Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 BCE) Born Born in NE India (Nepal) Raised Raised to be a king At At 29 he rejected his luxurious life to seek.

Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 BCE)

Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 BCE)

Born in NE India Born in NE India (Nepal)(Nepal)

Raised to be a kingRaised to be a king

At 29 At 29 he rejectedhe rejectedhis luxurious life tohis luxurious life toseek enlightenmentseek enlightenmentand the source ofand the source ofsufferingsuffering

Meditated and found Meditated and found nirvananirvana Became Became ““The Enlightened OneThe Enlightened One,,””

at 35at 35

What is the fundamental cause

of all suffering?

What is the fundamental cause

of all suffering?

Desire!Desire! Therefore, extinguish the Therefore, extinguish the

self, donself, don’’t obsess about t obsess about oneselfoneself

Four Noble Truths

Four Noble Truths1.1. There is suffering in There is suffering in

the world. the world. To live is to To live is to suffersuffer ( (DukkhaDukkha) ) The Buddha found The Buddha found

this out when he was this out when he was young and young and experienced experienced suffering and death suffering and death in othersin others

Four Noble Truths

Four Noble Truths

2.2. The cause of The cause of suffering is self-suffering is self-centered desire centered desire and attachmentsand attachments ((TanhaTanha))

Four Noble Truths

Four Noble Truths

3.3. The solution is to The solution is to eliminate desire eliminate desire and attachmentsand attachments

((Nirvana = Nirvana = ““extinctioextinctionn ””))

Four Noble Truths

Four Noble Truths4.4. To reach To reach nirvananirvana, one , one

must follow the must follow the Eightfold Path. Eightfold Path.

Eightfold PathEightfold Path

NirvanaNirvana The union with the The union with the ultimate ultimate spiritual reality. spiritual reality.

Escape from the cycle of Escape from the cycle of rebirth. rebirth.

What is the Eightfold Path?

What is the Eightfold Path?

Wisdom:•Right understanding

•Right motivation

Moral discipline:•Right speech

•Right action

•Right livelihood

Mental discipline:•Right effort

•Right mindfulness

•Right meditation

Types of BuddhismTypes of

Buddhism Therevada BuddhismTherevada Buddhism

Mahayana BuddhismMahayana Buddhism

Tibetan BuddhismTibetan Buddhism

Zen BuddhismZen Buddhism

Therevada BuddhismTherevada Buddhism

Mahayana BuddhismMahayana Buddhism

Tibetan BuddhismTibetan Buddhism

Zen BuddhismZen Buddhism

Theravada BuddhismTheravada Buddhism The oldest school of Buddhism

The monastic life is the best way to achieve nirvana.

Goal is to become a “Buddha”

Over 100,000,000 followers today.

Mahayana BuddhismMahayana Buddhism Buddhism Buddhism ““for the massesfor the masses””

Seek guidance from Seek guidance from BoddhisatvasBoddhisatvas, wise beings, wise beings

GoalGoal: : Not just individual Not just individual escape from the wheel, escape from the wheel, but but the salvation of all humanity the salvation of all humanity through self-sacrifice through self-sacrifice of those of those enlightened fewenlightened few

Tibetan BuddhismTibetan

Buddhism Developed in Tibet in the 7c CE.Developed in Tibet in the 7c CE.

A A mix of Theravada and mix of Theravada and MahayanaMahayana

BoddhisatvasBoddhisatvas include include

Lamas, like the Lamas, like the Dalai LamaDalai Lama

zen Buddhismzen Buddhism The The ““Meditation SchoolMeditation School””

Seeks sudden Seeks sudden enlightenment enlightenment through meditationthrough meditation

Beauty, art, and aesthetics:Beauty, art, and aesthetics: GardensGardens ArcheryArchery Tea ceremonyTea ceremony

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