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Indian Religion
• Element: Explain the development and impact of Hinduism
and Buddhism on India and subsequent diffusion of Buddhism.
• Vocabulary: Hinduism, Brahman, atman, Dharma, Karma,
Samsara, moksha, Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhism, Nirvana
Development of Religion
• Mahabharata: an epic Arayan tale that told of the struggle to
control the southern portion of India
• Krishna: one hero from the epic
• Many believe that this struggle is what led the founding of
Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism
Founder:
• no single founder, added to over
time
• based on Aryan religious beliefs
Homeland:
• India
• vast majority of Indian people are
Hindus
Hinduism
God: Hindu’s worship many gods
•Brahman = ultimate reality (God)
•Hindu gods and goddesses
• gave ordinary Hindus a way to express
their religious feelings
• three chief deities
• Brahma the Creator
• Vishnu the Preserver
• Siva the Destroyer
Hinduism
Sacred Writings:
• Vedas = collections of
hymns and
ceremonies passed
down orally by Aryan
priests and later
written down
• knowledge comes
from the Vedas
Hinduism: Key Beliefs
• Dharma: duties you are expected to perform, the ethical way
in which you are supposed to behave
• Ahimsa: non-violence towards all living things
Hinduism: Key Beliefs
• Reincarnation
• 500s B.C.
• the idea that the individual soul
is reborn in a different form
after death
• after many existences, the soul
may fulfill its final goal and
unite with Brahman
• you may be reborn into a
higher or lower caste
Hinduism: Key Beliefs
• Karma
• an important part in reincarnation
• the idea that peoples actions determine:
• their form of rebirth
• the class into which they are reborn, if they are reborn as a person
Hinduism: Key Beliefs
• caste system
• religious basis created by the
system of reincarnation
• higher caste members worthy of
privileges because of good karma
• lower classes hoped to improve
their social status in future lives if
they behaved well in the present
Hinduism: Key Beliefs
• Aum (or Om)
• represents Brahman,
everything that is
absolute in the
universe
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Buddhism
Description:
• sixth century B.C.
• new doctrine appeared in northern
India
• rivaled Hinduism
Buddhism
Founder:
•Siddhartha Gautama
• known as the Buddha
• “Enlightened One”
Buddhism
Founder:
• Legend:
• Born into luxury, became shocked when he drove around
in his chariot and saw poverty and sickness
• Left wife and newborn son to wander around India at age
29
• Lived as hermit for 7 years until finally finding
enlightenment
Buddhism
Homeland:
• Northern India
God:
• rejects the idea of a deity
Buddhism
Sacred Writings:
• Mahayana Sutras
• The Tripitaka
Ceremonies:
• Buddha Day
Buddhism: Key Beliefs
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Four Noble Truths:
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The truth of suffering (dukkha)
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The truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya)
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People suffer because of their material desires
The truth of the end of suffering (nirhodha)
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All people suffer and know sadness and sorrow
Suffering could end by elimination desires
The truth of the path that frees us from suffering (magga)
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By following the Eightfold Path one could eliminate desires
Buddhism
• Purpose: To reach nirvana (enlightenment)
• ultimate reality
• reunion with the Great World Soul
• achieving wisdom is a key step
• The Middle Way (eightfold path) is
important
• Away from extremes
• Moderation
8 Fold Path
Color Symbolism in Buddhism
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Blue = coolness, infinity
Black = hate, primordial darkness
White = knowledge, purity
Red = sacred blood, life
Green = balance, harmony
Yellow = earth, renunciation
Diffusion of Buddhism
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The first “great missionary faith”
Spread into Afghanistan by A.D. 1
Spread into China during mid 1st century A.D.
Reached Japan and Korea by A.D. 500
Diffusion of Buddhism
• Ashoka was the first ruler to send out Buddhist missions to
convert other nations, helping the religion spread
Diffusion of Buddhism
Buddhism Throughout Asia
Japan
Buddhism Throughout Asia
China
Buddhism
Throughout
Asia
Vietnam
Buddhism Throughout Asia
Thailand
Afghanistan
Buddhism v. Hinduism
• Related to Hinduism
• Shares belief of:
• Karma
• (accumulation of good or bad deeds)
• Dharma
• (but in this case is the teachings of Buddha telling you how to act/live)
• Reincarnation
• (rebirth)
• Differs: Rejection of caste system
• taught that all individuals could reach nirvana as a result of their behavior
in their current life
Video on India
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nn5uqE3C9w
2. Ancient Asian Civilizations
• Standard: Identify the major achievements of Chinese and
Indian societies from 1100 BCE to 500 CE.
• Essential Question: What were the major achievements of
Chinese and Indian societies from 1100 BCE to 500 CE?
Assignment
• Complete a Hinduism/Buddhism t-chart comparing the 2
religions.
• Working in partners, students will complete the India map.
• Identify the following geographical features of India:
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Hindu Kush
Himalayas
Khyber Pass
Indus River
Ganges River
Brahmaputra River
Summarizer
• How did India’s geography impact how Buddhism and
Hinduism spread?