Wednesday 10/23/1013Objective:

Students will experience the story of Siddhartha Gautama, the worlds first buddhaHomework:

– Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow• Do now:

Take out vocabulary homework•Take out notebook

How I was introduced to Buddhism• Imagine that you are on the edge of a cliff

that is 100 feet tall• You look over the edge of the cliff and you

see hundreds of jagged, sharp and pointy rocks at the bottom

• Now imagine that someone has pushed you over the cliff and you are falling to your certain the death

The question becomes

• Would you take pleasure in the fall knowing that you are going to die……

• If the answer is no, than why would you take pleasure in life??????

Siddhartha

His name was Siddhartha

The first trip he saw an old man

The second trip he saw a sick man

On the third

On the fourth trip he sees an Indian holy man

I will not move from this spot till I have achieved my answers

The answer relies on the 4 noble truths

Friday 10/25/2013

• Objective: Students will examine four reasons that allowed Buddhism to spread across china

• Homework– No homework

• Do Now-– What are the four noble truths

Four Noble TruthsFour Noble Truths

1. There is suffering in the world. To live is to suffer. (Dukkha) The Buddha found

this out when he was young and experienced suffering and death in others.

Four Noble TruthsFour Noble Truths

2. The cause of suffering is self-centered desire and attachments.

Four Noble TruthsFour Noble Truths

3. The solution is to eliminate desire and attachments.

Four Noble TruthsFour Noble Truths4. To reach nirvana, one

must follow the Eightfold Path.

2. Karma the law that every cause has an effect, i.e., our actions have results.

1. Reincarnation• concept that one must go through many

cycles of birth, living, and death• After many such cycles, if a person releases

their attachment to desire and the self, they can attain Nirvana  - a state of liberation and freedom from suffering

There are no Gods, Not even Buddha

himself

The spread of Buddhism

• Document C

World Populationappx. 376 m

** 4th largest

Country Percent

Thailand 95%

Cambodia 90

Myanmar 88

Bhutan 75

Sri Lanka 70

Tibet * 65

Laos 60

Vietnam 55

Japan ** 50

Macau 45

Taiwan 43

The Largest Buddhist Communities

Top 10 Countries with theHighest Proportion of Buddhists

Buddhism: world distribution

So how did Buddhism spread????• A close reading• You will have a 15 mins to complete a

close reading of the article– Remember from 6th grade– Underline – Highlight – Circle words you are confused on

Sentence starter for paragraphs

1. We decided to rank _____________ as the # (1,2,34) reason Buddhism spread in china. In the text it says____ _____ ____________________ ___________.(direct from the text) We think this would help people to join Buddhism because _____________ _____________ __________________ _ ____(Your opinion)

Example

• We decided to rank political reasons and the number 1 reason Buddhism spread in china. In the text is says that empress wu made it a law that Buddhism was more important than all other religions. We think this would scare people into joining Buddhism because they did not want to break the law

The spread of BuddhismWhat were some Religious reasons for the spread of Buddhism

• The mixing of Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism helped Buddhism spread.

• Many people saw Buddhism as a way to escape the suffering from the problems in China

What were some Political reasons for the spread of Buddhism?

• Gave money to monasteries, ordered many Buddhist temples to be built

• Empress Wu made a law saying that Buddhism was more important than other belief systems

What were some economic reasons for the spread of Buddhism?

• The traders who were involved with trade on the Silk Road helped to spread Buddhist teachings as they traveled.

What were some social reasons for the spread of Buddhism

• Buddhist temples and monasteries provided medical care, ran schools and provided

seeds to farmers

Spread of Buddhism in Tang China