Buddhism

Ryan Bharucha Nick Stonaker Aaron GableBrice Silver

CHILDREN!

Spread of Buddhism

• Took place through human contact, throughout trade routes, such as the silk road, and missionary work.

Buddhist Beliefs

• The Buddha never commented on how the world started.

• They Reject Speculation on:– God– Afterlife– The nature of the universe

The 5 Precepts

• Do not Kill

• Do not steal

• Do not lie

• Do not misuse sex

• Do not consume alcohol or other drugs

Buddhist Mission Work

• The first Missions– Dharma Bhanaks

• Emperor Ashoka – 3rd century – Turkish People– Middle East

• An Shigao – China

Role of Women

• Buddha originally banned women from practice– Later allowed, Different room– Men and women equal – Stereotypes

Major Texts: Tripitaka

• Tripitaka- is the earliest collection of Buddhist teachings recognized by Theravada Buddhist– Collection called the Pail Canon– 50 volumes costing approximately $2000– This collection was originally passed down

orally, however in third century B.C.E it was written down

– Meeting of 500 monks

Major Texts: Mahayana Sutras

• The Mahayana Sutra reveres the Tripitaka– Many of the Sutras were written between

200B.C.E. and 200 C.E– Lotus Sutra– Heart Sutra– Land of Bliss Sutra

Major Texts: Tibetan Book of the Dead

• This Book was written by a Tibetan monk describing the different stages of death – The book was originally named Bardo Todrol Chenmo – Bardo means gap, referring to the gap between life

and death– Lama recites book at funeral– Was recorded in eighth century C.E. by

Padmasambhava, then was concealed, later to be found in the fourteenth century by Karma Lingpa

Major contacts with religions

• Buddha was raised in a Hindu materialistic society

• Other opposing religions– Taoism – Confucianism– Hinduism

Buddhist Quotations

• Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. – Buddha

• Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little– Buddha

Buddhist Rituals

• Meditation is defined as mental concentration and mindfulness– Mantras – Mundras– Prayer Wheels– Metta– Breath

Buddhist Practices

• Loving-Kindness– Metta

• Compassion – Karuna

• Sympathetic Joy – Mudita

• Equanimity– Upekkha

Source Page

• http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/buddha.html

• http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/texts.htm • http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/buddhism/buddhism-

statistics.html • http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/

bl_text_earlychinrel5.htm• http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_buddhism.htm

Source

• www.accd.edu/sac/history/geoproject/buddhism.swf

• http://departments.colgate.edu/greatreligions/pages/buddhanet/theravada/women.txt