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Buddhism
Prince Siddhartha Gautama
• 563-483 BC
• Born in Lumbini,
Nepal as a Hindu
–Born a prince to
King Suddhodana
• Protected life of
happiness until 29
How it all happened…
• Siddhartha’s
shocking
discovery & life
as a hermit
• The Middle
Path provides
the truth
The Truman Show
• Problems with
The Prince
HinduismReturns
–Reincarnation
Mudras
and the Wheel
of Life
–No escaping the
stacked
pancakes…
• Nirvana, a Drop
in the Ocean
How to Get to
Nirvana?
• THE 4 NOBLE TRUTHS
1. The World Is Evil
• To live is to suffer
2. The Source of that
evil lies in Desire
3. To eliminate Evil,
eliminate Desire…
4. Lastly, even the
desire to be!!!
Bodhisattva
SHUT UP, BEN!!!
Buddhist Temple
• The Tripitaka
is the Buddhist
Holy Book (40
Volumes)
Types of
Buddhism
 Therevada Buddhism
 Mahayana Buddhism
 Tibetan Buddhism
 Zen Buddhism
Theravada
 The oldest school of Buddhism.
Buddhism
A monastic
life Focused on
wisdom & meditation.
Mahayana
 Buddhism for the masses.
Tries Buddhism
to reduce suffering.
Pray to the Bodhisattva
Tibetan Buddhism
 Led by the exiled Dalai Lama.
Seeks individual path to Nirvana
zen Buddhism
 Seeks sudden
enlightenment [satori]
through meditation,
arriving at emptiness
[sunyata].
 Gardens, Tea & flower
ceremony, Calligraphy
ZEN BUDDHISM
Relieve Stress &
Meditate:
Get a Mantra from a
roshi
Ohm...mani...padme...h
Hail to the jewel in the lotus!
ung...
And, if you want it…
An explanation of
Buddhism in Star Wars