Buddhism:

By: Allison Furman, Tanner Fenton and Rece Martin

I. Founder• Founder: Siddharta Gautama “The

Buddha”• A. Why was it created? Prince Siddharta saw many effects on people had dealt with sickness and suffering teaching in Nepal.• B. When was it started?Founded in Northeast India 520BCE.

I. Founder Continued• C. Where did it 1st originate? How did it expand?Purpose: Become a arhat, escape the cycle of rebirth. 5th century BCE it spread throughout Asia, other places forming it to fit their life without changing many things.• D. What was going on in the world at the time? Zhou Doa Wang becomes kind of Zhou Dynasty of

China.Babylonia rebels against Persia.Gautama Buddhism attained Enlightenment, began

his ministry. Cyrus II conquered Egypt and Cyrus.

II. Major leaders• People: o Thich Nhat Hanh is known as the best Buddhist

teacher besides the Dalai Lama. He has written many books about Buddhist teaching. At the age of 24 he founded a Buddhist institute. During the Vietnam War he created the Order of Interbeing to try and preach peace to end the war. He was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. He founded the Unified Buddhist Church in France. One of his most famous sayings is “there is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.

II. Major Leaders Continued•Dalai Lama is the head monk of Buddhism and

was the leader of the country Tibet. There have only been 14 Dalai Lamas. According to Buddhism the current Dalai Lama is a reincarnation of one of the last Dalai Lamas. They find a new Dalai Lama by finding a kid that was born at about the same time the last one died. The current Dalai Lama went to power when he was 15 years old. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping peace with China. He is the reincarnation of Thubten Gyatso.

II. Major Leaders ContinuedoTsongkhapa was a doctor and a well-known scholar. He became a monk at the age of 21. He created the Dalai Lama tradition called the Gelug tradition. He was always trying to learn more about Buddhism throughout is whole life.oSiddhartha is the original Buddha himself. He founded Buddhism by being “awakened” while meditating and finding out the true nature of life and all things. He then traveled around the Indian subcontinent teaching what he learned. He died at the age of 80.

III. Basic Beliefs •A. Rules for living? •1) To undertake the training to avoid taking the life of beings. This precept applies to all living beings not just humans. All beings have a right to their lives and that right should be respected.•2) To undertake the training to avoid taking things not given. This precept goes further than mere stealing. One should avoid taking anything unless one can be sure that is intended that it is for you.•3) To undertake the training to avoid sensual misconduct. This precept is often mistranslated or misinterpreted as relating only to sexual misconduct but it covers any overindulgence in any sensual pleasure such as gluttony as well as misconduct of a sexual nature.•4) To undertake the training to refrain from false speech. As well as avoiding lying and deceiving, this precept covers slander as well as speech which is not beneficial to the welfare of others.

III Basic Beliefs Continued •5) To undertake the training to abstain from substances which cause intoxication and heedlessness.This precept is in a special category as it does not infer any intrinsic evil in, say, alcohol itself but indulgence in such a substance could be the cause of breaking the other four precepts.•These are the basic precepts expected as a day to day training of any lay Buddhist. On special holy days, many Buddhists, especially those following the Theravada tradition, would observe three additional precepts with a strengthening of the third precept to be observing strict celibacy. The additional precepts are:•6) To abstain from taking food at inappropriate times. This would mean following the tradition of Theravadin monks and not eating from noon one day until sunrise the next.•7) To abstain from dancing, singing, music and entertainments as well as refraining from the use of perfumes, ornaments and other items used to adorn or beautify the person. Again, this and the next rule.•8) To undertake the training to abstain from using high or luxurious beds are rules regularly adopted by members of the Sangha and are followed by the layperson on special occasions.

III Basic Beliefs Continued•B. No drinking/smoking, No stealing, No hunting/killing, No lying, No music/entertainment, No luxorious beds. C. Vesak: Buddha’s Birthdayo Ulambana: Ancestor day- for fifteen day the dead or

“ghosts” can come back and visit their familieso Maga Puja Day- To commemorate an important event

in the Buddha’s life.

• D. the Tripitaka- It is the earliest collection of Buddhist teachings

• E. the Buddha and images such as the lotus, Wheel of law, Bodhi tree, and Buddha footprints; these images represented his teachings

Iii basic beliefs continued

4 Nobel Truths:1. Truth of suffering2. Truth of cause of suffering3. Truth of the end of suffering4. Truth of the path leading to the end of suffering

IV. Divisions/Branches • 3 Branches:1st:The Thera believe in the old teachings and preserving old temples and old ways.2nd: Vajrayana practice the fastest and hardest way to Nirvana. 3rd: Must be focused on making oneself better; that is the fastest way to Nirvana.

V. Roles of Men&Women• Women: Weren't respected, compared to lowest class. Freedom limited, house wives. • Men: Could become Monks, dedicated their lives to Four Noble Truths. Couldn’t use technology.

• A. Gender roles differ from today?The women didn’t have much freedom and today they are almost equal to men.

VI. Views of Afterlife• A.

There is no place that you go like “heaven” or “hell” they believe that you are just born again in a different body or reincarnated.

VII. How has it spread over time?• A. Military actions?

There haven’t been any wars or military action due to the Buddhists peaceful nature.

• B. Regions Buddhism is found today?The far east such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Japan, and Tibet

• C. How many people practice Buddhism?There are estimated to be around 350 million people that are Buddhist.

VIII. Timeline5th Century: 1st Buddhism council at Rajagaha4th Century: Mahasanghika school parts ways

with the Sthauiraudins and the Theravdins.3rd Century: Reign of India emperor Asoka

who converts and established the Buddha’s Dharma.

2nd Century: Beginning of Mahayana Buddhism. Composition of Prajna paramita literature.

VIII Timeline Continued1st century: Entered scriptural of Tneravada

school was committed to writing on palm leaves.

3rd Century CE: Expansion of Buddhism to Burma, Cambodia

5th Century CE: Buddhist monastic university founded at Nalanda, India.

9th Century CE: Khmer King builds Angkor Wat, world’s largest religious monument.

VIII Timeline Continued

• 10 Century CE: Buddhism in Thailand

• 12th Century CE: Theravada Buddhism in Burma

IX. Current issues • A. Tibet trying to be its own country.

According to China Tibet has been a Chinese province since the 13th century and the British unlawfully convinced Tibet to break away from China while the people of Tibet want to be separate from China because there Buddhist beliefs differ from the Chinese beliefs and the would rather be ruled by the Dalai Lama than China’s communist Government.

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