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Buddhism
"One thing I teach: suffering and the end of
suffering.
It is just ill and the ceasing of ill that I proclaim."
-- The Buddha
Origins
• Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha
Gautama (the Buddha) in approximately
520 BCE in Northeast India.
Origins - Siddhartha Gautama
Siddhartha Gautama
Chinese Zen Master
Laughing Buddha
Chinese origin
Adherents
• Buddhism is the fourth largest world
religion with approximately 360 million
followers.
Views
• Buddhists do not believe
that this world is created
and ruled by a God.
• Buddha urged his
followers to focus instead
on the Four Noble Truths
by which they can free
themselves from
suffering.
The Four Noble Truths
• Suffering Exists.
The Four Noble Truths
• Suffering arises from attachment to
desires.
The Four Noble Truths
• Suffering ceases when attachment to
desire ceases.
The Four Noble Truths
• Freedom from suffering is possible by
practicing the Eightfold path.
Eight-Fold Path
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3.
4.
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6.
7.
8.
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Contemplation
Right View
Right Thought
The Eightfold Path - Morality
• Right Speech –
Speaking in a
non hurtful, not
exaggerated,
truthful way.
• Avoid lies and
gossip.
The Eightfold Path - Morality
• Right Action –
Avoiding
harmful
actions.
• Don’t steal from
or harm others.
The Eightfold Path - Morality
• Right
Livelihood - Not
harming in any
way oneself or
others; directly or
indirectly.
• Reject work that
hurts others.
The Eightfold Path - Meditation
• Right Effort –
Making
constant effort
to improve
oneself.
• Prevent evil and
do good.
The Eightfold Path - Meditation
• Right
Mindfulness Mental ability to
see things for what
they are with clear
consciousness.
• Control your
feelings and
thoughts.
The Eightfold Path - Meditation
• Right
Contemplation Being aware of the
present reality
within oneself,
without any
craving or
aversion.
• Practice
meditation.
The Eightfold Path - Wisdom
• Right View Understanding
reality as it is, not
just as it appears
to be.
• Incline towards
goodness and
kindness.
The Eightfold Path - Wisdom
• Right Thought Change in the
pattern of thinking.
• Believe in the
nature of existence
as suffering and in
the Four Noble
Truths.
Views
• However, disbelief in a creator God does
not mean that Buddhism is atheistic.
• Some are atheistic while others are
polytheistic (I told you this stuff was
confusing!)
Life’s Purpose
• In Buddhism, the
purpose of life is to end
suffering.
Buddha = Enlightened One
The Middle Way:
Correct way to live your
life.
Afterlife
• Buddhists believe
people are
reincarnated when
they die.
• This is different than
reincarnation in
Hinduism because
Buddhists do not
believe the soul
passes on to the next
body.
Afterlife
• Nirvana – the candle is
“blown out” as you are
extinguished from the
cycle of death and rebirth
and freedom from the
effects of karma
General Practices
• Meditation
• Mantras
(sacred sounds)
Holy Text(s)
• Tripitaka - is the earliest
collection of Buddhist
teachings
Questions
• Where was the religion of Buddhism
founded?
A.
B.
C.
D.
India
China
Japan
Vietnam
• Who was the founder of Buddhism
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jesus
Confucius
Muhammad
Siddhartha Gautama
• What does Buddha mean
A.
B.
C.
D.
Middle Way
Glorified One
Enlightened One
Four Noble Truths
• What do Buddhists believe people need to
do to be happy and find peace
A. They are to live their lives as vegetarians
B. They are to accept the belief in only one
God
C. They are to give up greed and greedy
desires
D. They are to live quietly within the caste
system
• What Buddhist teaching shows its
followers the correct way to live their lives?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Bible
The Quran
The Five Pillars
The Middle Way