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Buddhism
By, Nick, Alon, Levi, and Osher
Practical and Ritual
 Comprised of very detailed and intimate prayers.
 Used to get in touch with ones personal healing.
 Mainly a way of expressing each other’s feelings
 Show ones dedication and commitment to God.
Practical and Ritual
 During prayer, five parts of the body must touch the
ground.
 These five body parts include the palms of our hands,
the knees, and the forehead symbolizing the five
elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space.
 Buddhism incorporates a variety of other rituals and
practices that are all planned to help one in achieve
enlightenment
Practical and Ritual
 The prayers are started with the evoking of Sangha.
 Sangha is a sense of a community with a common
goal
 Once Sangha has been evoked, Sadhaka or Dharma
students perform three bowings, known as the three
gates.
 Those three gates consist of the body, tongue, and the
mind.
Practical and Ritual
 Buddhism is the practice of meditation that is central to
all forms of Buddhism.
 Meditation is the central focus of Zen Buddhism and
that it is the path to liberation
 Buddhism is mainly a spiritual religion compared to
others.belief strongly in the after life. (good behavior
= reincarnated in a better species)
Narratives
 Buddhist narratives are about the life story of the
Buddha
 have been passed down from the teacher the Buddha
to his students
 Buddha used these stories to illustrate the Dharma.
 Most stories talk about the Buddha and how he is the
teacher to all and is like the father to everyone in the
entire world and that he is brought down to protect and
rescue everyone in danger. (savior or messiah)
Narratives
 Daily prayer for Buddhists can vary wherever one is.
 Monks still follow the strict rules of the vinaya, which
was brought to the religion many centuries ago.
 Vinaya is a sense of disciplinary rules that Buddhism
came up with. Like some other religions these monks
vow to not, lie, kill, have sexual relations, or use any
sort of drugs. If one commits even one of these, it will
then result with expulsion from the monastery.
Narratives
 Each Sect that has been brought up through Buddhism has its
own doctrines, gods and legends.
 For example they all believe in the evil spirit Mara and that it tries
to take over ones soul if they do not meditate but there are other
traditions where things differ.
 The Brahmanism a type of the Hindu religion first influenced
Buddhism.
 They both believed in the idea of reincarnation and the cycle of
birth.
 One of the most recognized sacred narratives in Buddhism is the
life story of Gautama Siddhartha, who was then known for
becoming the Buddha.
Mythic
 normal existence consists of a process of continual
birth, death, and rebirth, a cycle from which, the path of
the Buddha is discovered.
 One of the few religions that have a creation story.
Middle Way
 A middle way is the descriptive term that Siddhartha
Gautama used to describe the path that he found out
which then led to liberation.
 Buddha describes the middle way as a path of
moderation between the extremes of sensual
indulgence and self-mortification. (balance between
sex and embarrassment basically.
 Basically it’s a path of wisdom.
Buddhist Temples
Temples
 They are usually located facing eastward or towards
the sun
 Located in places where there is quiet and peace so
that one can find their inner peace
 A buddhist temple is derived after the imperial palaces
and bears that have very little resemblance to the
temples in India or other Buddhist countries.
 Usually there are three groups of buildings separated
by courtyards. The monastery, like other Chinese
structures, normally face south.
Temples
 In a Great Hall of the temple, the main altar is found
and on it and is the image of Sakyamuni Buddha and
his two foremost disciples or followers, Mahakasyapa
and Ananda, or other Buddhas of the past eras.
 Temples are usually named and based after other
legends and main Buddhas.
Altar
Very detailed art and
architecture
Buddhist Women
-Women and men pretty much wear the
Same type of clothing
-They must have shaved heads, no hair is
Permitted
-They have to be covered from about their
Shoulders to their toes
Buddhist Men
–the style for the men and women
Are very similar (length)
-Color of clothing is different
-Shaved heads, no hair permitted,
Same as girls
Buddhist Children
-Children are forced to wear the
Same clothing as adults
-In this culture, children do not
Get any lenience regarding the clothing
They wear.
-Shaved heads are rules for children
as well as adults
Similarities between Buddhist Men
and Women clothing
 Buddhist women and men wear similar clothing
 They both have the rules regarding shaved heads
 Their colors are usually dark, yet in some cases they
have bright colors– as shown in the photos.
 Style of clothing is usually robes that cover their entire
body
Differences between Buddhist
Men and Women clothing
 Men and women wear different colored clothing, at all
times.
 During ceremonies, the color would ordinarily be dark,
but in uplifting occasions, they would wear bright colors
Differences between clothing for
adults and children
 For the most part, the clothing children and adults are
similar, but the color has no affect on children
 Even when adults wear dark colors, children are still
permitted to wear bright ones
Meditation
 Meditation helps develop a more emotionally positive
attitude, clearing the mind, and easier to learn to be kinder
to yourself and others around.
 In addition, it gives you patience, and the ability to
communicate to other easier.
 Posture is important- Chest up, back straight and crossed
legs and hands together facing up.
 It’s key to be mindful of breathing, which helps calm the
mind and listening to your breathe helps become less
distracted and better able to pay attention.
Four Noble Truths
 Life involves suffering
 Suffering comes from ignorance
 Being unattached ends suffering
 The use of the Noble Eightfold Path
can help end all suffering.
Noble Eightfold Path
Right View
Right Intention
Right Speech
Right Action
Noble Eightfold Path
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Concentration
Buddhist Society
 They believed that people should live in a egalitarian society.
 There are two religious social groups, the monks, who have committed their
lives to pursuing religious goals and everyone else.
 The monks are called sangha and the non-monks are referenced as lay
people or laity. -The contrast between the two groups creates a karmic
lubricant that keeps the society of Buddhism running.
 The monks pray and beg for the food and give out good karma to other monks
and people in their society, while the lay people freely exchange the food as a
way to earn this good karma.
 In return to the lay people the monks help with religious guidance, marriages,
funerals and so on.

As this religion spread, many kings and wealthy individuals helped with
building monasteries
Buddhist Branches
 There are two distinct branches of Buddhism.
 Buddhism consists of one side -Theravada which means,
Traditions of the elders.
 The Theravada claims to only follow the teachings of
Buddha.
 The second branch of Buddhism is the Mahayana.
 The Mahayana which means “The Great Vehicle”, in depth
means to move towards a destination.
 The Mahayana stationed in north with the Theravada
remained in the south.
Central message of Buddhism
-Buddhism was created to designate a world that suffering
does not exist.
-To Buddha, release of suffering was much more important
than creating a center of interest in ultimate salvation.
-The focus was to engage in activities that would gain merit
and would lead to a more desirable rebirth and true
enlightenment.
-The Buddhist religion teaches their followers to not be to
self-involved and to help others reach enlightenment.
-Buddhism is a very calm, peaceful, and liberated religion.
Video of Buddhist Monk
Levitating
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tGcXqMU-d4