03A Buddhism.pdf

BUDDHISM  BUDDHISM ORIGIN STORY Siddhartha Gautama founder of Buddhism He gained insight on the cause & cure of suffering Buddha - Gautama’s new name meaning Enlightened One Four Noble Truths the four central beliefs containing the core of Buddhist teaching  BUDDHISM ORIGIN STO...

BUDDHISM  BUDDHISM ORIGIN STORY Siddhartha Gautama founder of Buddhism He gained insight on the cause & cure of suffering Buddha - Gautama’s new name meaning Enlightened One Four Noble Truths the four central beliefs containing the core of Buddhist teaching  BUDDHISM ORIGIN STORY Siddhartha Gautama founder of Buddhism He gained insight on the cause & cure of suffering Buddha - Gautama’s new name meaning Enlightened One Four Noble Truths the four central beliefs containing the core of Buddhist teaching  TEACHINGS OF BUDDHISM Eightfold Path Buddha’s guide to end Right suffering & attaining Insight Nirvana Right Right Meditation Intention (thoughts) Right Right Mindfulness Speech Right Effort Right Action Right Livelihood  TEACHINGS OF BUDDHISM Eightfold Path Buddha’s guide to end suffering & attaining Nirvana Nirvana - union w/the universe & freedom from life(end of reincarnation) Buddha rejected the Hindu varna system Dharma – teaching or the practicing of Buddhism SPREAD OF BUDDHISM Birthplace of Buddhism Buddhism today Tripitaka Buddhist sacred book, Buddha’s teachings Monasteries & convents set up for meditation & study spread by missionaries & traders to India & Asia  SPLIT OF BUDDHISM Two Sects Sect - smaller group of Buddhism 1. Theravada Buddhism sect close to Buddha’s original teachings - only monks & nuns can attain Nirvana - Sri Lanka, SE Asia  SPLIT OF BUDDHISM Two Sects - continued 2. Mahayana Buddhism easier for lay people to follow - anyone can attain Nirvana - China, Tibet, Korea, Japan  SPLIT OF BUDDHISM Two Sects - continued 2. Mahayana Buddhism easier for lay people to follow - anyone can attain Nirvana - China, Tibet, Korea, Japan FOURTH LARGEST RELIGION This is a statue of Hotei, IN THE WORLD the Laughing Buddha. Hotei is a character based Not on an eccentric monk who Gautama Buddha lived in the time of the Liang Dynasty, and who has become associated with luck and good fortune in many Asian cultures