Buddhism Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

Buddhism

Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

Founder

• Siddhartha Gautama credited for founding Buddhism

• Born in 563 B.C.

Siddhartha Gautama• Born in the

Brahmin Caste (he was a prince)

• He led an extremely sheltered life in the royal compound

One Day…• At the age 25 he

left the walls of the palace

• He saw 4 men–Old man–Sick man–Dead man–Poor man

What Did It Mean?• This made him understand that every living thing experiences old age, sickness and death

•BUT! ONLY religious life can save someone from suffering

What Did He Do?• For the next 6

years he wandered the forests of India looking for ENLIGHTENMENT

• Enlightenment means wisdom.

• He becomes Buddha.

Four Noble Truths

First Noble Truth:Everything in life is suffering or has Sorrow.

Second Noble Truth

• What causes suffering is people’s desire for material things

The only way

to end suffering

is to give

up all desires

Third Noble Truth

Fourth Noble Truth:The way to get over these desires is to be Enlightened by following the Eight Fold Path

* Steps you must take in order to reach NIRVANA

• Nirvana – Release from all selfishness and pain

• Eightfold Path:– Right view - Right action

– Right intention - Right effort

– Right speech - Right mindfulness

– Right livelihood - Right concentration

Eight Fold Path

Reincarnation• Buddhists believe in reincarnation

• Different from Hindu belief:–Buddhists may be reincarnated as many

times as it takes until Enlightenment and Nirvana are reached.

–Hindus believe in reincarnation as a means of rising up the caste to reach moksha. There is the risk of being reincarnated in a lower caste.

Nirvana

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