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Buddhism One Man’s Journey to Enlightenment Who, What, Why? Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism He was raised Hindu and was the son of a local ruler (extremely wealthy) Lived a sheltered life; unaware of other people’s sorrow – He never knew that other people were unlike him An “Eye-Opening” Experience Siddhartha eventually left his palace and saw what the real world was like. – He saw old age, sickness, and death…for the first time! He now asked a very important question: Why is there suffering? – He then goes out in search of the answer. Seeking Answers Siddartha followed the traditional Hindu path to find the answers he was looking for. – He fasted and meditated for long periods of time…until he got his answers. He became Enlightened: he now knew the cause of suffering and he knew the cure. – He became the Buddha • “The Enlightened One” His Explanations Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path Four Noble Truths: 1. Suffering is Universal 2. Cause of suffering is desire - When you get what you desire, you then want something else 3. Only way to end suffering is to crush desire - Nirvana = condition of wanting nothing Buddhist’s ultimate goal 4. Follow the Eightfold Path Eightfold Path Right views Right speech Right intentions Right action Right effort Right mindfulness Right concentration Right living Relation to Hinduism Buddha saw himself as a Hindu However, he did not like all Hindu beliefs 1. Multiple Gods 2. Importance/Power of priests 3. Caste System Spread of Buddhism After the Buddha’s death, his followers passed on his teachings by word of mouth Later, his ideas were written down in the “Three Baskets of Wisdom” Buddhism spread quickly through South Asia and then on to East Asia Two Main Sects Main “sects” of Buddhism develop – Subgroups of a religion Theravada Buddhists – Saw Buddha as a great teacher, not a god – Stressed monastic life as the way to reach nirvana – Popular in Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand Mahayana Buddhists – Followers worship the Buddha as a god – Became popular in China, Korea, and Japan. The Spread of Buddhism Buddha Statue in China Different Representations of the Buddha Buddhist Monks