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Buddhism is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who

came to be called the Buddha or enlightened one. A royal prince

of Kapilvastu, India.

Its a 2,500 year old religion, established in 563 BC.

It is the Fourth Largest Religion.

Total 350 - 1,600 million People Follow Buddhism.

With increase in follower by 1% it is now 7% Of Population in

2012.


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They do not believe in

god.They believe that byfollowing the teachings of

Buddha they will findpeace.Buddha found ways toovercome theimperfectness.They meditate .They believe that Buddha

was human.


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Buddhism is derived from Sanskrit

Buddha,one who has awakened to true

nature of reality.When asked what he taught, Buddha

said: I teach suffering and endof suffering.When asked if he was divine or

human,Buddha said:I am awake.

When asked to summarize histeaching, Buddha said:

To avoid evil, to do good, to cleanse

ones mind.


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Siddhartha Gautama Born in previous North East

India (Nepal). Raised in great luxury to be a

king.

At 29 he rejected his luxurious life to

seek enlightenment and the

source of suffering.

Lived a strict, ascetic life for

6 yrs.

Rejecting this extreme, sat in

meditation, and foundnirvana.

Became The Enlightened One, at 35.


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Buddhism Timeline for 4000years

Buddha's Birth1800 BC 1700 BC

Sariputra Schoolof Buddhism

Ashoka of Mauryan

Dynasty

1500 BC 1500 BC

Theravada, Sarvastivada,and Sautrantika

1000BCMahasanghika School

400 BC

Mahayana School

1st to 4th Centuries AD

Tantrik Schools of Buddhism

1000 AD

Decline of Buddhism in India


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Therevada Buddhism

Mahayana Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism

Zen Buddhism


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Buddhism


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Theravada

BuddhismOne of the oldest school of Buddhism.The Way of the Elders or the SmallVehicle.

Found in southern Asia.

The monastic life is the best way to achieve

nirvana.

Focuses on wisdom and meditation.

Goal is to become a Buddha, or

Enlightened One.

Over 100,000,000 followers today.


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Mahayana

BuddhismThe Great Vehicle.Founded in northern Asia (China, Japan).Buddhism for the masses.

Seek guidance from Boddhisatvas, wisebeings.

Goal

Not just individuals escape from thewheel, but the salvation of all humanity

through self-sacrifice of thoseenlightened few.


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Tibetan BuddhismThe Diamond Vehicle.

[Vajrayana]

A mix of Theravada and

Mahayana.

Boddhisatvasinclude

Lamas, like the

Dalai Lama.

The Tibetan Book of theDead

[Bardo Thodol].


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zen BuddhismThe Meditation School.

Seeks sudden enlightenment [satori]

through meditation, arriving at

emptiness [sunyata].

Use of meditation masters [Roshi].

Beauty, art, and aesthetics:

Gardens.

Archery.

Tea ceremony.

Calligraphy.


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The essence of Buddhism

The Three Jewels of Buddhism


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What is the

fundamental cause ofall suffering?

Therefore, extinguish the self, dont obsess about

yourself


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Four Noble

Truths


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2) The cause of suffering is self-centered desire and

attachment. (Tanha)

Four Noble

Truths


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Four Noble

Truths3) The solution is to eliminatedesire and attachments.

(Nirvana = extinction)


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Four Noble

Truths4) To reachnirvana, one mustfollow the Eightfold Path.


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Noble Eightfold Path

Right Speech

Right Action

Right Livelihood

Right Effort

Right Mindfulness

Right Concentration

Right Understanding

Right Thought

Panna

(wisdom)

Samadhi(concentration)

Sila(morality)

Wisdom

Concentration

Morality


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Sila (Morality)Sila is based on love and compassion for all beings.

Qualities, compassion and wisdom should be developed

equally for a man to become perfect.

Love, charity, kindness, tolerance and such noble qualities ofthe heart.


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Right Speech (Samma

Vaca)Right Speech is being truthful, affectionate, helpful, and promoting concord,

harmony, and unity.

It reflects inner wisdom, clear vision, and represents the Ideal of Human

Communication.

It should not be untruthful, harsh, harmful, and which promotes discord,

disharmony and disunity.

Words spoken without guile, conflict or hidden agendas.

Besides factual accuracy, speaking the truth involves an attitude of honesty and

sincerity. It means that we are honest with ourselves.

Honest communication and mutual understanding is the essence of good

relationships.


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Right Action (Samma

Kammanta)Two aspects: What we do and what we refrain fromdoing.Right action aims at promoting moral, honourable

and peaceful conduct.

Right action means to perform deeds which do notcause suffering to oneself and others.
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Right Livelihood (Samma

Ajiva)Avoid occupations/trades which cause suffering tooneself and others.

Guiding principle is to work for the happiness of

oneself and others.

Provide the necessities of life- food, clothing, shelter,

medicine and education.

The work must be ethically wholesome. Many types of

work provide an adequate or even excellent income, but

involve dishonesty, exploitation or cruelty.


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Samadhi (Mental

Dicipline)Samadhi means mental discipline or mental cultureEndeavour to live a moral and blameless life.Right Effort plays a very important part in developing wisdom

through cultivation of virtue and mental discipline.

The 4 Right Efforts are:

Effort to overcome evil that has already arisen.

Effort to avoid evil that has not yet arisen.

Effort to develop good not yet arisen.

Effort to promote the good that has already arisen.


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Right Mindfulness (Samm

Sati)Right Mindfulness is to be diligently attentive of what happens to usand in us.

It is to be mindful of our thoughts, speech and actions.

With mindfulness, we are less inclined to be thoughtless and

careless.

We establish harmony and peace by cultivating the alertness of the

mind and awareness of conduct.The Buddha told us to observe the subjects mindfully with a view

to see things as they really are without the relative concepts of

I, mine, he, she


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Right Concentration (Samma

samadhi)Concentration to the point of clear insight is the peak of Buddhist

endeavour and sets Buddhism apart from other teachings.

Meditation is not, as some people think, reflecting upon, thinking about

a subject and pondering.

It is observing with alertness and keeping the attention on the subject

without wavering of the mind.


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Panna (Wisdom)Right View

Right view means to see things through to grasp the impermanent

and imperfect nature of worldy object and ideas and to understand the

law of karma and karmic conditioning.

Right view is not necessarily an intellectual capacity just as wisdom

is not just a matter of intelligence. Instead right view is attained,

sustained and enhanced through all capacities of mind.

But as a person gains more and more insight, he develops an

unshakeable confidence in the Buddha Dhamma, when he realises for

himself how true the words of the Buddha are.

Since our view of the world forms our thoughts and our actions, right

view yields right thoughts and actions.


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Right intention (Samma

samkappa)a. NekkhamaRenunciation of world pleasuresor selfishness, which is opposed to

attachment, selfishness and self-

possessiveness.

b. Avyapadaloving-kindness, goodwill, or

benevolence, which is opposed to hatred, ill-

will or aversion.

c. Avihimsaharmlessness or compassion,

which is opposed to cruelty and coldness of

heart.


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Buddhist FestivalBuddhist Festivals are always joyful

occasions.

Typically on a festival day, lay

people go to the local temple or

monastery and offer food to the

monks and take the Five Precepts

and listen to a Dharma talk.

In the afternoon, they distribute

food to the poor to make merit and in

the evening join perhaps in a

ceremony of circumambulation astupa three time as a sign of respect

to the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha.

The day will conclude with evening

chanting of the Buddha's teachingsand meditation.


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Visakha Puja Day (Buddh

Day)Celebrated on the full-moon day of

May.

They believe that birth,

enlightenment, and death of Buddha,

all took place on that day of the year.

Assemble on the grounds of the

monasteries and bring flowers, lit

candles, and incense sticks.

Walk around the main hall 3 times,

reciting the Three Refuges


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asalha Puja Day (dhamma

Day)

Celebrated on the full-moon day ofJuly.

Food is offered to monks, nuns, and

novices.

In the evening, people give food to

the poor, observe the Five Precepts,

and practice meditation.

The full moon is associated with

important events in the Buddhas life

which occurred during a full moon.


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Magha Puja Day (sangha

Day)Celebrated on the full moon dayof March.Commemorates 2 important

events in Buddhas life:

Basic principles of Buddhist

teachings.

Sermon called the Basis of

Success.

Food is offered to monks, and

people engage in activities that

bring them good karma.


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songkrnThai Buddhist festival takes

place in mid-April.

People clean their houses, wash

their clothes, and sprinkle

perfumed water on monks.

Fishes are rescued from dry

ponds and are carried in jars to

rivers; observes the First Precept(no harm to living creatures)

which brings good karma.


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Loy Karthong (Festival Of

Floating Bowls)Occurs in Thailand on the full-moon nightof the twelfth lunar month, when the rifer

is full.

Buddhists float bowls made of leaves on

the rivers; bowls contain candles and

incense sticks, and as the bowls float away,

all bad luck disappears.


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In Theravadin countries, Thailand,

Burma, Sri Lanka, Cambodia andLao, the new year is celebrated for

three days from the first full moon

day in April.

In Mahayana countries the newyear starts on the first full moon day

in January.

Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese

celebrate late January or earlyFebruary according to the lunar

calendar.

The Tibetans usually celebrate

about one month later.

Buddhist New Year


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Buddhist Worship and

Rituals

In most Buddhist houses, they have aspecial room for a shrine- a Buddha Statue, candles.

Many Buddhists meditate-allows mind to settle- helps to achieve calmness and clarity

Can worship at home or at a Buddhisttemple

The Buddhist people are very devoted to their religion.

They believe that the world is imperfect and that they can

fix it by achieving Nirvana (the end of imperfectness).They also believe in many other things such as the

philosophy of Duhka and Karma


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Can take baby to monastery.

The buddist monk leadertakes the selected name.

Request name with special

meaningeg. Jokata = Maker ofClarity (fem.)

Blessings for:

Protection Health

Happiness

Noble Qualities

Birth Rituals


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The civil ceremony can take placeanywhere, and is usually held in thehome or garden of a relative, as notmany temples have the legal right toperform such ceremonies.

No shoe should be worn by thecouple or their guests in the temple.

Only Vegetarian Food or Vegan.

Buddhists can marry someone of anyfaith

wedding Rituals


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Believed to be natural resultof being born.

Kept in house for 3-7 days.

Body is burnt to let the spiritescape.

Before death, Buddhist will be

blessed by a nun or monk.

Death Rituals

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