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Buddhism
Buddha: Enlightened one
Buddha, Siddhartha Gutama, was
once a young Hindu prince who never
left his palace. One day, Buddha left
his palace and saw many pains in the
world like death and sickness.
Buddha then gave up his possessions
to find the cause of human suffering.
This was the beginning of Buddhism!
The Buddha and His Teachings
 Buddha believed suffering was not outside in the
world, but in your own mind!
 To find this suffering, Buddha learned to meditate, or
focus inward to find spiritual awareness. (What does
that mean to you?)
 After Buddha meditated under a fig tree for 49 days,
he traveled across India to share his answer.
 Buddhists want to remove the desire for worldly things
from their lives
Nirvana!
 Buddhists want to free themselves from reincarnation
and reach Nirvana, which means lasting peace!
 To reach Nirvana, Buddhists believe that you should
act unselfishly toward others and treat people fairly.
 Buddha taught that ALL PEOPLE ARE EQUAL! So
anyone could reach Nirvana.
Monks!
Monks are Buddhists who establish
monasteries where they learn to meditate.
Monks were encouraged by Buddha to
become missionaries, or people who spread
their religious beliefs.
Two kinds of Buddhists: Theravada and
Mahayana
Shared Beliefs: What is the same and
what is different?
Hinduism
 Ahimsa or nonviolence!
 Wrong to harm living
creatures!
 Samsara
 Hindu sacred texts
Buddhism
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Peace to all people!
Respect all living creatures!
Reincarnation
Buddhist teachings!
Additional question: answer on the
back of your paper.
 What is your favorite teaching of Buddha and why?