Buddhism

WHAT DO BUDDHISTS BELIEVE IN? When you die you are born again

Good actions = good next life

Bad actions = bad next life

Not free of death unless you give up wanting money

Salvation = Personal experience of enlightenment

Compassion must be practiced

WHAT DO BUDDHISTS BELIEVE IN? CONTINUED Buddhist teachings called the “Dharma”

No self satisfaction or self torture = Nirvana

Nirvana = Healthy body, not starved/overfed.

To live is to suffer

The cause of suffering is desire

Stop suffering = live moderately

WHAT DO BUDDHISTS BELIEVE IN? CONTINUED Not to steal

Not to take lives

Not to lie

Not to use intoxicating substances

HOW DO BUDDHISTS PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION? Give up money

Avoid Desires

Meditate for hours a day

Take a bow of celibacy

Overcome the fear of death

Try to live a moderate life.

HOW DID BUDDHISM START? Began 2500 years ago= India Teacher= Siddhartha Gautama Siddhartha Gautama= called Buddha Buddhists believe= Buddha’s before

Gautama Gautama’s teachings= “present

Buddhist teachings Buddha first followers= 5 holy men (continue)

• Other people interested in his teachings= asked to

join

• Group known as Sangha

• Women weren’t allowed at first= eventually women could join

• 45 years= Buddha spent time traveling around India& other countries preaching& teaching

• Buddha died= followers carried on his teachings

• Buddhism continued to grow

Who are their Gods/religious leaders?)

•3 different types of Buddhist.•Theravada, Mahayna, and Western Buddhist Order.•Leaders: Buddha•No god•Definition of Buddha•( The Awakened One)

What are some special festivals? Why are they important?

•3 different types of Buddhist.•Thervada: (Kathrina.)•Mahayana: •(guro rinpoche’s birthday)•(obon)( han matsuri)(Tibetan new •year).•Western Buddhist Order(sangha day)•(Buddha day)(Dharma day).

What kind of clothing do Buddhists wear?• Normal Buddhists= normal clothing• Monks/ nuns= robes (meditation clothing)• Orange robe= Theravada school• Dark red robes= Zen& pure land Buddhists• Western Buddhists order= dress in ordinary clothes - so no one thinks they are diff.• White robes= Trainee monks - Reminds them simplicity of monastic life

WHAT ARE THERE HOLIDAYS ?

April = Hamamatsu which is Buddha's birth day

July = dharama guru November = sangha day May =Buddha day buddha birthday February = losar tibeaten new year The Buddhist festival most important

in the countries.

WHAT ARE THERE RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS ? The lotus flower is the symbol of purity and can be any

colure but blue Dharamachakra is the symbol of the weel of law and

the eight spokes represents the Nobel eightfold path Stupa represents symbolic grave monument were relics

of a holy monk are kept. Also symbolizes the universe Triratana represents the Buddha the dharama and the

sangha Chatra represents all protection against evil. Dhvaja represents the Buddha's teaching. The deer represents the first sermon of the Buddha

witch was held in the deer part of benares Naga represents the vestige of pre Buddhist firtility

rituals and protector of the Buddha and the dharama

* What is an important symbol in Buddhism?

*The Lotus= a very important symbol of Buddhism.

*<The Lotus> refers to speech the mind .

*<The Lotus> complete purification of body.

*<The Lotus> blossoming of wholesome deeds of liberation.

* The Lotus like our life.

* The Lotus= pure.

* What religious text does Buddhism follow?

*Buddhist religious text= Trip taka

*Trip taka= 3 kind of the sacred scriptures of Buddhism. <Trip taka> also= ‘3 baskets’

<Trip taka> 1st basket= teachings of the Buddha.

<Trip taka> 2nd basket= the discipline for the Sangha.

<Trip taka> 3rd basket= special teaching.

* Why is Trip taka important?

*Trip taka describes Buddhist various canons of scriptures.

*Trip taka encourages people’s life.

WHAT ARE TWO TYPES OF INTERESTING/IMPORTANT

CUSTOMS Meditation = enlightenment

Live in Monasteries or Nunneries

Only live w/ 4 items include 3 robe, razor and

begging bowl.

Study text meditating

See day to day running of monastery

(continue)

• Working for community

• End lives as Munks

• Pravrajy ceremony boy =novice Munks start @ age 8

• having head and putting on robe

• Promise to obey 10 precepts

• Complete one using 130,000 wood blocks (fortripiaka)

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