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Chapter 3 Section
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I. Hinduism
Develops over
Centuries
A. Upanishads are
Hindu teaching that
explain answers to
life’s major
questions
B. Brahman is the
world soul that
unites all atman
(living beings)
C. Perfect
understanding is
called moksha
D. One life is not
enough to
understand the
process so the idea
of Reincarnation
occurred
1. The rebirth of the
soul over and over
until moksha is
understood
E. Dharma is the
path of each caste
(scoreboard)
F. Karma is the
individual good and
bad acts
G. gods of
Hinduism
1. Brahma the
creator
2. Vishnu the
protector
3. Shiva the
destroyer
H. Mahavira the
founder of Janism
believed everything
had a soul
1. Promoted non
violence
I. Concept of
heaven in Hinduism
is Brahman a
spiritual world
II. The Buddha
Seeks
Enlightenment
A. Siddhartha
Gautama born into
royal family in
Nepal
B. Even though
born into royalty ,
he left his palace
and family
searching for
religious truth
C. After sitting 49 days
in meditation under a
fig tree he found
enlightenment or
wisdom and became
known as the Buddha
D. Four Noble
Truths
1. Everything in life
has suffering and
sorrow
2. The cause of all
suffering is people’s
selfish desire for
the temporary
pleasure of the
world
3.The way to end
all suffering is to
end desire
4. The way to
overcome such
desire and attain
enlightenment is to
follow the Eight
Fold Path
a. Right View, Right
Resolve, Right Speech,
Right Conduct, Right
Livelihood, Right Effort,
Right Mindfulness, and
Right Concentration
E. Buddhism
spread to China
and Southeast Asia
but was absorbed
by Hinduism in
India
F. Buddhism Spirit
world is Nirvana
Stupas and Pagodas religious
buildings