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Hinduism & Buddhism. SSWH2: . SSWH2 The student will identify the major achievements of Chinese and Indian societies from 1100 BCE to 500 CE. b . Explain the development and impact of Hinduism and Buddhism on India and subsequent diffusion of Buddhism. . Stage Set: .
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SSWH2: SSWH2 The student will identify the major achievements of Chinese and Indian societies from 1100 BCE to 500 CE. b. Explain the development and impact of Hinduism and Buddhism on India and subsequent diffusion of Buddhism.
Stage Set: List 4 things from this image you know to be true and explain why: “ I know I should…”
Basic Beliefs • Karma: • the law of cause and effect; “you reap what you sow” • Reincarnation: • Path to liberation • Goal: Path to Moksha • Freedom from want
Monotheistic,Polytheistic, Trinitarian • Brahma - the Creator • Vishnu - the Preserver • Shiva - the Destroyer • Three aspects/powers of the same divine being
Buddhism • FOUNDER: • Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)
Buddhism * Main ideas come from Four Noble Truths • BASIC BELIEFS: • Seek a state of enlightenment (wisdom) • Ultimate Goal = Nirvana (release from selfishness & pain) • Four Noble Truths: • Life is filled with suffering & sorrow • The cause of all suffering is selfish desire for temporary pleasures • The way to end all suffering is to end all desires • The way to overcome desires is to follow the Eightfold Path • Eightfold Path: • Right Views • Right Resolve • Right Speech • Right Conduct • Right Livelihood • Right Effort • Right Mindfulness • Right Concentration
Spreadof Buddhism • How? • Traders (*Most Important) • Missionaries