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Buddhism…

Buddhism…. The “middle way of wisdom and compassion”. AGE of RELGION: 2500 years old Began around 500 B.C. Where was Buddhism founded?. Began in India , spread throughout Asia. MONO or POLY?. Like Hinduism, this is confusing. Buddhism is technically NON-theistic (no worship of gods)

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Buddhism…

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  1. Buddhism… The “middle way of wisdom and compassion”

  2. AGE of RELGION: • 2500 years old • Began around 500 B.C.

  3. Where was Buddhism founded? • Began in India, spread throughout Asia

  4. MONO or POLY? • Like Hinduism, this is confusing. • Buddhism is technically NON-theistic (no worship of gods) • They do believe in gods and Titans, but they don’t worship them • Buddha is not a god, only a teacher

  5. Basic Beliefs • Like Hindus, Buddhists believe in… • Reincarnation: belief that the soul is reborn into another body after death • Karma: good and bad deeds done in one’s life. Believed to affect your next life.

  6. What did the Buddha teach? The Four Noble Truths: to give up greed/selfishness and greedy desires • To live is to suffer • The cause of suffering is selfishness • The solution is to eliminate selfishness thus achieving Nirvana • The way to Nirvana is through the “Eight-Fold Path”

  7. NIRVANA • Nirvana is a peaceful state of mind • Achieving Nirvana means escape from the cycle of rebirth • Reached by following the Middle Way

  8. Nirvana Samsara

  9. What is the Eight-Fold Path?Eight Fold Path: 8rules to follow • Wisdom: • Right understanding • Right motivation • Moral discipline: • Right speech • Right action • Right livelihood • Mental discipline: • Right effort • Right mindfulness • Right meditation

  10. What are some Buddhist texts? • Tripitaka– earliest collection of Buddhist teachings • Vinaya (“discipline”) – rules for monastic life • Sutta (“discourse”) – sermons of the Buddha • Abhidhamma (metaphysical “teachings”)

  11. Holy Places • BODH GAYA, INDIA • Birthplace of Buddhism. • This where Buddha reached Nirvana and became enlightened

  12. FOUNDER: • Buddha “The Enlightened One” • Also know as Siddhartha Gautama

  13. Who was the Buddha? • Born Siddhartha Gautama – of noble caste in India, 563 B.C.E. • Raised in great luxury to be a king • Empathy for the suffering of others; at age 29 rejected the life of luxury to seek enlightenment and the solution to suffering

  14. The Spread of Buddhism • Within two centuries after the Buddha died, Buddhism began to spread north and east into Asia • By 13th century Buddhism had disappeared from India

  15. Countries where Buddhism is a major religion… • India, China, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, many other Asian countries

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