Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • In Buddhism: Kalyana Mitra (Friendly Guide, Pali

    Uploaded by

    相信
    21 views1 page
    In Buddhism, there are several terms used to refer to a spiritual teacher or guide, including Shastri (teacher), Kalyana Mitra (friendly guide), Acarya (master), and Vajra-Acarya (hierophant). The term "guru" is literally translated as "weighty" and refers to Buddhist traditions of increasing the importance of scriptures through spiritual studies. In Mahayana Buddhism, Buddha is sometimes called Bhaisajya guru, which means "medicine guru" and refers to one who cures suffering through their teachings.

    Original Description:

    tiada

    Original Title

    guru 12

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    In Buddhism, there are several terms used to refer to a spiritual teacher or guide, including Shastri (teacher), Kalyana Mitra (friendly guide), Acarya (master), and Vajra-Acarya (hierophant). The term "guru" is literally translated as "weighty" and refers to Buddhist traditions of increasing the importance of scriptures through spiritual studies. In Mahayana Buddhism, Buddha is sometimes called Bhaisajya guru, which means "medicine guru" and refers to one who cures suffering through their teachings.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as doc, pdf, or txt
    21 views1 page

    In Buddhism: Kalyana Mitra (Friendly Guide, Pali

    Uploaded by

    相信
    In Buddhism, there are several terms used to refer to a spiritual teacher or guide, including Shastri (teacher), Kalyana Mitra (friendly guide), Acarya (master), and Vajra-Acarya (hierophant). The term "guru" is literally translated as "weighty" and refers to Buddhist traditions of increasing the importance of scriptures through spiritual studies. In Mahayana Buddhism, Buddha is sometimes called Bhaisajya guru, which means "medicine guru" and refers to one who cures suffering through their teachings.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as doc, pdf, or txt
    of 1

    In Buddhism

    In various Buddhist traditions, there are equivalent words for guru, which include Shastri (teacher),
    Kalyana Mitra (friendly guide, Pali: Kalyāṇa-mittatā), Acarya (master), and Vajra-Acarya (hierophant).
    [39]
    The guru is literally understood as "weighty", states Alex Wayman, and it refers to the Buddhist
    tendency to increase the weight of canons and scriptures with their spiritual studies. [39] In Mahayana
    Buddhism, a term for Buddha is Bhaisajya guru, which refers to "medicine guru", or "a doctor who
    cures suffering with the medicine of his teachings". [40][41]

    You might also like