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Buddhism
Buddhism
Statistics
•4th largest religion
•360 million adherents
•6% of the world’s
population
Founded: 6th century
B.C.
First appeared in
Northern India
Founder: Siddhartha
Gautama “Buddha” or
“Enlightened One”
The story of Buddha
• Was born in Southern Nepal
• Married a princess at 16
• Had everything in life…house, family, a future
kingdom- was a Hindu
• HOWEVER: saw that there was a lot of
suffering in the world
• Searched for a cure for human suffering…
• Got rid of his royal clothes, shaved his head,
abandoned his family and sought to find the
true meaning of life
• Sought to see things in a new way
What he found…
• While meditating under a Bodhi tree, he
reached “enlightenment” as to the meaning
of life
• He spent the rest of his life preaching what
he found
• Became the principles of Buddhism
• Thousands of people came to see him in his
day
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Famous story of Buddha:
People asked: “Are you a God?”
Buddha answered: “No.”
People asked: “Are you a an angel?”
Buddha replied: “No.”
They then asked: “Are you a saint?”
Buddha said: “No.”
They then asked: “Then what are you?”
Buddha finally replied: “I am awake.”
The Pancasila or Five Precepts
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Are fundamental ethical principles
that all Buddhists should follow.
They are:
1. abstaining from harming any living
being
2. taking anything when not given
3. Misconduct
4. false speech
5. losing control thru intoxication.
Reincarnation: The
Buddha taught the
belief of Samsara, or
Reincarnation. As long
as one is tied to
material possessions of
this earth and does not
achieve enlightenment
then one will have
suffering.
Nirvana: The ultimate
goal of Buddhism, to be
released from the cycle
of death and rebirth.
Four Noble Truths
1. Suffering is universal
2. Craving for things that will not last is the
root of suffering
3. Nirvana is the end of suffering and
reincarnation
4. In order to reach Nirvana, one must follow
the Noble Eightfold Path
Buddhist
Temple
The Eightfold Path
1. Right View: Know the Four Noble Truths.
2. Right Intention: We need to decide what we
really want.
3. Right Speech: We must speak the truth and
speak well of others
4. Right Action: “Do not kill, steal, lie, be
unchaste, take drugs or drink alcohol.”
5. Right Livelihood: Must do work that uplifts our
being.
6. Right Effort: We must do things with 100%
effort.
7. Right Mindfulness: We must keep our minds
in control of our senses
8. Right Concentration: We must meditate to see
the world in a new way.
Worship
• A Buddhist devotion to the religion is a natural
part of their life that can include their diet, job,
trade, or profession.
• They conduct daily meditations, give offerings at
shrines, temples, or monasteries.
Practicing Buddhism
• Many Buddhists have shrine
rooms in their homes.
• As part of their devotions,
Buddhists recite the three
refuges or the Three Jewels
(Buddha, Dharma; truth or
teachings, and Sangha;
monastic community), some
Buddhists also chant.
• Practicing meditation frees the
mind from everyday emotions.
We are what we think. All
that we are arises with our
thoughts. With our thoughts,
we make the world.
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddhism vs. Hinduism
Same:
Accepted the idea of
reincarnation.
Meditation was important
Differences:
•Rejected the idea of the caste
system.
•People could reach nirvana in the
behavior they did in this life.
•Simple: no gods.
•Forbade followers to worship
Buddha.
•Many see Buddhism as a philosophy
rather than religion.
Activity:
• Create a cartoon of 4 of the parts of the
Eightfold Path.
• You must include a description of what part of
the eightfold path you are drawing in the
cartoon.
• This should be colored and done neatly.
• CNN Student News
• Venn-Diagram
• Cartoon
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