Buddhism defines education as leading the mind from darkness to light and from ignorance to wisdom. It also aims to provide right knowledge and conduct. Buddhist education covers two areas: knowledge and behavior. It aims to help people attain enlightenment and freedom from suffering through teachings like the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path. It uses various methods like gradual, adaptive, illustrative, analytical, and experimental approaches.

1. BUDDHISM

2. - an organized system of
beliefs, rites & celebrations
centered on a supernatural
being or power; belief
pursued with devotion.
Religion

3. Few definitions given in the
early Buddhist texts:
• Education is to lead the mind
from darkness to light or to lead
one from the veil of ignorance to
the light of wisdom.
• Education is to endow one with
right knowledge and conduct.

4. Two distinct areas covered
in Buddhist Education:
1.Vijja (knowledge)
2. Carana (conduct/behavior)

5. According to the Buddha,
man’s conduct is usually
motivated by following three
driving forces, namely, lobha,
dosa and moha.

6. • Lobha (desire)- attachment,
attachment to both material
and spiritual things.

7. • Dosa (aversion or hatred)-
conflict which drives man to
fight with others.
• Moha (ignorance)- vagueness

8. ATTITUDE OF THE BUDDHA
ON EDUCATION
• All beings are equal and
they are all endowed with the
potentiality to attain
enlightenment.

9. AIMS OF THE BUDDHIST
EDUCATION
• To help people in attaining
arahantship or Nirvana, the
complete liberation or
freedom from human suffering.

10. BONDAGES BY WHICH MAN IS BOUNDED IN
THE SUFFERING OF THE CYCLE OF
REBIRTH
A. The bondage of cultural habits
B. The bondage of economic systems
C. The bondage of political thoughts
D. The bondage of social problems

11. CONTENTS OF THE
BUDDHIST EDUCATION
1. The Four Noble Truths and
Eightfold Path

12. 1. All in life is suffering, pain and
misery
2. This suffering has a cause: selfish
craving and personal desire
3. This suffering can cease.
4. The way to overcome this misery is
through Eight Fold Path.
4 Noble Truths

13. Eightfold Path
1.Right View
2.Right Intention
3.Right Speech
4.Right Action

14. Eightfold Path
5. Right Livelihood
6. Right Effort
7. Right Mindfulness
8. Right Concentration

15. METHODS OF THE BUDDHIST
EDUCATION
1. Gradual Approach
2. Approach of Adaptation
3. Illustrative Approach
4. Analytical Approach
5. Experimental Approach