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Buddhism Rather than worshipping one god, Buddhism centers around the importance of its teachings. The image the Buddha meditating under the Bodhi tree is very important to the religion. Siddhartha Gautama He was born into a royal family of the Kshatriya caste in a village named Lumbini. His privileged life isolated him from the sufferings of life. One day, under the bodhi tree of awakening, Gautama was in meditation and thought about his life. He then achieved enlightenment/nirvana and became the Buddha. Gautama then started teaching others. Gautama pursued the middle way. This is in between luxury and poverty. Gautama married and had 1 kid. One day, he went outside his palace and, for the first time, saw an old man, a sick man, and a corpse. This was the first time he was exposed to these, and he was disturbed by them. At the age of 29, Gautama left his royal life to live as a homeless holy man because encountered an ascetic man who gave up his life for spiritual understanding. This encouraged Gautama to follow a life of extreme ascetism for 6 years. However, this did not satisfy him. Bodhi This is also called the “awakening” or “enlightenment” Bodhi is the final enlightenment that leads to nirvana This is achieved by following the Eightfold Path The Four Noble Truths: These are 4 principles that are the pinnacle of the Buddha’s teachings The 4 Noble Truths of the is compared to a physician with a patient— I. II. III. 1st and 2nd Noble Truth- diagnose the problem 3rd Noble Truth- realization of a cure 4th Noble Truth- prescription 1. Dukkha- Suffering 3 obvious kinds are old age, sickness, and death (all that the Buddha had originally saw) Humans are subject to desires, thus becoming unsatisfied This is the truth of suffering that the Buddha taught 2. Samudāya- Origin of Suffering The Buddha found the cause of all suffering as tanhā (desire) Desire comes in 3 forms, called the Three Roots of Evil, 3 Fires, or 3 Poisons 3. Nirodha- End of Suffering This is the possibility of freeing oneself from desire 4. Magga- Path to the end of Suffering This is the Buddha’s prescription to end suffering The end of suffering is through a set of principles called the Eightfold Path/Middle Way The 3 Roots of Evil Also called the 3 Fires or the 3 Poisons These are the roots causes of all suffering 1. Greed and desire depicted by a rooster 2. Ignorance depicted by a pig 3. Hatred depicted by a snake Nirvana Extinguishing suffering and getting rid of the 3 roots of suffering is achieving nirvana This puts an end to the reincarnation cycle and what everyone wants to achieve A state of mind that humans can reach Buddha’s view of the Caste System The Buddha did not like the caste system. He thought that is was unfair and unjust because it was not based on a person’s morals. He once said, “By birth one is not an outcaste, By birth one is not a Brahman; By deeds alone one is an outcaste, By deeds alone one is a Brahman.” —Buddha The Eightfold Path/Middle Way This is the path to achieve nirvana. This avoids luxury and extreme ascetism. There are 8 parts, but they do not have to be completed in order. 1. Right Understanding/Sammā ditthi Accept Buddha’s teachings 2. Right Intention/ Sammā san̄kappa Commiting to a right attitude 3. Right Speech/ Sammā vācā Don’t lie and avoid gossip 4. Right Action/ Sammā kammanta Behave peacefully and no stealing or killing 5. Right Livelihood/ Sammā ājīva Avoid living in a way that is harmful to others 6. Right Effort/ Sammā vāyāma Having a positive state of mind 7. Right Mindfulness/ Sammā sati Awareness of one’s body and feelings 8. Right Concentration/ Sammā samādhi Having mental focus These can also be grouped into 3 categories: I. II. III. Wisdom: Right understanding and intention Ethical Conduct: Right speech, action, and livelihood Meditation: right effort, mindfulness, and concentration Stupa An old religious monument Evolution of stupas: Prehistory: Before the Buddha: During Buddha’s Time: Mounds of earth and stones Places to bury the king away from the village The Buddha’s relics are in a stupa, and they were used to remind people of an awakened mind