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Buddhism

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Siddhartha Gautama Ascetic Middle Way Buddha Four Noble Truths Eightfold Path

Words to Know

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Ethnic group vs. Religious Group

Ethnic groups share many common characteristics such as language, physical features, customs, and traditions

Religious groups share a common belief system but are not necessarily composted of a single ethnic group.

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Background Buddhism is often

described as a religion and a collection of various philosophies, based initially on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as Gautama Buddha.

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Gautama, is believed to have been born in the city of Lumbini, Nepal. Born a prince, his father, King Suddhodana, was supposedly visited by a wise man shortly after Siddhartha was born and told that Siddhartha would either become a great king or a holy man. Determined to make Siddhartha a king, the father tried to shield his son from the unpleasant realities of daily life. Despite his father's efforts, at the age of 29, he discovered the suffering of his people, first through an encounter with an elderly man then he saw the sufferings of a diseased man, a decaying corpse, and an ascetic. These are often termed 'The Four Sights.'

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Gautama, deeply depressed by these sights, sought to overcome old age, illness, and death by living the life of an ascetic. Gautama escaped his palace, leaving behind this royal life to become a beggar. For a time on his spiritual quest, Buddha "experimented with extreme asceticism, which at that time was seen as a powerful spiritual practice...such as fasting, holding the breath, and exposure of the body to pain...he found, however, that these ascetic practices brought no genuine spiritual benefits and in fact, being based on self-hatred, that they were counterproductive."

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Graphic Organizer Siddhart

ha Gautama

Became an

ascetic

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Interactive Notebook Question (Left Side)

Why would someone think living an Ascetic life would be spiritual?

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Enlightenment After abandoning asceticism and

concentrating instead upon meditation Gautama is said to have discovered what Buddhists call the Middle Way—a path of moderation that lies mid-way between the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification. He accepted a little milk and rice pudding from a village girl and then, sitting under a tree ,he vowed not to arise until he had found the Truth. His five companions, believing that he had abandoned his search and become undisciplined, left. After 49 days meditating, at the age of 35, he attained bodhi, also known as "Awakening" or "Enlightenment". After his attainment of bodhi he was known as Buddha or Gautama Buddha and spent the rest of his life teaching his insights. According to scholars, he lived around the fifth century BCE. He died around the age of 80.

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Graphic Organizer Siddhart

ha Gautama

Became an

ascetic

Enlightenment

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Middle Way The primary guiding principle of

Buddhist practice is the Middle Way which was discovered by the Buddha prior to his enlightenment (bodhi). The Middle Way or Middle Path is often described as the practice of non-extremism; a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence.

It also describes the state of nirvana and perfect enlightenment.

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Graphic Organizer Siddhart

ha Gautama

Became an

ascetic

Enlightenment

Middle Way

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The Four Noble Truths

According to the scriptures, the Buddha taught that in life there exists sorrow/suffering, that is caused by desire and it can be stopped by following the Noble Eightfold Path.

There is suffering There is a cause of

suffering—craving There is the cessation

of suffering There is a way leading

to the cessation of suffering—the Noble Eightfold Path

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Graphic Organizer Siddhart

ha Gautama

Became an

ascetic

Enlightenment

Middle Way

Four Noble Truths

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The Noble Eightfold Path

The Noble Eightfold Path is the way to the cessation of suffering, the fourth part of the Four Noble Truths. This is divided into three sections:

Śīla is morality—abstaining from unwholesome deeds of body and speech. Within the division of sila are three parts of the Noble Eightfold Path:

Right Speech—One speaks in a non hurtful, not exaggerated, truthful way

Right Actions—Wholesome action, avoiding action that would do harm

Right Livelihood—One's way of livelihood does not harm in any way oneself or others; directly or indirectly

Samadhi is developing mastery over one’s own mind. Within this division are another three parts of the Noble Eightfold Path:

Right Effort/Exercise—One makes an effort to improve Right Mindfulness/Awareness—Mental ability to see things for

what they are with clear consciousness Right Concentration/Meditation—Being aware of the present

reality within oneself, without any craving or aversion.

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Interactive Notebook Question (Left Side)

1. How is Buddhism different from Hinduism?

2. How did Buddhism spread throughout Asia?

3. How is Buddhism different from Islam?

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Bibliography

Buddhism. Religious tolerance. http://www.religioustolerance.org/buddhism.htm. January 2008

Buddanet. http://www.buddhanet.net/. January 2008