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Section 2: Hinduism and
Buddhism Develop
The beliefs of the Vedic Age
develop into Hinduism and
Buddhism.
• Hinduism
– Collection of religious
_________________
that developed slowly
over time
– No _________
founder with a single
set of ideas
• Origins and Beliefs
– 7509-500 B.C. Hindu teachers create
Upanishads—______________ of teachings
– Each person has _____________—soul
united with all others in Brahman
– In reincarnation, people ________________
to new lives
– A soul’s good and bad deeds,
________________, determines course of
new life
• Hinduism Changes and Develops
– Over last 2,500 years different
________________ of gods grow in
importance
– Today, Hindus choose own path to
___________—a state of perfect
understanding
• Hinduism and Society
– Hinduism strengthened the ______________
system
• New Religions Arise
– Jainism, a ___________ religion, arises in
500s B.C.
– Jains will ______________ harm any creature
– They work in trade, commerce; practice
religious ___________________
The Buddha Seeks
Enlightenment
• Siddhartha Gautama
– _________________ of Buddhism; priest
prophesized his greatness
• Siddhartha’s Quest
– Raised in __________________, Siddhartha
Gautama wants to learn about world
– Seeks _________________________
(wisdom), how to escape human suffering
– Tries _______________ methods; gains,
enlightenment by meditating
– Becomes the _________________, the
“enlightened one”
• Origins and Beliefs
– Buddha begins to teach _____________________
– Preaches ____________ Noble Truths—basic
philosophy of Buddhism
– Fourth Noble Truth is to follow the Eightfold Path to
achieve ________________
– Nirvana:
• a perfect state of _______________
• a release from selfishness and _________________
• a ______________ from the chain of reincarnations, rebirths
– Buddha _________________ caste system and
multiple gods of Hinduism
• The Religious Community
– Some followers devote lives to religion,
become _________________ and nuns
– Three bases of Buddhism: Buddha, religious
___________________, teachings
• Buddhism and Society
– Many followers at first among
_________________ and lower caste
– Monks and nuns ___________________
Buddha’s teachings
– Teachings written to become
__________________ literature
• Buddhism in India
– Spreads to other parts of
_________________
– Never gains firm hold in
____________________; Hinduism remains
strong
– Buddhist pilgrims often _________________
India
• Trade and the Spread of Buddhism
– Buddhism spreads by _______________ to:
– Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Sumatra,
________________, Korea, Japan