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BUDDHISM
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 Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
 Meditation
Buddha
 enlightenment
 Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
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What is Buddhism?
 Re-create
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Religion that
originated in
India
Founded by
Siddhartha
Gautama
the drawing
next to your notes :
Who was Siddhartha
Gautama?
Wealthy prince
King wanted Siddhartha to be free from the bad in
the world so kept him in the palace.
Siddhartha grew older and saw the bad anyway
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Siddhartha tried many things that helped him
question, but the best way
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He left to find to answer to fix the bad
Meditation: practice of sitting quietly and clearing the mind of
thought
Through meditation, Siddhartha found his answers
and became, Buddha-the enlightened one
What are the Teachings of
Buddha?
 To
live a peaceful life, then follow
the Four Noble Truths:
 Suffering
is a part of life. Everyone
Suffers
 Suffering happens because people
think material possessions can make
them happy
 If you stop craving material possessions,
then you’ll be happy
 There are things that will help you stop
craving things
What is the Eightfold Path?
 The
path to
achieve a
peaceful and
happy life
 Eightfold Path
teaches people
how to change
their speech,
thoughts, and
behavior to
achieve happiness.
 It also teaches the
importance of
meditation to ease
suffering.
 Next
to these
notes:
 Connect
how the
eightfold path
relates to your
life.
Who could reach
enlightenment?
 Any
person can
become
enlightened.
 Enlightenment-to
achieve a state of
reducing or
eliminating
suffering.
 Next
to these
notes: Write 3
questions you may
still have about
enlightenment.
What is the legacy of Buddha?
 Lived
to be 80 years old.
 His followers helped to spread his
teachings to other lands.
 Famous king of India, Ashoka the Great
helped spread Buddhism to other parts of
Asia
 Today, millions of people practice
Buddhism
Summary of Cornell Notes:
Answer
the Summary Question
at the bottom of your notes:
 What
are the main points or key
ideas of Buddhism?