BUDDHISM

1. A shortpresentationby Arvid & Sascha BUDDHISM

2. Structure Short information Map of different religions Cause and effect : Karma Samsara – circle of life Reincarnation Dharma Bhodi Nirvana World-view

3. 350 - 500 millions of followers China, Bhutan, Japan, Kambodscha, Laos, Mongolei Foundation in Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, which had been living in North-India Short information

4. Mapof different religions

5. Karma (Sanskrit: karman ; Pali : kamma = deed, operation) is a spiritual concept whereby every action( physical and mental) has inevitably a consequence can concern the current life as well as the lives after it closely connected to Samsara, which is belief in the cycle of new births every act and mental activity produces Karma and further ensnarements Buddhists try to stop the production of Karma to interrupt the circular flow the three ways to a positive Karma : modesty , goodness , understanding Causeandeffect : Karma

6. A continuous circle of life, death, rebirth Target: break out of this circle Samsara – circleoflife

7. Reincarnation (Pali : Punabbhava) means new birth, was already known in the Indian philosophie before Buddha's appearance Buddha denied the idea of the “self” (Sanskrit : atman ; Pali : atta), presented it as an illusion of the character of the world personality evolves from five acquisition groups : body, perception, apperception, mental inspiration, consciousness no constant unit => no rebirth as such impulse emerging from the Karma Reincarnation

8. Dharma has two different meanings Basis of the „Dharma“ are the four noble truths. These truths are building one of the three jewels and serve for a „resort object“ The common ground of all phenomenon which are earthly ( nature and their legality ) Dharma

9. Bodhi is the process of the awakening, the enlightenment Requirements: the comprehension of the four noble thruths The overcoming of all needs which are requiered for life Bodhi affords the breakthrough of Samsara and getting the Nirvana Bodhi

10. Target: leaving Samsara You can‘t describe Nirvana with words, it can just be experienced through methods like meditation and awareness Nirvana describes the end-state, no rebirth in another sphere State of statelessness Nirvana

11. religion, but also philosophie no exclusion of other religions/world-views important aspects : Karma doctrine, the four noble verities of Buddha contradictory to most other religions much different interpretations of Buddhism religion as definition sometimes insufficient World-view