HMCS Max Bernays Pre-Deployment Brief (May 2024).pptx
Buddhism
1. Buddhism a major world religion, founded in northeastern India and based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha 2007 Photo by Jon Fife at http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035824839@N01/429702209/
2. Buddha c. 563 – c.483BCE founder of Buddhism, son Gautama of the head of the Sakya warrior caste; personal name Siddhartha; Buddha means Enlightened One 2008 Photo by Carol Mitchell at http://www.flickr.com/photos/99366248@N00/2295456479
3. Buddha Some Hindus hold Buddha as an the Ninth Incarnation of Vishnu, come to reform religion. 2007 Photo by Jonathan Pio at http://www.flickr.com/photos/12185911@N00/1752286290/
8. mendicant life2006 Photo by Kay Ess at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sermon_in_the_Deer_Park_depicted_at_Wat_Chedi_Liem-KayEss-1.jpeg
9. Four Noble Truths 2007 Photo by KrishTipirneni at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22545434@N00/426497125/
10. Noble Truth #1 Life is suffering. 2008 Photo by Elward Photography at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22719640@N07/2854988828/
11. All suffering is caused by ignorance and attachment. Noble Truth #2 2005 Photo by Tom Hensel at http://www.flickr.com/photos/93737034@N00/69085414
12. Noble Truth #3 Suffering can be ended by overcoming ignorance and attachment. 2010 Photo by Manuel Bahamondez H at http://www.flickr.com/photos/35042780@N00/4751785617
13. Noble Truth #4 The path to the suppression of suffering is the Eightfold Path. 2008 Dharma Wheel by EstobanBarahona at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel.svg 2005 Photo by Ed Sentner at http://www.flickr.com/photos/19754880@N00/67110055
14. Eight-fold Path right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right-mindedness, and right contemplation. 2008 Photo by Tony at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22714323@N06/2758327556
15. prayer wheels Prayer wheels outside a monastry at Darjeeling. These have words " om ma ni pad me hum" inscribed over them, meaning: “May all sentient beings be freed from the sufferings of the lower realms and many happiness be with them." (Buddhist prayer) 2006 Photo by Darmesh at http://www.flickr.com/photos/49802125@N00/305461093
16. prayer flags Lung ta, meaning “wind horse” is the Tibetan prayer flags printed with mantras, prayers, blessing 2005 Photo by Peggy at http://www.flickr.com/photos/93071950@N00/38028996/
17. earth fire air water limitless space 2005 Photo by Peggy at http://www.flickr.com/photos/93071950@N00/38028996/ 2005 Photo by Peggy at http://www.flickr.com/photos/93071950@N00/38028996/
18. Eight Auspicious Symbols 2009 By Tracy Lee at http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124475522@N01/3536440788/
19. lotus flower purity & enlightenment 2004 Photo by Shin at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nelumbo_nucifera1.jpg
20. endless knot harmony 2007 Photo by Jan Tilden at http://www.flickr.com/photos/14750527@N02/2237980398
21. golden fish happiness & freedom 2008 Photo by Graham Campbell at http://www.flickr.com/photos/21437097@N00/2608545990
22. victory banner victorious battle 2010 Photo by Lyle Vincent at http://www.flickr.com/photos/90095085@N00/4782838246
23. 2007 Photo by KosiGramatikoff at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dhvaja-JokhangP60%25.jpg
24. wheel of dharma knowledge 2008 Photo by Jan Rurink at http://www.flickr.com/photos/reurinkjan/2929103804/in/set-72157607862620685
25. treasure vase wealth 2006 Photo by Miheco at http://www.flickr.com/photos/88164721@N00/250118515
27. conch thoughts of Buddha 2010 Photo by Loren Sztajer at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorensztajer/4320484494/
28. nirvana Enlightened state of consciousness, release from samsara 2009 Photo by Tanakawho at http://www.flickr.com/photos/28481088@N00/3800399171
29. 2007 Photo of Maha Bodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, Indiaat Wikimedia Commons
30. anatman Denial of permanent soul Rather a cycle of renewed existences—combo of body, mind, spirit, karma Believing in a self causes ego, craving, suffering. 2008 Photo by HartwigHKD at http://www.flickr.com/photos/16230215@N08/3007013814/
36. nirvana2008 Photo by Wonderlane at http://www.flickr.com/photos/71401718@N00/2868822348
Editor's Notes
Wandering as a mendicant over northern India, Buddha first investigated Hinduism. He took instruction from some famous Brahman teachers, but he found the Hindu caste system repellent and Hindu asceticism futile. He continued his search, attracting but later losing five followers. About 528, while sitting under a bo tree near Gaya, in what is now Buddh Gaya in the state of Bihār, he experienced the Great Enlightenment, which revealed the way of salvation from suffering. Shortly afterward he preached his first sermon in the Deer Park near Benares (now Vārānasi). This sermon, the text of which is preserved, contains the gist of Buddhism. Many scholars regard it as comparable, in its tone of moral elevation and historical importance, to Jesus Christ's Sermon on the
(1) Life is suffering. This is more than a mere recognition of the presence of suffering in existence. It is a statement that, in its very nature, human existence is essentially painful from the moment of birth to the moment of death. Even death brings no relief, for the Buddha accepted the Hindu idea of life as cyclical, with death leading to further rebirth.
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(4) The path to the suppression of suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path, which consists of right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right-mindedness, and right contemplation. These eight are usually divided into three categories that form the cornerstone of Buddhist faith: morality, wisdom, and samadhi, or concentration.
MahaBodhi Temple where Buddha is believed to reach Nirvana
A person is a temporary combination ofbody, mind, spirit, and karma—a cycle of renewed existences rather than a permanent self/soul.Believing in a self causes ego, craving, and suffering.
