Buddhism Report Grade 11 Content Buddhism Definition and History Buddhism Types and Subdivision Life of Buddha The Sutras Non-cannonical/Noncannonical Buddhist Texts The Tripitaka (Pali Canon) Beliefs and Doctrines Law of Dependent Origination Pratityasamutpada Impermanence of Things Four Noble Truths Eight Fold Path Worship and Observances Women in Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism Paramitas Six Paramitas

2. - religion and dharma (virtue) that
encompasses a variety of
traditions, beliefs, and spiritual
practices based on the original
teachings of Buddha
-originated in Ancient India
between 6th and 4th centuries
B.C.E
-declined in India during Middle
Ages

3. -has two (2) common types
*Theravada Buddhism
(Pali: The School of Elders)
*Mahayana Buddhism
(Sanskrit: The Great Vehicle)
-world’s fourth (4th) largest religion
-520 million followers
(7% of the global population)

4. Life of Buddha
oHe saw a very old man.
oHe went to a journey.
-encountered an ill-man
-dying corpse
-ascetic practitioner

5. oHe concluded that he must seek
release from death and
suffering.
oHe became an ascetic till one
day, a little girl gave him bowl of
rice and he accepted it.
oLater that night, he sat under
the bodhi tree and became the
BUDDHA in the morning.

6. SACRED SCRIPTURES
 The Sutras
-words and teachings of Buddha
-commentary after death
Noncannonical Buddhist Text
-the Tripitaka (Pali Canon)
-the Mahayana Sutras
-the Tibetan Book of the Dead

8. *LAW OF DEPENDENT ORIGINATION
(Pratityasamutpada)
-wheel of life, death, and rebirth
-12 links are related to each other
*IMPERMANENCE
-a doctrine on which things have no
essence, permanent self or soul, no physical
or rental object is permanent. Getting
attached to these will only cause suffering.

9. 1.Ignorance
2.Mental formations/volitions
3.Status Consciousness
4.“Name” and “Form”
5.The Six Senses
6.Contact
7.Feelings
8.Cravings/longings/desires
9.Clinging to
10. Generation of Factors for rebirth
11. Birth
12. All the sufferings

10. -meaning “community”, “assembly”, or “company”
TWO LEVELS OF MEANING
1. On the ideal (arya) level, it denotes all of the
Buddha’s followers, lay or ordained, who have at
least attained the level of srotapanna.
2. On the conventional (samvrti) level, it denotes
the orders of the Bhiksus (monks) and Bhiksunis
(nuns).

11. Four Noble Truths
1.Life is suffering – existence is painful.
2.All suffering is caused by ignorance of the
nature of reality, craving of attachment,
and grasping of ignorance.
3.Suffering can be ended by overcoming
ignorance and attachment.
4.The path to the suppression of suffering is
the noble eight-fold path.

12. EIGHT-FOLD PATH
1.Right View
2.Right Intentions
3.Right Speech
4.Right Action
5.Right Livelihood
6.Right Effort
7.Right Concentration
8.Right Mindfulness

14. BUDDHA DAY
-celebrated before New Year
WORSHIP AND DEVOTION IN LIFE
-includes chanting, meditation and observing the VINAYA
VINAYA- five (5) precepts and to offer food to monastics
RITUALS AND CEREMONIES
-preaching and chanting by monastics and giving offerings by
laypersons
-fortnightly uposatha observance, annual holidays such as
Vesaksha (Buddha Day) and occasional rituals such as
funerals and rites for the dead.

16. Thailand – national Buddhist monk, Phra Kittiwuttho,
argued that killing Communists did not violate any of the
Buddhist precepts (1970)
Myanmar- strongly encouraged the conversion of ethnic
minorities, often by force, as part of its campaign of
assimilation.
-oldest militant organization active in the region is
Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) led by a Buddhist
monk, U Thuzana, since 1992. They killed around 200
people.
India- there was a mass killing of Jains for disrespecting the
Buddha by King Ashoka in which around 18,000 followers of
Jainism were killed. (Ashokavadana Massacre)

17. Theravada
- Bodhisattva (Buddhahood) can be a human, animal,
serpent, or a god, but is never a woman, yet a woman can
achieve enlightenment or Nirvana by becoming a Bhikhunni or
Buddhist nuns.
- Woman can became male by moral actions and
sincere aspiration to maleness.
- Being born as a female is a result of bad karma.
Mahayana
- The universal goal is attaining Buddhahood, when a
woman is about to reach enlightenment, she’ll reborn as a
male.

19. Historical Background
- started in Northern India
- recorded starting point in the 2nd Century CE
- exact origins are not completely understood
- bodhisattva
-opposed the Arhat
- Buddha Sakyamuni (The Historical Buddha)
seen as a new light as a supernatural being
(Trikaya)
-predominant in North Asia
-influenced by Taoism and Confucianism
- Common Scriptures = Lotus and Heart Sutra

20. BHUMIS AND PARAMITAS
-bhumis= a sanskrit word for land/ground
Ten Stages of Mahayana Bodhisattva’s Path
of Awakening
1. Very Joyous
2. The Stainless
3. The Light-Maker
4. The Radiant
5. The Difficult to Master
6. The Manifest
7. The Gone Afar
8. The Immovable
9. The Good Intelligence
10. The Cloud of Doctrine

21. PARAMITAS
-The Six Perfections of Mahayana Buddhism
-Guides for Mahayana Bhuddist
-The true nature of an enlightened being.
Six Paramita
-Dana Paramita (Perfection of Generosity)
-Sila Paramita (Perfection of Morality)
-Ksanti Paramita (Perfection of Patience)
-Virya Paramita (Perfection of Energy)
-Dhyana Paramita (Perfection of Meditation)
-Prajna Paramita (The Ultimate Perfection)

22. Subdivisions
Pure Land Sect – took off in Japan when the monk Honen (1133-1212)
simplified the teachings and practices of the sect so that anyone could
cope with them.
-Eliminated the intellectual difficulties and complex meditation
practices used by other schools of Buddhism.
The Intuitive Sect - Experience, not words are important. So they sit
hour after hour, day after day, year after year seeking to develop their
intuitive powers by using Zen or meditation.
The Rational Sect - believe that in addition to meditation one should
utilize reason and a study of the scriptures in order to find the truth. All
approaches to enlightenment may be useful at times but in reality there
is only one true Buddhist teaching and one must study the scriptures of
Buddhism in order to know this truth
Socio-political Sect and Tibetan Buddhism are also a part of Mahayana’s
Subdivision .

23. Tibetan Invasion –
1. The peaceful buddhist country of Tibet was invaded by Communists China in 1949.
Since that time, over 1.2 million out of 6 Tibetans have been killed, over 6000
monastaries have been destroyed, and thousands of TIbetans have been imprisoned.
2. In Tibet today, there is no freedom of speech, religion, or press and arbitrary
dissidents continue.
3. The Dalai Lama, Tibet's political and spiritual leader, fled to India in 1959. He now
lives among over 100,000 other Tibetan refugees and their government in exile.
4. Forced abortion, sterilization of Tibetan women and the transfer of low income
Chinese citizens threaten the survival of Tibet's unique culture. In some Tibetan
provinces, Chinese settlers outnumber Tibetans 7 to 1.
5. Within China itself, massive human rights abuses continue. It is estimated that there
up to twenty million Chinese citizens working in prison camps.
6. Most of the Tibetan plataeu lies above 14,000 feet. Tibet is the source of five of Asia's
greatest rivers, which over 2 billion people depend upon. Since 1959, the Chinese
government estimates that they have removed over $54 billion worth of timber. Over
80% of their forests have been destroyed, and large amoutns nuclear and toxic waste
have been disposed of in Tibet.
7. Despite these facts and figures, the US government and US corporations continue to
support China economically. This shows their blatant lack of respect for these critical
issues of political and religious freedom and human rights.

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