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Bellringer• Sit at the six tables with no more than
FOUR at a table
• In your bellringer, answer the following questions:– What book do Muslims read?– What do you call religions that believe in only
one god?– What do Christians think about Jesus?
• Get out your note packets. If you don’t have it, do the best you can to take notes
Buddhism
Buddhism: the teachings of the awakened one
(Gautama Buddha).
Age
Buddhism is one of the oldest religions in practice today.
It was founded in 500 BC.
People who follow Buddhism are called Buddhist.
Where are Buddhist?There are about 708 million
Expansion of Buddhism between 1st-10th century CE
Core Beliefs:
• Strive to put an end to the stress of existence
• A Buddha is any person who discovers the true nature of reality
• Want to have an understanding of the true nature of all things
Central Figure: Gautama Buddha
Rebirth and Karma
Lives can be in any of a large number of states of being, including those of humans,
any kind of animal, and several types of supernatural
beings.
Your type of rebirth is dependent on your
Karma: actions of the body, speech and
mind.
Six realms:includes rebirth as a deva, an
asura, a human being, an animal, a
hungry ghost, or a being in
Naraka (hell).
Four Noble Truths:
• Birth, aging, illness, death, ect. Are all suffering
• Suffering is caused by a craving for existence and things.
• Suffering ends when a person stops wanting an existence and things.
• You can end suffering by following the noble eight fold path.
Noble
Eightfold
Path
Nirvana:
The extinguishment of all desires
The Middle Way:
Avoiding all extremes;
Practicing
moderation
this is the path to Nirvana
Bhikku: a Buddhist monk
People who follow Hinduism are called Hindus.
Where are Hindus?
Hinduism is a set of religious traditions and not a single well-
defined religion.
Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world.
Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world with over
1 billion followers.
Some Hindus practice polytheism: a belief in or worship of more than
one god.
Other Hindus practice henotheism: a devotion to one god while
accepting the existence of others.
Brahman
Brahman: is the supreme god of all gods. An eternal supreme spirit which can take many
forms or manifestations of the thousands of gods.
Reveals himself in three ways:
#1 Brahma: the creator of the world
#2 Vishnu: preserver of the world
#3 Shiva: destroyer of the world
Hindus also believe in
many smaller gods called
Devas.
Basic Beliefs:
#1 Dharma: natural law or reality; the way of the higher
truths. This is an ideal
“way of life”.
Basic Beliefs:
#2 Samsara: a great revolving door between life and death (reincarnation)
Basic Beliefs:
#3 Karma: a sum of all that an individual has done, is
currently doing and will do (actions)
Basic Beliefs:
#4 Moksha: release from reincarnation (salvation) by following one of four paths
(yogas)
Four Pursuits of life:
• Moksha: liberation from reincarnation
• Dharma: righteousness
• Artha: wealth
• Kama: pleasure and love
Religious Text: called the Vedas
Yoga: integration of body, mind a spirit; union with the divine
Aum: represents Brahman
Swastika: purity
Tilaka: a mark symbolizing faith
also worn by married Hindu
women; may be used to identify
which tradition is followed
Hindus worship in Temples
Hindus worship in Temples
Denominations (divisions)
Hinduism is divided into four major divisions:
Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.
Conversion
Hindus do not actively recruit new members
(also called evangelizing).
Hindus believe that the goals of spiritual life can be attained
through any religion, so long as the religion is practiced
sincerely.