Transcript Aim: how did Buddhism become a major religion in Asia?

Aim: how did Buddhism
become a major religion in
Asia?
Buddhism
Where did Buddhism start?
• Who was the founder of
Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
(aka Buddha; the enlightened one)
Who was Buddha and how did
Buddhism start?
Buddhism
• Founder: Siddhartha Gautama (563BCE – 483BCE),
or Buddha, which means "enlightened one."
• Four Noble Truths
Siddhartha's philosophy of the nature of human
suffering and its relation to desire is articulated by
these four statements:
1. Life is full of pain and suffering.
2. Human desire causes this suffering.
3. By putting an end to desire, humans can end suffering.
4. Humans can end desire by following the Eightfold Path.
What is the Buddhist Nirvana?
What are the two largest
Buddhists sects…
and how do they differ?
Fin
What is this place?
Meandros (Menander), King of Bactria
BTW, this guys is famous in his own right. He’ll be in tomorrows lesson.
The Indo-Greek King, ruler of Bactria (Afghanistan),
known as Meandros (Menander) to the Greeks and
Milinda to Indians practiced… Buddhism and helped
spread Buddhism to many parts of the world such
as China. There is even a Buddhist religious book,
The Melindapanha, named after him.
Traditional
Chinese
Laughing
Buddha
statue.
Budai was a
Buddhist
monk.
Question: to what
extent did the ancient
Indo – Greeks have
an impact on the
growth of Buddhism?
Aim: how did Buddhism
become a major religion in
Asia?
Buddhism
Fin
Aim: to what extent
did the ancient Indo –
Greeks have an
impact on the growth
of Buddhism?
Why is Buddhism a good
example of Cultural Diffusion?