buddhism siddhartha gautama was a prince born in nepal in 560 bce. –raised in palace & was...
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Buddhism• Siddhartha Gautama was a prince born in Nepal in 560
BCE.– Raised in palace & was never allowed to leave.– One day he decides to leave palace walls w/out his dad’s
permission– he sees disease, poverty. Realizes there is suffering in the
world.– Decides to give up being a prince & tries to find cause of
suffering/ misery. Searches for 6 yrs. – Finally sits under bodhi tree & meditates & reaches
enlightenment
• He takes the name Buddha = a person who is awakened.
• Once he knew what causes suffering, he began to teach about it.
Teaches The 4 Noble Truths:
1) life is suffering (everyone experiences pain)
2) Source of suffering is desire
3) You can end suffering by ending desire
4) Way to end desire is by following the 8 Fold Path(A list of 8 ways to live based on right actions & right attention)
8 Fold Path summarized:
• Siddhartha Gautama was previously Hindu so religion is somewhat similar.– Belief in reincarnation & karma.
• Buddhists believe in the anatman = no soul. Instead of a soul you have karmic residue that gets reincarnated. You can’t have an unchanging soul b/c the entire universe is in a constant state of change. Nothing is permanent.
• Goal of Buddhists is to reach nirvana= a passing out of existence & a freedom from suffering. You can only reach nirvana once you have become enlightened.
• Buddha denied existence of god. There is no divine help. Work it out on your own through determination
• Buddha did not accept the caste system.
• Buddha= the man/ prince Siddhartha
• buddha= anyone who has reached enlightenment
The 3 Jewels of Buddhism
• I take refuge in the Buddha
• I take refuge in the dharma (the truth Buddha taught)
• I take refuge in the sanga (the nuns & monks)
Buddhism: The spread & division
• Theravada- stressed monastic life as a way to reach enlightenment; Buddha is teacher, not god. Spread to Burma & Thailand
• Mahayana- Buddhism & enlightened ones are god-like. Spread to Tibet, Japan, China, Korea
Statues of Buddha
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