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The Beliefs of Buddhism Section 8-2
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Standards H-SS 6.5.5 Know the life and moral teaching of the
Buddha and how Buddhism spread in India, Ceylon, and Central Asia.
E-LA Reading 6.2.3 Connect and clarify main ideas by identifying
their relationships to other sources and related topics.
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Language of the Discipline Nirvana- a state of blissful peace
without desire or suffering. Monastery- a home of a religious
community. Monk- the men who live in a monastery. Nun- women who
live in a religious community.
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Anticipatory Set Have you every put two ingredients together to
make an amazing creation? Well the beliefs of Buddhism came from
some ideas of Hinduism.
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The Buddhas Teaching (Input) After obtaining enlightenment,
Siddhartha understood why people suffer and how they could escape
the cycle of death and rebirth. These insights formed the basis of
his teachings. He began teaching with the ascetics and met them in
hunting deer. His speech to them was called the Deer Park Sermon.
He advised them to follow the Middle Way and describe The Four
Noble Truths
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The Four Noble Truths (Input) 1. All life includes suffering.
Birth, sickness, old age, and death bring suffering. People also
suffer by being separated from the people they love. 2. Suffering
is caused by wanting or desiring things that one does not have.
Only selfish desire are considered bad. 3. Suffering can be ended.
4. The way to overcome selfish desires is to follow the Eightfold
Path. Take a look on page 225 in your book and read through the
Eightfold Path.
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Reaching Nirvana (Input) The final goal a person follows in the
Eightfold Path is to reach Nirvana. Those who enter Nirvana are
liberated from the cycle of death and rebirth. They no longer need
to follow the law of karma, however death still occurs.
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Buddhist Monasteries (Input) At first people followed Buddha
from place to place, but as the numbers grew, Buddhist monasteries
were formed. Monks were there first, but then women soon joined the
monasteries and were known as nuns. The Buddha set up rules the
monks and nuns had to live by and their duties were to meditate and
spread the teachings. Monasteries became important centers of
learning.
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Buddhist Texts (Input) There is no sacred book. For many years
Buddhist followers memorized texts. The first scriptures were not
written down until 43 B.C. The most popular are called the Jataka
tales which tell about 547 previous lives of Buddha before he
achieved enlightenment. Some tales he is a human being, others he
is an animal or plant. Each tale has teachings of Buddhist ideas
and values.
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Checking for Understanding The Buddha taught the wisdom of the
following the Middle Way, or A. avoiding extremes B. a life of
self-denial C. leaving home forever D. never eating meat Answer:
A
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Checking for Understanding Most Buddhists believe that those
who reach the state of nirvana A. return to earth as saints with
halos. B. become part of something greater. C. are qualified to
start monastery. D. will never make mistakes again. Answer: B.
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Checking for Understanding In his Deer Park Sermon to the
ascetics, what did Buddha say that wisdom meant? A. painful
self-denial B. raising deer C. avoiding extremes D. living in a
monastery Answer: C.
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Checking for Understanding Where are ideas about suffering and
desire expressed? A. Jataka tales B. Middle Way C. Buddhist Bible
D. Four Noble Truths Answer: D
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Guided Practice and Independent Practice Students will work on
the Reading Comprehension side of the 8-1 worksheet. Guided
Practice: #1, 2 and 3 Independent Practice: #4 and 5.