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RELIGIOUS GROUPS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ASIA Hinduism Buddhism Part 2 Shinto Confucianism Islam SHOW ME WHAT YOU “MIGHT” KNOW On a sheet of paper, write the word “Buddhism” going down as for an acrostic. Ex: B U D D H I S M Now for each letter, write the words that you think of when you think of Buddhism and fit them into your acrostic. Oh, did I mention that the words have to start with each letter? TO GET US STARTED… BUDDHISM… The “middle way of wisdom and compassion” AGE of RELGION: 2500 years old Began around 500 B.C. BASICS OF BUDDHISM Buddhism originated in India Spread rapidly Fourth largest religion in the world today. WHERE WAS BUDDHISM FOUNDED? Began in India, spread throughout Asia BASICS OF BUDDHISM Siddhartha Gautama The “Buddha” or “the enlightened one” Traveled all over India to share his “enlightenment” with other people Developed a group of followers devoted to his teachings about a “way of life” to “enlightenment”. FOUNDER: Buddha “The Enlightened One” Also know as Siddhartha Gautama WHO WAS THE BUDDHA? Born Siddhartha Gautama – of noble caste in India, 563 B.C.E. Raised in great luxury to be a king Empathy for the suffering of others; at age 29 rejected the life of luxury to seek enlightenment and the solution to suffering THE SPREAD OF BUDDHISM Within two centuries after the Buddha died, Buddhism began to spread north and east into Asia By 13th century Buddhism had disappeared from India QUICK CHECK… THUMBS UP OR DOWN? The enlightened one is Buddha. QUICK CHECK… THUMBS UP OR DOWN? Buddhism Hinduism. is older than QUICK CHECK THUMBS UP OR DOWN? Buddhism spread from India to the north and east in Asia. BASICS OF BUDDHISM Buddhists do not believe in a diety, but rather the teachings of one man, Buddha. Holy books in a collection, Tripitaka, tells all of Buddha’s teachings. MONO OR POLY? Like Hinduism, this is confusing. Buddhism is technically NON-theistic (no worship of gods) They do believe in gods and Titans, but they don’t worship them Buddha is not a god, only a teacher BASIC BELIEFS Like Hindus, Buddhists believe in… Reincarnation: belief that the soul is reborn into another body after death Karma: good and bad deeds done in one’s life. Believed to affect your next life. WHAT DID THE BUDDHA TEACH? The Four Noble Truths: to give up greed/selfishness and greedy desires 1. 2. 3. 4. To live is to suffer The cause of suffering is selfishness The solution is to eliminate selfishness thus achieving Nirvana The way to Nirvana is through the “Eight-Fold Path” NIRVANA 1. 2. 3. Nirvana is a peaceful state of mind Achieving Nirvana means escape from the cycle of rebirth Reached by following the Middle Way Birth Samsara Death Life NIRVANA WHAT IS THE EIGHT-FOLD PATH? EIGHT FOLD PATH: 8RULES TO FOLLOW Wisdom: •Right understanding •Right motivation Moral discipline: •Right speech Mental discipline: •Right action •Right effort •Right livelihood •Right mindfulness •Right meditation QUICK CHECK… THUMBS UP OR DOWN? Buddhists do not believe in reincarnation. QUICK CHECK… THUMBS UP OR DOWN? Buddhists Buddha. believe in a god called QUICK CHECK… THUMBS UP OR DOWN? Enlightenment means that you will be reborn and get out of Nirvana. QUICK CHECK… THUMBS UP OR DOWN? The Four Noble Truths are the basics of Buddhist belief about life QUICK CHECK… THUMBS UP OR DOWN? The Eight Fold Path is how a buddhist gets to a temple. QUICK CHECK… THUMBS UP OR DOWN? Nirvana is what a Buddhist gets when in a temple. HOLY PLACES BODH GAYA, INDIA Birthplace of Buddhism. This where Buddha reached Nirvana and became enlightened COUNTRIES WHERE BUDDHISM MAJOR RELIGION… India, China, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, many other Asian countries IS A ` NOW “TELL” ME WHAT YOU KNOW. On a sheet of paper, write the following sentence: What I think I learned about Buddhism is… Make a quick list (10?) of words that you think of when you think of the lesson on Buddhism. Now, use those words to write a paragraph explaining what you learned about Buddhism. Make sure you use the topic sentence above to start your paragraph. Have you included all of the words from your list? Give it to your elbow partner to have them circle the words. Care to share?