The document provides an introduction to Buddhism and its founder, Siddhartha Gautama. It discusses that Siddhartha was a prince in India who gave up his life of luxury around 2500 years ago to seek answers about human suffering. He founded Buddhism after attaining enlightenment and discovering the truths of suffering, its causes, how to end it, and the path to freedom. The core teachings of Buddhism - the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path - are presented as ways to understand pain and free oneself from it. The document emphasizes being independent, making one's own choices, and relying on oneself to find salvation.

1. Buddhist

2. who is he? 佛

3. what has he 佛
taught? 教

4. why believe
in him?

5. a crush course
on
buddhism
with Sorma

6. knowing buddha

7. i didn’t like
schools.

8. anger
depression
restlessness

9. pain 苦

10. freedom from pain
relief 解脱

11. no choice.
listen.
wait.

12. no choice.
listen.
wait.

13. no choice.
listen.
wait.

14. you
wait till here

15. wait till here
you

16. “ it’s for your sake.”

17. untrustful
elders

18. didn’t believe,
had to believe.

19. Summer, 2009

20. 萬行

21. harsh 苦

22. why?

23. Gautama Siddhartha
buddha, “the awaken”
4,000 yrs ago, India
佛
a prince
gave up everything to
seek
ultimate answers.
founded Buddhism.

24. why every living
is in pain
苦 集 滅 道

25. how painfulness
forms
苦 集 滅 道

26. how painfulness
is banished
苦 集 滅 道

27. ways to be free
苦 集 滅 道

28. ways to be free
苦 集 滅 道

29. “ Be your own island.”
“Promises in the dark”,
pic by jan lakey

31. rely on yourself.

32. wait
restrain

33. act.

34. do as told

35. make choice.

36. make choice.
take responsibilities.

37. make choice.
take responsibilities.
live your own life.

38. save yourself.

39. Siddarhtta, who was born a mortal,
found out the ways to freedom
and taught them to the world,
then died into Nirvana.

40. Siddarhtta, who was born a mortal,
found out the ways to freedom
and taught them to the world,
then died into Nirvana.

41. Siddarhtta, who was born a mortal,
found out the ways to freedom
and taught them to the world,
then died into Nirvana.

42. Siddarhtta, who was born a mortal,
found out the ways to freedom
and taught them to the world,
then died into Nirvana.

43. Siddarhtta, who was born a mortal,
found out the ways to freedom
and taught them to the world,
then died into Nirvana.

44. alone

45. independent
courageous
wise
gentle
interesting

46. “ Be your own island.”
“Promises in the dark”,
pic by jan lakey

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