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“Protestant
Hinduism”
Different from other religions
BUDDHISM
is a religion about how to get
rid of suffering instead of a
relationship between man
and God
Siddhartha Gautama
580 B.C. - born into a “Royal Family” as a
warrior into the “Kshatriyas” (warrior) caste
brought up as a Hindu
 father was told he would either be a
1)“GREAT CONQUEROR”
2) “GREAT REFORMER”
if he saw…
or a
FOUR PASSING
SIGHTS
1)old age
2)sick man
3)dead body
4)”peaceful” monk
there was process of the “mind” to
overcome life’s pains and “Sidd” wanted
to find it
551 B.C.
“Great Going Forth”
“Sidd” left home
to find how to
overcome suffering
1)MIND
attain knowledge
studied with Hindu Masters
*not be the mind
it must be the body
2)BODY
fasted with Ascetics
almost died
*not the body
3)”MIDDLE WAY”
“Sidd” sat under a “Bodhi” tree and
meditated and BECAME
ENLIGHTENED
BECAME “BUDDHA”
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BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS
1)Life is suffering (DUKKHA)
2)Desire (TANHA) is cause of
DUKKHA
3)Ending TANHA is possible
4)Follow “8 Fold Path” to
overcome DUKKHA and achieve
NIRVANA
Eightfold Path
Focus MIND on THOUGHTS and ACTIONS
Wisdom
1)
Right View – know the truth; accept things as they actually are
2)
Right Intention – resist self-centeredness
”3 Poisons”: 1)Greed
2)Hate
3)Ignorance
Ethical Conduct
3)
Right Speech – refrain from unkind, negative speech
4)
Right Conduct – respect all life
”5 Precepts”:
1)do not kill any living thing
2)do not steal
4)abstain from overindulgence
5)
3)do not lie
5)avoid drunkeness
Right Livelihood – work for the good of others
Mental Discipline
6)
Right Effort – focus on living right
7)
Right Awareness – elevate one’s thoughts beyond the haze of emotion and mood
8)
Right Meditation – practice the discipline of meditation
BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS
1)Reincarnation
2)Karma
3)Nirvana
Nirvana
Although Buddha’s immediate goal was to eliminate the cause of
suffering, his ultimate goal was to become liberated from the
cycle of death and rebirth. This was to be accomplished by
teaching how we can cease craving and thereby eliminate our
attachment to and beliefs in the existence of the illusory self (that
is, the self tied to existence here on earth).
When we are successful in eliminating such attachment, then the
effects of karma cease to matter because all is seen for what it is
– no longer are we tied to the longings of the earth. At that
moment, the moment of enlightenment, the person achieves the
state of nirvana – the ultimate goal of the Buddhist, and
Buddhism’s equivalent of salvation or heaven.
ending of all sufferings
and conflicts
--------------------supreme bliss /
happiness
--------------------ignorance, arrogance,
fear, and anger fall away
BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS
Three Marks of Existence
--The Way Buddha Described Life--
Everything in the physical world has 3 characteristics
1)Dukkha – suffering (bored, discomfort, etc…)
2)Anicca - world is constantly changing
“IMPERMANENCE”
3)Anatta – absence of a soul (not carried to next life,
Karma is carried)
“3 Jewels”
*beliefs central to Buddhism regardless of which sect they
belong to, the “Jewels” are
highly valued and revered as the
cornerstone of Buddhism.
1)Belief in Buddha
2)Dharma – teachings of Buddha
3)Sangha – community of believers to help
others towards enlightenment
Buddhist Monks – “Sangha”
Three “Rafts” to Cross the River
THERVADA
MAHAYANA
TIBETAN
-Wisdom
-Compassion
*Dalai Lama
-Monk
-Arhat – perfect one’s
life and stay in Nirvana
after death
-Nirvana is an individual
thing
-Buddha = teacher,saint
-focuses on meditation
not rituals
-for masses (do not have
time to be a monk)
-Boddhisattva – delays
Nirvana to help others
attain Nirvana (like
Buddha)
-Budda = Savior
-focuses on rituals
*”This is my simple
religion. There is no
need for temples; no
need for complicated
philosophy. Our own
brain, our own heart is
our temple; the
philosophy is kindness.”
The Dalai Lama
Today’s Dalai Lama is the 14th reincarnation of one of the original
Bodhisattvas. He is the exiled religious and political leader of
Tibet. In a recent speech in London, in front of many religious
leaders of varying religions, the Dalai Lama said:
“For some people, religions which are based on belief
in a Creator God have the most powerful effect on their ethical life
and serve to motivate them to act in an ethical and sound way.
However, this might not be the case for every person. For others,
the Buddhist tradition, which does not emphasize belief in a
Creator, may be more effective. In the Buddhist tradition, there is
an emphasis on a sense of personal responsibility and action rather
than on the understanding of a transcendent being who cannot be
understood. It is crucial to recognize that both spiritual traditions
share the common goal of producing a human being who is fully
realized, spiritually mature, good , and warm-hearted. There has
always been and there will always be diversity in human
disposition…what we must seek is understanding.”