Transcript (Buddha) The founder of Buddhism, Gautama was

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SURVEY
November 17, 2016
WARM UP WRITING- NOVEMBER 17,
2016
• In
your own words explain what the
caste system is and how it operates in
India. Is it still in existence today? Do
you think that it is a fair system? Why
or why not?
A MUSICAL EXPLANATION OF THE
CASTE SYSTEM
•
India is not the only country that has or has had a caste
system. Let’s see this video clip that explains the caste system
the way it was in other countries and time periods.
•
Position and Positioning
MOHANDAS “MAHATMA” GANDHI
•
Read the information about Gandhi with a
partner. Write notes about anything that you
find interesting. Underline things you feel are
important about the life of Gandhi.
•
Be prepared to answer questions about the life
of Gandhi.
BUDDHISM
Another religion in India
SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA (BUDDHA)
•
The founder of Buddhism, Gautama was born into a wealthy
noble family in Napal, India.
BUDDHISM
•
He lived his entire life inside his palace until he was 29. He left
his palace 4 times in which he saw…
•
-An old man
•
-A sick man
•
-A corpse (dead body)
•
-A holy man
•
Finally he realized that every living thing experiences pain and
only a holy life offers a refuge from suffering.
•
He left the palace and wandered the Indian forests for 6 years
searching for enlightenment.
BUDDHA THE ENLIGHTENED ONE
•
Finally he sat under a fig tree and meditated for 49 straight
days until he found the cause of suffering in the world. From
then on he became known as “The Buddha” or the
“enlightened one.”
4 NOBLE TRUTHS
• Buddha’s
first sermon included the
4 main ideas to reach
enlightenment.
• First
Noble Truth: Life is filled with
suffering and sorrow
• Second
Noble Truth: The cause of all
suffering is people’s selfish desire for
temporary pleasures in the world.
• The
Third Noble Truth: The way to end all
suffering is to end all desires.
• Fourth
Noble Truth: The way to overcome
such desire and attain enlightenment is to
follow the Eightfold Path, which is called
the Middle Way between desires and selfdenial.
EIGHTFOLD PATH
• Was
a guide to behavior, like a staircase,
you must master one step at a time.
• Mastery
• By
can take many lifetimes.
following the Eightfold Path anyone
can reach nirvana, the release from
selfishness & pain.
3 JEWELS OF BUDDHISM
•
1) “Sangha” which is the Buddhist
community (regular people who are
Buddhists)
•
2) Dharma which are Buddhist
doctrines, teachings and writings.
•
3) Buddhist monks and nuns.
SPREAD OF BUDDHISM
• For
centuries after the Buddha’s death
Buddhism spread throughout Asia,
however it never truly caught on in India.
• Buddhism
was spread through
missionaries & traders (merchants).
Traders would bring not only their
products but the message of Buddhism
through Central Asian trade routes called
the “silk roads.”
HINDUISM & BUDDHISM
•
Both believe in reincarnation.
•
Buddha rejected many gods of Hinduism,
privileges of Brahmin priests & the caste
system.
•
The final goals were very similar-moksha for
Hindus & nirvana for Buddhists- they are both a
state of understanding & a break from the
chain of reincarnation.