Transcript Buddhism powerpoint notes

BUDDHISM
--body of philosophies
-teachings to guide one to directly experience reality
-Most live in Sri Lanka and Japan.
365 million followers -- 6% of the world's population
Beginnings
"teachings of the Awakened One"
Started 5th century BC with the teachings of
Siddhartha Gautama, "the Buddha.“
Began in India
Tipitaka – the Buddhist religious text. 11 times
the size of the bible.
No supreme being that created the world
A Buddha is anyone who has achieved
awakening.
Believe there have been many Buddha’s.
No self, collection of parts and events.
Different Types
Theravada, East Asian Buddhism
and Tibetan Buddhism
alternative two divisions,
Theravada and Mahayana
Mahayana includes both East Asian
and Tibetan Buddhism
Four Noble Truths
in life there is Dukkha
(sorrow/suffering) caused by desire
and can ended by following the Noble
Eightfold Path
Four Noble Truths:
There is suffering
There is a cause of suffering—craving
There is the cessation of suffering
(nirvana)
Nirvana- a state of happiness and peace.
There is a way leading to the end of
suffering—the Noble Eightfold Path
Noble Eight Fold Path
1. Right Speech—One speaks in a non hurtful-truthful way.
2. Right Action -Avoiding action that would do harm.
3. Right Livelihood—No harm to oneself or others
4. Right Effort/Exercise—makes an effort to improve.
5. Right Mindfulness/Awareness—ability to see things for
what they are with clear consciousness.
6. Right Concentration/Meditation—Aware of the present
reality within oneself, without any craving
7. Right Understanding—Understanding reality as it is, not
just as it appears to be.
8. Right Thoughts—Change of thinking.
The Buddha (Awakened One). attained
Awakening as the Buddha and helped others to
attain it.
The Dharma: The teachings as shown by the
Buddha.
Sila- intentional moral behavior
 1. Refrain from taking life.
 2. Refrain from taking that which is not given (not committing
theft)
 3. Refrain from sensual misconduct (abstinence from
immoral sexual behavior)
 4. Refrain from lying. (speaking truth always)
 5. Refrain from intoxicants
(refrain from using drugs or alcohol)
 6. Refrain from eating at the wrong time (only eat from
sunrise to
noon)