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16 December 201316 December 2013Buddhism – How it started, why, and basic Buddhism – How it started, why, and basic beliefs. beliefs.
Bellringer – What are 2 “bad things” about the caste system in Hinduism?
Buddhism Origins of Buddhism Ppt. 4 Noble Truths Eightfold Path
HW – Read 5.3 – Questions (Reading Grade)
Buddhism
Life of Buddha "Awakened One" or “Enlightened One” (Buddha) Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who would one day
be known as the Buddha, began his life as a prince in a kingdom in ancient India.
Life of Buddha Prince Gautama (Buddha) was born about 553
BCE. He had parents who loved him, many servants to wait on him, the finest clothes, and a different palace for each season of the year. Yet, he found his world full of suffering.
It upset him that painful old age, sickness, and death were all part of life in this world.
Life of Buddha One day, he met a monk. He was amazed
that this monk could find calm and peace in a world filled with such sufferings. That day he made a very difficult decision. He decided to leave his wealth, his comfort, his wife, and his newborn son, to become a monk.
Other Buddhist Information Fasting – going without food
Meditation – focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas
Life of Buddha For the next six years he
traveled throughout India. But the answers he found were not enough. One day, while sitting under a fig tree, (after meditating for seven weeks) an understanding came to him. This understanding was a way to end suffering. That was the day Prince Siddhartha Gautama began to earn a new title, the Buddha, which means "Awakened One".
Human Suffering Human Suffering is caused by…1. Wanting what we do not have2. Wanting to keep what we already have3. Not wanting what we dislike but have
Buddhist Basics People that follow the Buddha’s teachings
are called Buddhists. The teaching of Buddhism reflect Hindu ideas.
He rejected many of the ideas contained in the Vedas, including animal sacrifice.
Buddha was against the caste system; that earned him a lot of followers.
Buddha has 4 guiding principles that are at the heart of his teaching. They are known as The Four Noble Truths.
Four Noble Truths: 1 Life is painful (dukkha)
Four Noble Truths: 2 Desire (tanha) causes pain
Four Noble Truths: 3 Eliminating desire can eliminate pain
People can overcome desire and ignorance and reach nirvana – a state of perfect peace.