BellWork Spread and Influence Emperor Ashoka popularized Buddhism Missionaries and traders Monasteries opened and had impact on governments and societies Teaches nonviolence and respect for the natural world ID: 272931
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BuddhismSlide2
Bell-WorkSlide3
Spread and Influence
Emperor
Ashoka
popularized BuddhismMissionaries and traders Monasteries opened and had impact on governments and societies
Teaches nonviolence and respect for the natural world Slide4
Beliefs
Enlightenment and Nirvana
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path Siddhartha Gautama Slide5
Siddhartha Gautama
AKA Buddha!
Born into a ruling family
Saw pain and suffering in the real world- was shocked by disease, poverty, and deathFasted to the point of starvationWandered India to find greater truth Bodhi tree meditation lasted many days until he became enlightened and reached nirvanaSlide6
Enlightenment and Nirvana
Enlightenment for Buddha was an awakening
to a great reality most of us never
perceive.Nirvana- reached through enlightenment Idea state of happiness and peace.Slide7
Four Noble Truths
Suffering is in all things, nothing lasts forever
The cause of suffering is desire
Removing desire removes sufferingThe way to remove desire is to follow the Eightfold Path…Slide8
Eightfold PathSlide9
Path One: Right View
Understand and live by the Four Noble Truths:
“Suffering is present in all things, and nothing lasts forever”
“The cause of suffering is desire”“Removing desire removes suffering”“The way to remove desire is to follow the Eightfold Path”Slide10
Path Two: Right Purpose
Live a life of selflessness, love, and nonviolence
Pass the compliment…Slide11
Path Three: Right Speech
Find the Truth!
Below are four statements about me, but only one is true.
You have 1 attempt to guess the truth!I have been to Italy My favorite color is pinkI was on my high school hockey team
I was a model in a fashion showSlide12
The T
ruth is…
I walked as a model in a
fashion show…Be careful and truthful in what you say Slide13
Path Five: Livelihood
Earn a living in ways that does no harm to others
Examples…Slide14
Path Four and Six: Right Action and Right Effort
Right Action: Do not kill, lie, steal, or hurt others
Right Effort: Promote good actions and prevent evil actionsSlide15
Did you resist evil?
When you entered the classroom today, on each of your desks was a piece of candy labeled “seniors”.
Be honest, did you eat the candy?
Did you take someone else’s candy?If you were Buddhist, you would have resisted evil and not eaten the candy!Slide16
Path Seven: Right Mindfulness
Be aware of but not attached to your emotions, thoughts, or feelingsSlide17
Can you control your mind?
What do you see?
Can you see both?Slide18
Path Eight: Right Concentration
Focus your mind with practices such as meditationSlide19
Focus…
Can you stop the picture from moving?