seem that Buddha was an Egyptian priest, chased from Memphis by the persecutions of Cambyses. This tradition would justify the portrayal of Buddha with wooly hair. Historical documents do not invalidate this tradition. According to Diop, William Ward, who published some years ago a vast compilation of various documents on Hindu, religion, history and literature, based on extracts from books in Sanskrit, included a biographical account of Buddha, establishing that "he could not have appeared until the sixth century B.C...Buddha is given the surname Goulama, which is that of the usurper's race". -M. de Marles Histoire generale de l'philosophical

[@kashyap5849]

Mahayanists messed up Buddhism with their local culture. Original Buddha's teaching is Theravada.

[@dpavlovsky]

I agree. I was led astray by a lot of Mahayanist "teachings". In the process of detoxing my mind from this stuff.

[@thomasokedoke6700]

Charles Willeman embraces the narrow view point buddism called hinayana. HE despises mahayana AS fake.

[@Jack1Free]

Not true. He is my teacher, so I know. Nobody but haters even use the word "hinayana' BTW. The correct term is Theravada...

[@SBCBears]

It is not true that "nobody but haters even use the word "hinayana"". That term is commonly used to refer to Theravadans by people who are not haters. "Hinayana" is a term in broad use. Though it was coined by people to denigrate Theravada, the usage today is so common that many people use it without knowing the negative connotation attributed to it by Mahayanans.

[@kashyap5849]

Let me clear one thing. Buddha made effort to save All beings, where's the key is to get Nirvana easily.... Then the Mahayanists came out and denied to get Nirvana until they get full buddhahood which is pretty much difficult. The reason is actually carving for Buddha's knowledge.... Suppose they'll get buddhahood someday, But, if other beings also deny to get Nirvana the same way they did to get buddhahood? So whomever they're talking to save within themselves? LoL. (I think by their carving for buddhahood, they're very less possibly gonna get *Pacceka buddhahood* who is not even noticable to other compared to an enlightened Arhat or savaka buddha) LOL On the other hand the Theravadas understood the Buddhas teaching and they accepted it, and it's still available now. They're getting or gonna get Nirvana and far sooner and easier way. So, who is the real fool here?

[@kashyap5849]

Let me clear one thing. Buddha made effort to save All beings, where's the key is to get Nirvana easily.... Then the Mahayanists came out and denied to get Nirvana until they get full buddhahood which is pretty much difficult. The reason is actually carving for Buddha's knowledge.... Suppose they'll get buddhahood someday, But, if other beings also deny to get Nirvana the same way they did to get buddhahood? So whomever they're talking to save within themselves? LoL. (I think by their carving for buddhahood, they're very less possibly gonna get *Pacceka buddhahood* who is not even noticable to other compared to an enlightened Arhat or savaka buddha) LOL On the other hand the Theravadas understood the Buddhas teaching and they accepted it, and it's still available now. They're getting or gonna get Nirvana and far sooner and easier way. So, who is the real fool here?

[@int.praisingjesuschurch3043]

Buddihsm is a copy of Greek philosophy! Many northern east asian scholars found this fact! Buddihsm doctrine was eastablished after AD 4C and most of the books Buddihsm were written after AD 1C!

[@SonofSethoitae]

Every single part of this statement is wrong.

[@brindlymousten]

0-I 0-I ?? You sounds very ignorant. Buddhism was originated, cultivated and practiced in India. Then it was spread in to the other Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal , Burma , China etc. You are mistaken for the Greco Buddhism, sort of Buddhism practised in Bactrian civilization. A portion of Bactrian civilization was influenced by the Greek migrants or invaders which was connected Macedonian born king Alexander. The fact you try to mislead is, the Greek invaders ( with some philosophical background ) learned Indian based Buddhist philosophy ( concepts such as non existence, impermanence, selflessness etc) which later introduced to the existing Greek concepts. By Appling any common sense, one can assume the concepts such ass selflessness or impermanence are highly controversial in any western based philosophy, which idealise iternal existence and highly exaggerated self. Any comments about this 0-l 0-l ?? …?

[@kashyap5849]

In China you're not familiar with pure Buddhism. Mahayanists messed up Buddhism with their local culture. Original is Theravada.

[@int.praisingjesuschurch3043]

@@kashyap5849 Don't you know that Maha Buddihsm is not from Buddah? All buddihsm is the copy of western philosophy and religion.

[@kashyap5849]

@@int.praisingjesuschurch3043 Slightly yes. But you gotta be biased. I know its philosophy is based on commentary of early Indian buddhists philosophers not westerns.