Stages of the Path: The Origins of the Bodhisattva Bhumis

Lecturer: Prof. Jan Nattier, International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology, Soka University.
The first lecture from the conference "Buddhism in Asia", that took place at the East Asian Studies Department, Tel Aviv University.
4/8/2010

[@ShakuShingan]

I learned a lot from this lecture, thanks for posting.

[@eastxeast]

Very interesting… can anyone tell me who the speaker is?

[@Buddhist_Philosopher]

*Jan Nattier*

[@DigitalBard1]

Only took her 45:00 mins to get to the bit I'm interested in. The 10 stages of the Boddhistatvas. Very thorough lecture in terms of the history of the texts. But waffles a bit, and not enough content.

[@urbandiscount]

Shut it

[@DigitalBard1]

@@urbandiscount Shut what, my ego. Got rid of that a long time ago my dear. I'm on the path.. with an attitude of rudeness like yours. I assume you are struggling with the 8 fold path

[@urbandiscount]

@@DigitalBard1 what exactly was not clear in the description of the lecture? Origin of the bhumis. Also, Boddhistatvas, really?

[@DigitalBard1]

@@urbandiscount where in my comment did I say anything it was unclear. You need to read it word for word. I said it thorough on the history.

[@DigitalBard1]

Took 45 mins to introduce the content. And then you get 10 to 15 mins of actual content.
The stuff about females not being able to become Bodhisattva is very misleading aswell. If you look at much of tibetan artwork. You will see the Buddha deitys embracing the female divine.
The feminine divine spirit is a huge part of Buddhist philosophy