This presentation shows what Gautama Buddha has taught us. It shows the main features of his teachings. Buddha inspired many people with his teachings and this presentation shows an example of it.

1. TEACHINGS OF
BUDDHA
By,
Aryana Roy

2. Teachings of Buddha
Buddha’s religious philosophy is called Buddhism.
The main principles of Buddhism are contained in the-
Four noble truths
The eight fold path or ashtangika marg
Ahimsa
Karma
Nirvana
Caste system
God

3. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF FOUR NOBLE
TRUTHS?
They are traditionally identified as the first teaching given by the Buddha, and
considered one of the most important teachings in Buddhism.
They are a part of the broader "network of teachings“ (the "dharma matrix"), which
have to be taken together.

4. WHAT ARE THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS?
Dukkha
Samudaya
Nirodha
Magga

5. THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS AND THEIR
MEANINGS
Dukkha-Life is full of suffering.
Samudaya-The cause of suffering is human desire.
Nirodha- Suffering can be ended by overcoming desires.
Magga-Desires can be overcome and freedom from the cycle of birth , death
and rebirth can be achieved by Nirvana.

6. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE EIGHT
FOLD PATH?
The Eight Fold path leads to Nirvana.
It is also called ashthangika marg.
The Noble Eightfold Path is one of the principal teachings of Buddhism,
taught to lead to Arhatship.
In Mahayana Buddhism, this path is contrasted with the Bodhisattva path,
which is believed to go beyond Arhatship to full Buddhahood.

7. WHAT ARE THE EIGHT FOLD PATHS?
Right belief
Right thought
Right speech
Right action
Right means of livelihood
Right effort
Right memory
Right meditation

8. THE EIGHT FOLD AND THEIR MEANINGS
Right belief- Know the truth
Right thought- Free your mind of the evil.
Right speech- say nothing that hurt others
Right action- always do good for others.
Right means of livelihood- Respect life
Right effort- Resist evil
Right memory- Control your thoughts
Right meditation- Practice meditation

9. AHIMSA
Buddha preached ahimsa or non-violence. He condemned animal sacrifice.
Ahimsa is forgiveness, divine love and sacrifice. Ahmisa, in short, is being
non-violent in thought and action, in body and soul.

10. KARMA
People’s action will decide their destiny.
Good deeds are rewarded and evil deeds are punished.
This means that people must face the consequences of their actions.
Their present and future life is a result of their action(karma).

11. NIRVANA
A person’s ultimate goal in life is to attain nirvana i.e., to escape from the
cycle of birth and death.
This state of bliss can be obtained by following the eight fold path.
Nirvana, the state to which all Buddhists aspire, is the cessation of
desire and hence the end of suffering.

12. CASTE SYSTEM
Buddha strongly condemned caste system and preached that all people are
equal.

13. GOD
Buddha was silent on existence of God.
He stressed moral values such as honesty, non-violence, obedience and
respect for elders, and kindness to all living beings.

14. BUDDHIST
EDUCATION
Buddha preached in Pali, which was
easily understood by common people.
The simplicity of his teachings and the
principle of equality greatly appealed to
the people. The establishment of
Nalanda University was one of the
reasons of rapid spread of Buddhism.
The religious literature of Buddhism is
contained in the Tripatakas and Jatakas.

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