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 No
single founder but started in India
 Developed
and changed over 3500 years
 Goal
of Life is to achieve union with
Brahman (Moksha = release)
 You
do this by freeing yourself from the
selfish desires that separate you from the
universal spirit
Brahman
Single unifying
spirit
Brahma
The Creator
Vishnu
The Preserver
Shiva
The Destroyer
Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma
 Shiva
is
sometimes shown
with a ring of fire
surrounding him
 Vedas
– collection of prayers and sacred
verses
 Upanishads
– philosophical dialogues
about beliefs
 Bhagavad-Gita
– contains major beliefs
 Reincarnation
– belief in the rebirth of the
soul in another bodily form
 Karma
– all the actions that affect a
person’s fate in the next life
 Right Way
= person will be born into a
higher level
 Wrong Way
lower level
= a person will be born into a
Pilgrims come from all over
to bathe in the Ganges.
Countless Hindus come to
Banaras to die.
It has 1500 temples, most of
them devoted to Shiva.
It is a gathering place for
the religiously learned and
their disciples.
 Dharma
– moral and religious duties that
are expected of an individual
 Dharma
is effected by a person’s gender,
class, age, and occupation
Mohandas
Gandhi
He worked to help
improve the status
of India’s lowest
social order – the
Untouchables
 Hindus
follow the Caste System (earlier
in your notes)
 Hindus
believe the Ganges River is
sacred and has the power to wash away
sin and evil.
 The
cow is also considered sacred, and
Hindus will not eat beef.
 Worship
in Temples
 When
you think of
Buddha, what do you
think of?
 Founder
– Siddhartha Gautama (Hindu
Prince in India – 500 BC)
 Beginning
– Siddhartha left his wealthy
home to search for the meaning of human
suffering. While meditating under a
sacred tree, he found the answer to his
question.
 Buddha
- “Enlightened One”
1.
All life is suffering
2.
Suffering is caused by desire for
things that are illusions
3.
The way to eliminate suffering is to
eliminate desire
4.
Following the Eightfold Path will help
people overcome desire
 Right
views
 Right
livelihood
 Right
intensions
 Right
effort
 Right
speech
 Right
mindfulness
 Right
conduct
 Right
meditation
 Anyone
know who
these guys are?
 How
do these guys
relate to Buddhism?
 Believe
in Karma, Dharma and
Reincarnation
 Nirvana
– union with the universe and
release from the cycle of death and rebirth
 Sacred Text
– Tripitaka; collected Buddha
teachings including rules for monks,
sermons, and discussions of beliefs
 Places
Stupas
of Worship – Temples, Pagodas,
 Tripitaka
Wisdom”
means “Three Baskets of

Pagodas can take many different shapes, depending
on the country of influence but all are used as
shrines, memorials, or tombs.
 Spread
by messengers, traders and
missionaries
 Mauryan
Ruler Asoka converted to
Buddhism and sent out many missionaries
 Spread
to China, Japan, Korea, and SE Asia
 Eventually
declined in India
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The Dalai Lama a Buddhist
leader for the Tibetan sect.
He is believed to be the
rebirth of a long line of
Dalai Lamas who have been
reborn to enlighten others.
Between the 1600s and
1959, the Dalai Lamas were
the directors of the Tibetan
Government.
The Chinese invaded in
1959 and the Dalai Lama
has been in-exile every
since