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Buddhism… The “middle way of wisdom and compassion” AGE of RELGION: 2500 years old Began around 500 B.C. 500 BC 2000 1000 BC BC 1 AD 2010 AD 1000 AD Where was Buddhism founded? Began in India, spread throughout Asia MONOtheistic or POLYtheistic? Like Hinduism, this is confusing. NON-theistic ( no worship of gods) They do believe in spirits, but they don’t worship them Buddha is not a god, only a teacher Basic Beliefs Like Hindus, Buddhists believe in… Reincarnation - soul is reborn into another body after death Karma – good and bad actions done during one’s life (affect you life after death) Birth samsara Death Life Nirvana What did the Buddha teach? The Four Noble Truths: to give up greed/selfishness 1. 2. 3. To live is to suffer The cause of suffering is selfishness The solution is to eliminate selfishness thus achieving Nirvana 4. The way to Nirvana is through the “Eight-Fold Path” NIRVANA (Beliefs) 1. Nirvana is a peaceful state of mind Achieving Nirvana means escape from the cycle of rebirth 3. Reached by following the Middle Way through the 8 fold path 2. Beliefs Eight fold path - 8 rules to follow to achieve Nirvana Wisdom: •Right understanding •Right motivation Moral discipline: •Right speech •Right action •Right livelihood Mental discipline: •Right effort •Right mindfulness •Right meditation What are some Buddhist texts? Tripitaka– earliest collection of Buddhist teachings Vinaya (“discipline”) – rules for monastic life Sutta (“discourse”) – sermons of the Buddha Abhidhamma (metaphysical “teachings”) Holy Places Bodh Gaya, INDIA Birthplace of Buddhism This where Buddha reached Nirvana and became enlightened FOUNDER: Buddha “The Enlightened One” Also know as Siddhartha Gautama Who was the Buddha? Born Siddhartha Gautama – of noble caste in India, 563 B.C.E. Raised in great luxury to be a king Empathy for the suffering of others; at age 29 rejected the life of luxury to seek enlightenment and the solution to suffering The Spread of Buddhism Within two centuries after the Buddha died, Buddhism began to spread north and east into Asia By 13th century Buddhism had disappeared from India Countries where Buddhism is a major religion… India, China, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, many other Asian countries
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