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Explore the life journey of Siddhartha
Gautama.
Explore the teachings of Buddha and
Buddhism.
Identify the Four Noble Truths and the
Eightfold Path to Enlightenment.
Key Terms to identify include: Nirvana,
and Stupa.
Explore how the religion spread east.
•Prince Siddhartha was
born in India, in 563
BC.
•He was the wealthy
son of a rajah, or
prince.
“The Birth of Buddha” –
courtesy of Wikipedia
Commons.
•There were cosmic
signs of greatness at
his birth.
•Siddhartha lived a
very privileged life.
•Married at 16, and
father to a young son
a few years later.
•His father insulated
him from the
problems of the
outside world.
•When Siddhartha was
about 29, he left the
palace for the 1st time.
•He was shocked to
see the miseries of the
world.
•There were 4 things
that caught his
attention.
•1st – Siddhartha saw a
man who old.
•2nd – He saw a person who
was sick and diseased.
“Four Heavenly
Messengers”
Courtesy of Wikipedia
Commons.
•3rd – Last, he saw a dead
body.
•Finally, Siddhartha met a
monk who was at peace.
“Four Heavenly Messengers” Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.
Maha Bodhi Vihara
“This is the end which has been fixed for all,
and yet the world forgets its fears and takes
no notice!” –Siddhartha Gautama
•Siddhartha left the
palace and began
the life of a
wandering monk.
•His goal was find
the cause of
suffering and to
become an
enlightened man.
•Siddhartha tried some
extreme self-denial.
•Fasting – but this
nearly killed him.
•After this, he believed
in a “Middle Path,”and a
balanced way of living.
•Siddhartha meditated
for 49 days under a
Bodhi tree .
•At this time, he became
the “Enlightened One,”
or “Buddha.”
•His teachings form the
philosophy of Buddhism.
A reclining Buddha
“Happy Buddha” statue
1.What 3 things had Siddhartha never
seen?
2.What did Siddhartha do in response
to what he had seen?
3.What happened to Siddhartha when
he sat under the bodhi tree?
4.What did Buddha mean when he
called his path a “Middle Path?”
Stupa - A shrine in
which relics of the
Buddha are kept.
The center is a
raised temple
which is usually
surrounded by a
series of terraces.
Photo – The Wat Po Temple in
Thailand.
•Buddha’s main ideas are
in his teachings:
•The 4 Noble Truths and
the Eightfold Path to
Enlightenment.
•His teachings are
considered a way of life,
or philosophy, not a
religion.
•The Four Noble Truths
•1st – All people
experience suffering and
pain.
•2nd – All of our pain is
caused by our desire for
pleasure or material
possessions.
•3rd – The way to end all
pain is to end the desire
for material pleasures.
Meditate, and achieve a
perfect peace, or
nirvana.
•4th – Obtain
enlightenment by
following the Eightfold
path.
The Five Precepts
•Do not harm any
living thing.
•Do not steal. Take
only what is given.
•Avoid overstimulation.
The Five Precepts
•Do not say unkind
things.
•Do not take alcohol
or drugs.
•The Five Precepts
are considered
Buddhist laws.
•Key term – Nirvana
•Nirvana – when a
person is released from
all suffering, pain and
desire.
•His soul is released and
he no longer
experiences the cycle of
reincarnation.
•The Eightfold Path
to Enlightenment –
•Right thought
•Right understanding
•Right speech
•Right action
•The Eightfold Path to
Enlightenment –
cont’d
•Right livelihood
•Right effort
•Right concentration
•Right contemplation
1.What is a Buddhist temple called?
2.What does a fat Buddha represent?
3.Define nirvana.
4.Name one of the 4 Noble Truths.
5.List one of the “Rights” for the
Eightfold Path.
•The teachings of
Buddha became very
popular in India.
“Siddhartha in Meditation”
•Buddha believed in
meditation, dharma,
karma and reincarnation,
but he did not believe in
the Hindu gods, and he
rejected the Hindu caste
system.
•The Hindu caste system
was based on birth, not a
person’s actions.
•Buddha believed a person
should be judged by their
actions, not their birth.
•Buddha died in 483, when
he was 80 years old.
•Hinduism incorporated
Buddha’s teachings
into their religion.
•The dominant religion
in India remains
Hinduism. Yet
Buddha’s teachings
still influenced the
region and moved east.
•Buddhism spread east to China and Japan.
This is where the majority of people
practiced his teachings.
Zen gardens – made in China
and Japan. Meditate in a garden,
in the lotus position, and ask
unanswerable questions.
•The Dalai Lama or spiritual leader of all
Tibetan Buddhists.
•Forced into exile when the communists
took over China.
1.Who is the spiritual leader of the
Tibetan Buddhists?
2.Where did the religion of Buddhism
spread?
3.How did Hindus respond to Buddhist
teachings?
4.Why would Buddha’s teachings
appeal to the poor of India?