Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 BCE)

What is the fundamental cause of

all suffering?

Desire!

Four Noble Truths

Four Noble Truths

Four Noble Truths

Four Noble Truths

Eightfold Path

Nirvana

Review of the 4 Noble Truths

1.  There is suffering 2.  The Cause of suffering

is desire 3.  To cure suffering

eliminate desire 4.  To eliminate desire

follow the eightfold path

Buddha – 19c Thailand

Buddha’s

head :

2c Pakista

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Mandala: Wheel of Life Motif

Mandala: Wheel of Life Motif

Buddhist Altar

Types of Buddhism

Theravada Buddhism

Theravada Buddhism

Mahayana Buddhism

Mahayana Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism

zen Buddhism