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The Buddha…
“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”
“Be where you are; otherwise, you will miss your life.”
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon,
and the truth.”
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4. S I D D H A R T H A G A U TA M A
T h e B u d d h a
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Siddhartha Gautama (Gautama
Buddha) was the founder of
Buddhism and was born in present
day Nepal. Siddhartha was born in
a royal Hindu family and would
have had several roles as a Prince
in his community. He eventually
moved to India to have a more
meaningful role in people’s
personal lives.
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• Founder: Siddhartha Gautama
• Earliest sources for the life of Buddha date from
the 2nd century AD
• Siddhartha was born a prince around 563 BC in
Ancient India
• Grew up surrounded by luxury, married a
beautiful woman and had a happy life
• At age 29 he took a ride beyond the palace
gates and saw a sick man, an old man, a
poor man, and a dead body
• Disturbed, he left his family to find the “realm of
life where there is no suffering nor death
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• Siddhartha Gautama wandered
for years and meet with Hindu
Scholars, whose ideas didn’t
answer his questions
• He fasted and meditated under a
tree pondering the mystery of life
• Legend tells that during the night
evil spirits tempted Gautama to
give up meditating, but he didn’t
• After he rose, he believed he
understood the cause and cure
for suffering and sorrow
• He then became Buddha or
“Enlightened One”
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From Siddhartha to the Buddha
8. After forty-nine days of
meditation Gautama
Buddha was awakened,
otherwise known as
reaching enlightenment.
After reaching
enlightenment, under a
tree in India, he promised
to spread the knowledge
he just learned about
how to end suffering.
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Historical
Context and the
Blooming Seeds
of Buddhism
9. Major Beliefs:
Life is suffering
Follow the 4 Noble Truths
and Eightfold Path
This Path leads to better
Karma and a life of purity
A pure and enlightened soul can
ultimately achieve Nirvana
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10. Foundational Teaching of
Buddhism
Four Noble Truths:
1. All life is full of suffering, pain, and
sorrow.
2. The cause of suffering is non-virtue,
thinking such as hatred and desire.
3. The only cure for suffering is to
overcome these negative deeds and
thoughts.
4. The way to overcome these
negative deeds/thoughts is to follow
the Eightfold Path.
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The Eightfold Path
• A person must live a moral life, avoiding evil.
• By meditating, an individual can reach Nirvana
• Final Goal: Nirvana, which is a union with the
universe and release from the cycle of
reincarnation.
• Buddhism stresses honesty, charity, and
kindness to all living creatures and rejects the
Caste System!
13. Beliefs continued…
Reincarnation: According to Buddhism, after death one is
either reborn into another body (reincarnated) or enters
nirvana.
Nirvana: Only Buddhas (those who have attained
enlightenment) will achieve nirvana. The Buddha said of
death:
Nirvana is the state of final liberation from the cycle of
death and rebirth. It is also therefore the end of suffering.
The literal meaning of the word is "to extinguish," in the
way that a fire goes out when it runs out of fuel. What is it
like? Is it like heaven, or is it non-existence? The answer
is not clear, Buddha only says it is "incomprehensible,
indescribable, inconceivable, unutterable.“
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Ancient Ways
The Buddha taught that
following the Vedic texts
was unnecessary.
Challenged the authority of
Hindu priests
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Changing Society
A more individualistic
approach to enlightenment
Rebirth as a means to
evolve
Levels above human but
below Nirvana
Many realms including a
Hades like place
Caste System
Opposed caste system
The Eightfold Path could
lead any individual to
nirvana.
The Buddha’s teachings
reached all classes.
15. S Y M B O L S :
The eight-spoked wheel symbolizes the Buddha’s
turning of the Wheel of Truth or Law. There are
eight spokes to reference the Noble Eightfold
Path of Buddhism, which Buddhists believe can
end suffering in their lives. This path involves
becoming more wise, more righteous, and more
thoughtful in life.
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16. B U D D H I S T P L A C E
O F W O R S H I P :
T H E V I H A R A
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Buddhists worship and
meditate in a temple known
as a Vihara. A Vihara is a
huge square temple with
roofs that slope down and
outward from the building.
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17. B E L I E F S
R E V I S I T E D
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Death leads to rebirth into a new life
(Reincarnation)
All events in life is a consequence of actions
done in the past life (Karma)
Cycle of Rebirth is escaped only by
achieving Nirvana
Nirvana: unborn, unoriginated, uncreated,
unformed – achieved by ultimate purity of
life
18. T H R E E J E W E L S
O F B U D D H I S M :
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• When a person accepts the
Buddhist philosophy and wants to
make it part of their life, the
traditional way is to say,
• "I take refuge in the Buddha, I
take refuge in the Dharma, I take
refuge in the Sangha."
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19. T H A N K
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