918 amp 921 Origin Origin A Founded by Siddhartha Gautama a Hindu Prince around 500 BCE B Siddhartha was sheltered by his father from the outside world C On a trip Siddhartha encountered a ID: 435495
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Buddhism Notes
9.18 & 9.21Slide2
Origin
Origin
A. Founded by
Siddhartha
Gautama
, a
Hindu
Prince, around 500 BCE.
B. Siddhartha was sheltered by his father from the outside world
C. On a trip, Siddhartha encountered a
sick
man, an
old
man, a
poor
man, and a
corpse
, all of which his father tried to shield him from.
D. Upon seeing this he left home on a journey to reach
enlightenment
(or how to end suffering)Slide3
Origin
E. Siddhartha spent the next
40
years in
poverty
, at times going years
with only eating a single grain of
rice
a
day
F. Sat below the
Mara
tree and refused to move until he finally reached
enlightenment
G. People would come listen to his teachings
H. Spilt from Hinduism is often equated to the teachings of Martin
Luther and the Protestant ReformationSlide4
Beliefs
Beliefs
A. Not monotheistic or polytheistic, but not atheistic either
B. Sacred text is
Tripitaka
i
. Name means Three Baskets, where Buddha’s teaching were
written
on leaves that were woven together and stored in baskets.
Slide5
Reincarnation
.
Reincarnation
i
.
No
soul
travels from one life to the next
ii. Buddha said taking on a new body is like lighting multiple flames with the same candle. Each candle is now connected but each flame is different. Each life is connected through Karma, but it is not the same life.Slide6
Four Noble Truths
4 Noble Truths
i
. All of life is
pain
and
suffering
ii
. All pain and suffering is
caused
by
wants
that can
never
be
satisfied
iii
. Pain and suffering are
ended
by getting
rid
of
wants
iv
. Wants are ended by
following
the
8 Fold PathSlide7
Eight Fold Path
8 Fold Path
Path broken into 3 parts:
Wisdom
,
Virtue
, Concentration
1
.
Right
View
: Understanding there is sadness and where sadness comes from.
2
.
Right
Intention
: Must have intent to have good will
3
.
Right
Speech
: Don’t speak lies or anything hurtful/harmful
4.
Right
Action
: Preserve life, don’t stealSlide8
Eight Fold Path (Con’t
)
5
.
Right
Livelihood
: Obtain peace legally, don’t use weapons,
drugs
6
.
Right
Effort
: be moral, not aggressive
7
.
Right
Mindfulness
: See things as they are, not as you see them.
8
.
Right
Concentration
: Meditation to clear mindSlide9
Nirvana
i
. Attained once you have gotten
rid
of
all
wants/sadness
ii
. Seen by some as a
destination
and not just a state of mind
iii
. One who reaches it becomes a
Buddha
iv
.
Buddha
refereed to it as incomprehensible and unutterable