Download BUDDHISM

0Founded by Siddhartha
Gautama (560BC-480BC)
0Prince in Nepal
0Gave up his wife, family and
kingdom to search for the
reasons man suffered so much
Six years
While meditating the answer came to him
From this point on he became known as
the “Buddha” or enlightened one with
spiritual knowledge
Four
Noble Truths
 All life contains sorrow and suffering
Desire for things man cannot have or
attachment to material things leads to his sorrow
 Man must overcome his desires to rid himself of
suffering
 Overcome desire by following the Noble
Eightfold Path
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Right Faith
Right resolve to resist evil
Right Speech
Right Actions
Right Living
Right Effort
Right Thought
Right Meditation
Nirvana
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It will take man several lifetimes to
learn to overcome his desires
Once he had accomplished this the
endless cycle of rebirths would end
Nirvana would be achieved
(become one with the universe)
• Asoka declares Buddhism the official
religion of India
• Sends missionaries to spread the faith
• After Asoka’s death many of
Buddhism’s ideas were absorbed into
Hindu faith
• Less than a million followers in India
today
• Still popular in Japan, China, and
Korea
Mahayana
Buddha was more than a
teacher and that he was a god
Nirvana is a paradise similar
to Christians heaven
Saints help men achieve
Nirvana
*Buddha was simple a
teacher and the holiest
life is followed by
Buddhist monks
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Zen
For
the benefit of
others
Popular among
Japanese Samurai
warriors