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PO Box 8500 Charlotte NC 28271 Phone 704 8878200 and Fax 704 8878299 DavidpossessedsharpmindpeoplecomfortablehispresencewaswasDavidnaturalreturnChristDaviddreamsambitionsrelatedracial. Desmond Boyle. Jeffrey . Chin. Founder. Siddhartha Gautama (Gautama Buddha) was the founder of Buddhism and was born in present . day Nepal. Siddhartha was born in a royal Hindu . family and would have had several roles as a Prince in his community. He eventually moved to India to have a more meaningful role in people’s personal lives. . Amita. /. Amitabha. . – Buddha associated with Pure Land Buddhism very popular in Japan. . Anatman. . – Buddhist doctrine of no-self. There is no “self” that migrates from one life to the next in reincarnation because we are only a composite of five . Founder/How was religion created?. Siddhartha Gautama, a Hindu prince, left his family to find Enlightenment (Complete understanding), he found answers: the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path, and began teaching.. Engagements with Social Justice: . A . comparison . between . exiled . Tibetan Buddhists . in . Dharamsala. . and . Dalit. Buddhists of . Pune. .. Tamsin. Bradley & Zara Ramsay. Focus on two Indian locations: . so what do they worship?. What do Buddhists Worship ?. To explain what the Buddha nature is. To explain what Buddhists worship. To evaluate whether Buddhism is a religion. The Buddha Nature. All creatures have a . Buddhism: The Means. Taking Refuge. They go to many a refuge, to mountains, forests, parks, trees, and shrines: people threatened with danger. . That's not the secure refuge, that's not the highest refuge, that's not the refuge, having gone to which, you gain release from all suffering and stress. . One of the world’s most complex religions. Tibetan Buddhism. It borrows from many faiths.. It is practiced at many levels.. It evolves.. It has no definitive canon of scriptures. . It has many branches and spokespersons. . Part 2: Hinduism. Theme: How religions adapt and change. Lesson 13. Part 1: Buddhism . Lesson 13. ID & SIG. Buddhism in China, Buddhism in India, Chan Buddhism, dharma, Dunhuang, Four Noble Truths, Mahayana Buddhism, nirvana, Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) . The . Sangha. The . Sangha. This has several layers of meaning:. Worldwide community of Buddhists. The monastic community in general. A monastic community (Like . Samye. Ling). The . Aryasangha. The . 940/8346 x 6 AT } List of Courses for Post-Matric scholarship Class XI (1st PUC), Class XII (2nd PUC), V ocational Courses Buddhism. Always remember the . aspects of religion. , and the . adherents. !. What is the . ultimate purpose. ? Religions seek to connect adherents to the transcendent (i.e. God, enlightenment, . etc. Samuel Farris. Samuel Farris. 1. 1. 1785: Kingdom of Arakan falls to Burmese. 1824-1826: Anglo-Burmese War. Becomes a British colony . 1942-1945: Japanese invade Burma. 1948: Burma gains independence. Samsara. – meaning ‘wandering’ – the cycle of re-incarnation, aimless, endless, cyclical change. The Noble Eight-Fold Path – . to the end of suffering. Dharma . – meaning ‘what is established and firm’ – law, teachings, cosmic order. rupa. ), usually sitting cross-legged in a meditation pose. (In Mahayana Buddhism there are also shrines where the focus is a Bodhisattva rather than the Buddha). Shrines can be found in a temple or in a home; they provide a focal point for Buddhists to meditate or practice. .