Transcript Buddhism PP - Madeira City Schools

Buddhism
Siddhartha’s Birth
Prince Siddhartha’s Birth
• Queen Maya had a dream about her
son before he was born. King
Suddhodana wanted to know what it
meant, so he asked the Brahmins
about it. They said Prince Siddhartha
could rule the universe, but if he saw
suffering, he would become the
Buddha.
Prince’s Royal Life
The Prince’s Royal Life
King Suddhodana wanted his son to be a
powerful ruler, so he used his wealth to
provide Prince Siddhartha constant
amusements.
Servants gave the prince everything he
needed. At 16, Siddhartha married, and
he and his wife spent their time enjoying
the prince’s many palaces.
Siddhartha discovers Aging,
Sickness and Death
Prince discovers 3 forms of
suffering
After Siddhartha married, he spent more
time traveling outside his palace. On
his first trip he saw old age. On his
second he saw sickness, and his third
he saw death. On his fourth he met an
ascetic who told him one could only be
free of suffering when one gave up
desires, pleasures and comforts.
Siddhartha becomes an
Ascetic
Prince becomes an Ascetic
Siddhartha gave up his life of luxury and
went to live in the forest as an ascetic.
There he wore simple clothing, had
bare feet, and carried only a bowl in
order to beg.
Siddhartha becomes the
Buddha
Prince becomes the Buddha
Siddhartha decided being an ascetic
would not bring enlightenment. He
decided to follow the “middle way”
instead. On his 35th birthday, sitting
under the Bodhi tree, he finally
achieved enlightenment through
meditation. He became the Buddha,
the Awakened One.
Buddhist Beliefs
• Follow the “Middle Way” for
enlightenment
• 4 Noble Truths
• Eightfold Path
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Shared beliefs- Hinduism and
Buddhism
• Grew out of India
• Belief in Non-Violence- it is wrong to
harm living creatures
• Belief in reincarnation- rebirth
• Desire to be released from cycle of
reincarnation- enlightenment
• Buddhists call it reaching “nirvana”
• Belief in meditation
Major holidayBuddha’s birthday
• Otherwise known asHana Matsuri
• April 8
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Buddhist Worship
• Buddhist can worship
at home shrine and at
temple
• Many forms of
Buddhism- many
forms of worship
(eg. Zen Buddhism)
• Meditation and mantra
• Prayer beads/ Prayer
wheel
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Buddhist Temple
• Come in
many
shapes
• Pagodas in
China and
Japan
• All contain
image or
statue of
Buddha
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Buddhist Practice
• Almost nonexistent in India
• 4th largest religion
• Over 300 million
followers
worldwide- Tibet,
Japan, China,
Korea
• Over 200,000
followers in the US
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Laughing Buddha- Budai
• NOT Gautama Buddha
• Based on Buddhist (Zen)
monk who lived over
1000 years ago
• Symbolizes happiness,
good luck
• According to legend,
rubbing the Laughing
Buddha’s great belly
brings wealth and
prosperity