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SSWH2 The student will identify the major
achievements of Chinese and Indian
societies from 1100 BCE to 500 CE.
b. Explain the development and impact of Hinduism
and Buddhism on India and subsequent diffusion of
Buddhism.
Hinduism
and
Buddhism
 No single founder
 No single sacred text.
 Grew out of various
groups in India:
 The Aryans added
their religious beliefs
to those of the Indus
Valley.
 Out of all its
complexity, though,
there are certain basic
beliefs…
Hinduism
Hindu Beliefs…
 God is one, but is
known by many
names.
 Everything in the
universe is part of the
unchanging, allpowerful force called
Brahman.
 Brahman is too
complex for most
people to understand.
Hindu Beliefs…
 They worship gods that
give a concrete form to
Brahman.
 Gods are Brahma the
Creator; Vishnu the
preserver, Shiva, the
destroyer
 All are aspects of
Brahman
 Every person has an
essential life, or atman.
Vishnu
Brahma
Shiva
More Hindu beliefs
 But even the atman is just another name for
Brahman.
 The ultimate goal is to attain moksha, union
with Brahman.
 Since this usually takes more than one
lifetime, Hindus believe in reincarnation.
 Reincarnation is the rebirth of the soul in
another bodily form.
 Karma; your good or bad deeds affect one’s
future, and the future of those around one,
for good or suffering
More Hindu Beliefs…
 All existence is ranked: Brahman, humans,
animals, plants, things.
 To help escape the wheel of fate, dharma,
religious duties, can help one acquire merit
for the next life.
 Vedas and Upanishads are sacred texts. The
BhagavadGita spells out many ethical ideas.
 Ahimsa is another key principle of
Hinduism; nonviolence.
Let’s Recap:
Atman = soul.
Goal of Atman =
release from cycle of
rebirth.
Varnashramadharma =
caste stage in life
duty
Samsara
The cycle of life
and rebirth.
Ur stuck here
until it’s broken.
We call this
reincarnation.
Dharma
Your duty
You are born into
your caste and
have specific
duties.
Good Hindu’s do
their duty without
question.
The Dharma Wheel
Karma
 Good and bad points
you rack up
throughout your life.
 Both weigh you down.
 You must get rid of all
Karma to obtain
release.
 How to obtain release:
 Yoga’s
 Bathing in the Ganges
Moksha
Release
This is what the
Atman is striving for.
You achieve moksha
by:
Doing your Dharma
So you get rid of your
Karma
Goal of Atman
Do Dharma
To rid Karma
To break
Samsara
To achieve
Moksha
Siddhartha Gautama
Gautama Buddha,
from the foothills
of the Himalayas,
founded a new
religion.
Gautama born
about 566 BC
Borobudar Temple, Indonesia
Siddhartha Gautama
 He saw for the first time
in his protected
environment, a sick
person, an older person,
and a dead person.
 Gautama left a happy
married life to discover
the realm of life “where
there is neither suffering
or death.”
Buddha
 He meditated and
fasted. For 48 days
he meditated in one
place.
 He believed he
understood the cure
for suffering and
sorrow
 He was now
Buddha.
The Four Noble Truths at the heart of
Buddhism:
1. All life is full of suffering,
pain and sorrow.
2. The cause of suffering is
the desire for things that
are really illusions, such as
riches, power and long life.
3. The only cure for suffering
is to overcome desire.
4. The way to overcome
desire is to follow the
Eightfold Path
The Eightfold Path:
 Right views
 Right aspirations
 Right speech
 Right conduct
 Right Livelihood
 Right effort
 Right mindfulness
 Right contemplation
Buddhism
 Final goal of Buddhism
is nirvana, union with
the universe and release
from the cycle of
rebirth.
 Buddhism and
Hinduism agree on
karma, dharma,
moksha and
reincarnation.
Buddhism
 They are different in
that Buddhism
rejects the priests of
Hinduism, the
formal rituals, and
the caste system.
 Buddha urged
people to seek
enlightenment
through meditation.
Buddhism
Anyone can be a
Buddhist monk, not
just the wealthy.
Women were
included
Nirvana could be
reached in one
lifetime.
Hinduism and Buddhism
Compared
Hinduism
and
Buddhism
Similarities
Differences
Karma
Buddhism rejects the
priests of Hinduism,
the formal rituals, and
the caste system.
Buddha urged people
to seek enlightenment
through meditation
Dharma
Moksha
Reincarnation
Buddhism
 Gradually Buddhism
split into two parts,
schools:
– Theravada Buddhism.
Closely followed
Buddha’s original
teachings.
– Mahayana Buddhism.
Made following
Buddhism easier for
the ordinary people.
Buddhism
 Buddha preached in
northern India and his
teachings spread.
 Buddhas followers
gathered his teachings
into the Tripitaka.
 Buddhism declined in
India, being swallowed
up by Hinduism which
made Buddha another
Hindu god.
SSWH2 The student will identify the major
achievements of Chinese and Indian
societies from 1100 BCE to 500 CE.
b. Explain the development and impact of
Hinduism and Buddhism on India and
subsequent diffusion of Buddhism.
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