Transcript Buddhist Ideas - University of Mount Union

Buddhist Ideas
The Goal of Enlightenment
Death
The Flame Eventually Dies
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It is not the end
Even the Buddha
eventually died. He
“attained the
Ecstasies and arrived
at the cessation of
perception and
sensation.”
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Reclining Buddha, Polonnaruwa, Sri
Lanka.
Death is not the end
 One can meditate on death
 Lines of reasoning
 I will definitely die
 I will definitely die
 The time of death is utterly
 Day by Day, moment by
uncertain
 At the time of death and
after death only the
practice of Dharma will
help me
moment
 My death wil come
regardless
Meditate . . .
 . . . on these points
 . . . at the time of my death
 I have no idea when I will
 my wealth and possessions
die
 There are many cause of
untimely death
 This human body is
extremely fragile
 my family and friends
 even my body will be
The Buddhist Way of Life
Live Long and Prosper
The Three Jewels
We realize the
danger that we are
in and the ability of
the Jewels to protect
us from the danger.
 The Three Jewels can help Us
 I take refuge in the Buddha
 I take refuge in the Dharma
 I take refuge in the Sangha
Liberation
To be free of delusions
Liberation
"Liberation is a
permanent inner
peace attained
through the
complete
abandonment of
delusions.“
One of the first
things that the
Buddha did upon
enlightenment was
the turn the “Wheel
of Dharma” by
teaching the Four
Noble Truths.
Attain Nirvana
1. Understand the
samsaric birth
2. Abandon
delusions
3. Practice the paths
of liberation
Five Aggregates or Skandhas
Why no self
Five Skandhas
 There are Five Skandhas or
Five Aggregates that make
up humans and these are:
 Form
 Feeling
 Perception
 Mental Formation
 Consciousness
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Sources
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Slide 9 –
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