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Theravada
Buddhism
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World Religious Traditions I
Background on
Theravada Buddhism
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The oldest lasting school initiated by
adherents taught directly by Buddha
himself.
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One of the three major factions of
Buddhism is Known as the “Doctrine
of the Elders”.
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Theravada Buddhism is conceived to
be the most ascetic monastic training.
Theravada Buddhist Temple:
Wat Thai of Los Angeles
 Largest central Thai Theravada Buddhist Temple in
the United States.
 Temple endures as a honor to Thai architecture
 Serves a figured 40,000 Thais.
Monks at Wat Thai:
 Are staffs of the Theravada part of Buddhism
 Are very reserved
 Hold purely what Buddha taught
 Have altered no teachings fixed down by Buddha.
Buddha's Life and
Teachings
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Siddhartha (The Buddha) was the son
of prince born into a life of deluxe . His
aunt helped take care of him because
Just after a few days he was born his
mother had died
His father desired him to be a king and
warrior, he never desired him to
dissimilar than him. To prevent him
from being brought out to the suffering
which was bumping outside the
palace, His father kept him locked
within the walls of palace.
One day he(Siddhartha) decided to
refuse his father and leave the palace
walls where he was brought out to
Buddha's Life and
Teachings
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Siddhartha was traveled by vivid
benevolence once brought out to the
suffering he found. How can suffering
be depreciate, and how any one can
find and preserve peace within are the
two key question which became his
plight .
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These involvement not only aided to
figure who The Buddha would turn, but
also aided him to alter the way of
enduring and comprehending the
world.
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The teaching methods of Buddha’s are
like himself al of they are practical.
Buddha's Life and
Teachings
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He desired to focus on how we can
criticize suffering for others and
ourselves as well.
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These issues are not only Buddha’s
intellective solutions but these are also
testimonials of a general way of living.
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In order for it to be fruitful ,Buddhism is
not a object which is originated but it is
something which has to be
experienced.
Theravada's Origin
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Around 100 BCE Originated from a
schisms group that began in India
around 100 BCE
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Became prominent in Sri Lanka and
Southeast Asia
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Also known as Southern Buddhism
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Estimated current followers =
124,000,000
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Often labeled the “Hinayana” or
“Lesser Vehicle”
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Theravada claims to trace their lineage
to the original followers of the Buddha
Theravada's Canonical
Writings
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A aggregation of Buddha’s teachings
written in the Pali language.
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Divided into:
• the Buddha’s sermons,
• the monastic rules, and
• philosophical enumeration of the
Buddha’s teaching.
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Theravada doctrine is developed on
the distinction between samsara and
nirvana.
Theravada's Ultimate
Goal:
“To escape samsara and enter
nirvana”
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Accomplished by attaining the position
of an arhat, a pure saint expelled from
the samsara cycle and will to be bornagain.
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Theraveda is generally considered to
be tight monastic custom; however,
ordinary person can participate by:
• Providing material back up to the
monk which develops positive
karma
• Meditation
• Adopting basic honorable
principles of the Buddha’s
Unique Practices &
Traditions
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Theravada meditation practices:
• Samantha: makes a individual
skillful in concentration of mind
• Vipassana: allows one to see
through the veil of ignorance
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Four Noble Truths
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Dukkha (suffering)
The cause of Dukkha
The cessation of Dukkha
The path of practice leading to the
cessation of Dukkha
Unique Practices &
Traditions
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The Eightfold route and the exercise of
Dhamma. Buddhists advanced by the
following s phases of development:
1. Discernment
2. Virtue
3. Concentration
4. Awakening
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A individual must live his or her life in
mitigation and recall to follow the set
principle that Buddha has set forth.
Buddhism is the crucial pursuit of
happiness.
Hope and positive believing are the
outcome of Buddhist practices.
Following all the phases which Buddha
has set forth will assist in the ultimate
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Conclusion
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Theravada Buddhism, encouraged by a
repudiation of the worldly, householder
mode of life in order to turn free from the
consequent suffering.
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The aim to get away from suffering (the
perpetual cycle of birth and death,
craving, anger, and other afflicting
states) and to find out the real peace of
the state of brain that is free. I
Vispassana and Samanatha are the
two kinds of meditation exercised by
Theraveda Buddhists for access reality
with the brain.
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Conclusion
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The Buddha instructs that the remedy
to suffering is compassion.
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Once truth is snatched, using many
meditational exercises, compassion can
bloom.
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Compassion is a individual’s capability
to understand with other person or
oneself , and behave according to the
most prominent needed of a situation.
Conclusion
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The instructs are meant to be a path to
show compassion in believed, word, and
action, to terminate suffering.
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Not conceiving the fruits of his
comprehension and the big scale of
people Buddha affected, a individual is
capable of that similar level of
compassion which permits him or her to
assist terminate suffering within and
without.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada