1. RELS110:12 2010-11-25 Agenda Attendance :15 Announcements Debriefing from the last week :25 Mahayana Buddhism :25 video :36 Distinctive features of Mahayana Buddhism :04 Homework for Next Time

2. DebriefingDebriefing About the conference in Atlanta Tell me about: Monday’s visit by Nancy Marenick from the Writing Centre Tuesday’s visit by the Buddhist nuns What was the most significant thing you learned? What do you have questions about?

3. In the Religious Calendar Birthday of Bahaullah Bahá'u'lláh (12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892) was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. claimed to be a messenger from God taught humanity is one single race the age has come for its unification in a global society imprisoned by the Persian and Ottoman authorities Wrote many religious works, most notably the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and the Kitáb-i-Íqán.Kitáb-i-AqdasKitáb-i-Íqán Prepared for 2009 celebrations in Ottawa

4. Class Presentation Madison Kelly

5. Religion in the News

6. Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism; 10 perfections, Samadhi, vipassana meditation, Ananda

7. For Homework For Monday, 8:15 Read the chapter on Shinto in Living Religions and write the online quiz on Moodle. For Tuesday, 10:15 Read the preface to the Kojiki (on Moodle)