buddhism

Buddhism

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Buddhism word is derived from Hindi word Budhi , which means WISDOM. In that sense Buddha means wise man.

Basics

• This religion is unlike any other religion. They do not believe in gods.

• They believe in kindness and life after death. If you live a good life, you will have a better life in the next life and it will build up good Karma.

• If you live a bad life, you will have bad Karma the next life.


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What is Buddhism?

• Buddhism is a major world religion, or in a better sense, philosophy.

• It is the 4th largest religion of the world, and has about 300,000,000 people living by it.

• It explains the purpose of life, injustices and inequality around the world.

• It also helps people by providing a way of life that will lead to true happiness.


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Budhha

The Founder

Early Name -Sidhartha


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Prince Siddhartha Gautama was born into a royal family 2500 years ago in what is now called Nepal

When he was born a holy man called Asita predicted that Siddhartha would be either a great holy man or a great king

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Siddhartha’s father wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and become a king. He did not want his son to become a holy man. So he tried to prevent Siddhartha from wanting to leave the palace by shielding him from anything that might upset him and giving him a life of luxury. The king thought that this would make him so happy that his son would never want to leave.


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One day, despite his fathers orders, Siddhartha decided to leave the palace grounds with his charioteer Chanda. They hadn't gone far when they came across a frail old man. As his father had kept him away from things that might upset him Siddhartha was shocked! He asked Chanda to return him to the palace at once.


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During the next three days Siddhartha left the palace three more times and each day he saw something that both shocked and perplexed him…

On the second day he saw a man lying on the roadside who was very ill.

On the third day he saw a dead man being carried through the streets.

Siddhartha was inspired to change his life after seeing what Buddhists call the ‘Four Sights’: the old man, the sick man, the dead man and the satisfied holy man..


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But on the fourth day Siddhartha saw a man calmly walking through the crowds, dressed in rags, carrying a begging bowl. This man was a wandering holy man who appeared content and happy even though he owned very little. This inspired Siddhartha to become a wandering truth seeker, looking for the answer to the problem of suffering in the world.


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Finding an answer to the question, ‘Why do people suffer, get old, get sick and die?’ became the most important thing in Siddhartha’s life. To give the question his full attention he decided to leave behind his privileged background. That night he left his old life behind forever to spend his time as a wandering holy man. www.makemegenius.com

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For seven years Siddhartha travelled around learning from wise holy men and trying to find the answer to his question. He was a good student and he learnt a lot but still he could not find the answers he was seeking and the people he was being taught by did not know them either!

On one occasion he decided that he would put his body through great hardship in case that helped. So he ate only one grain of rice a day and grew so thin that if he put his hand on his stomach he could feel his backbone! But this did not help him. He decided to sit under a tree in a place called Bodh Gaya and meditate until the truth came to him.


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It is not known how long Siddhartha sat beneath the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya but as he sat there drifting deeper and deeper in meditation a great change came over him. Siddhartha came to know the truth—he became an ‘enlightened one’, the ‘Buddha’. He felt totally free, peaceful, happy and kind. He had reached a state of mind called ‘Nirvana’.


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What Did Buddha Teach?

• He taught the 4 Noble truths which sum up Buddhism religion

• He also taught the noble eight fold path

• He taught to lead a moral life, be mindful and aware of thoughts and actions and to develop wisdom and understanding

• He also taught the 5 precepts


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What are the Four Noble Truths?

• The first was that life is suffering• You can’t live without death, frustration, etc.

• The second is that suffering is caused by craving and aversion

• Getting what you want doesn’t guarantee happiness, it deprives you of it

• The third is that suffering can be overcome, and true happiness attained

• If we stop craving useless things, and live each day at a time (not living in the future) we will be happy and free.

• The fourth is that the Noble eight fold path leads to the end of all suffering


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The Noble Eightfold Path

• It taught 8 simple rules:• To have a right

understanding• To have right thoughts• To use right speech• To do right actions • To deal with right

livelihood• To give a right effort• To have a right

mindfulness• To use the right

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The 5 precepts

• Do not take the life of anything living

• Do not take anything not freely given

• Abstain from sensual overindulgence

• Refrain from untrue speech

• Avoid intoxication• Do not lose mindfulness

• This is the moral code of the Buddhists


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