PPT-Zen Buddhism By: Willis Jackson

A brief history of Zen Buddhism Although many people consider Zen to be an exclusively Japanese school of Buddhism it actually originated in China The Chinese called the tradition Chan and Zen is Japanese reading of the same word. 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. . Man of the People. EQ: How did the people gain more power during the Age of Jackson?. What people said about him…. “I feel much alarmed at the prospect of seeing General Jackson president. He is the most unfit man I know for such a place…he is a dangerous man.”. The “middle way of wisdom and compassion”. A 2500 year old tradition that began in India and spread and diversified throughout the Far East. A philosophy, religion, and spiritual practice followed by more than 300 million people. What is it?. Monks?. Bald dudes?. Orange clothes and beads?. Temples. This crazy thing called ‘enlightenment’?. That guy with the big belly?. Origins. India: spreading through Asia: 6. th. - 8. th. I. Hinduism. A. The . third largest. religion in the world.. B. . polytheistic. - ancient religion that developed from religious customs of many people.. C. Major gods:. 1.) . Brahma. - creator of the world.. Buddhism. The founder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama the son of an Indian king who traveled in search of a deeper understanding of the world, and decided that suffering would bring the end of all existence.. Introduction. 1.) How was American politics democratized between 1800 and 1840?. 2.) Why was Andrew Jackson so popular with voters?. 3.) How and why did the Democratic and Whig parties emerge?. 4.) What new assumptions about human nature did religious reform leaders of the 1830’s make?. © 2016 Willis Towers Watson. All rights reserved.. Table of Contents. Willis View of risk in context. Creating a view of risk. © 2016 Willis Towers Watson. All rights reserved. . 2. Willis View of Risk. Test review quiz. The Age of Jackson. Identify the key players in the election of 1824 and its aftermath including the formation of new parties. The change which resulted in Jackson’s victory in the 1828 election. Andrew Jackson. America’s First Crazy President. Overview:. America’s 7. th. President, 1829-1837. Responsible for the Trail of Tears* and Indian Removal Act*. Born in 1767 and died in 1845. Served in both the Revolutionary War and War of 1812*. He lived a sheltered life, never leaving the palace compound.. . At the age 25 he. became curious about world outside of the palace and he went on a journey.. ☸He . saw 4 . men . Old man. Sick man. CE.. Amida. Jizo. Hotei. (avatar of . Miroku. ). China. Japan. Early Folk Traditions. Early Folk Traditions. Shinto. Classical Daoism. Daoism. Theravada Buddhism (from India). (and . m. aybe Mahayana). Pure Land Buddhism To begin, true or false….on Zen Buddhism 1) Zen Buddhism originates from ‘The Tree Sermon’ by the Buddha False – The Flower Sermon 2) Mahakashyapa was the name of the monk that understood this ‘wordless insight’ from this sermon Buddhism is a spiritual tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep insight into the true nature of life. There are 376 million followers worldwide.. Buddhists seek to reach a state of .