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Name __________________________________________ Date ___________ Class _______ Period _____ Comparing the Bhagavad Gita and the Buddha The Mahabharata is India’s greatest epic. Through its nearly 100,000 verses, we hear echoes of the battles that rival Aryan tribes fought to gain control of the Ganges River region. Five royal brothers, the Pandavas, lose their kingdom to their cousins. After a great battle that lasts 18 days, the Pandavas regain their kingdom and restore peace to India. In one episode from that long epic In the Gita, Krishna, an avatar, or human form, of the god Vishnu, advises his friend, the warrior prince Arjuna, about how to obtain moksha and eternal happiness. This one conversation on its own became one of Hinduism’s most important and sacred texts, the Bhagavad Gita, which means “Song of the Lord.” Though the earliest versions may have been around centuries earlier, it is estimated that the text probably reached something of a "final form" by the early Gupta period, about the 4th century CE. “That devotee (worshipper) of mine, who hates no being, who is friendly and compassionate, who is free from egoism (self-centeredness), and from [the idea of ownership], to whom happiness and misery (sadness) are the same, who is forgiving, contented, constantly devoted, self-restrained, and firm in his determinations (choices), and whose mind and understanding are devoted to me, he is dear to me. He who is not bothered by the world, and who the world does not bother, who is free from joy and anger and fear and annoyance, he too is dear to me. That devotee of mine, who is unconcerned, pure, assiduous (hard-working), unbiased, free from distress, who abandons all efforts to take gains from the world, he is dear to me. He who is full of devotion to me, who feels no joy and no hatred, who does not grieve and does not desire, who abandons (both what is) liked and (what is) disliked, he is dear to me. He who is the same to friend and foe (enemy), as also in honor and dishonor, who is the same in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, who is free from attachments, to whom praise and blame are alike, who is quiet, and contented with anything [that comes his way], who is homeless, and of a steady mind, and full of devotion, that man is dear to me. But those devotees who, full of faith, and making me their highest goal, resort to this holy path for reaching immortality (Moksha), as stated, they are extremely dear to me.” Clarify What is the Bhagavad Gita? From where does it originate? Summarize What qualities does Krishna say are dear to him and that will make a person achieve moksha after death?

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Page 1: Comparing the Bhagavad Gita and the Buddha · 2016-11-28 · Comparing the Bhagavad Gita and the Buddha The Mahabharata is India’s greatest epic. Through its nearly 100,000 verses,

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Comparing the Bhagavad Gita and the Buddha TheMahabharataisIndia’sgreatestepic.Throughitsnearly100,000verses,wehearechoesofthebattlesthatrivalAryantribesfoughttogaincontroloftheGangesRiverregion.Fiveroyalbrothers,thePandavas,losetheirkingdomtotheircousins.Afteragreatbattlethatlasts18days,thePandavasregaintheirkingdomandrestorepeacetoIndia.InoneepisodefromthatlongepicIntheGita,Krishna,anavatar,orhumanform,ofthegodVishnu,adviseshisfriend,thewarriorprinceArjuna,abouthowtoobtainmokshaandeternalhappiness.ThisoneconversationonitsownbecameoneofHinduism’smostimportantandsacredtexts,theBhagavadGita,whichmeans“SongoftheLord.”Thoughtheearliestversionsmayhavebeenaroundcenturiesearlier,itisestimatedthatthetextprobablyreachedsomethingofa"finalform"bytheearlyGuptaperiod,aboutthe4thcenturyCE.“Thatdevotee(worshipper)ofmine,whohatesnobeing,whoisfriendlyandcompassionate,whoisfreefromegoism(self-centeredness),andfrom[theideaofownership],towhomhappinessandmisery(sadness)arethesame,whoisforgiving,contented,constantlydevoted,self-restrained,andfirminhisdeterminations(choices),andwhosemindandunderstandingaredevotedtome,heisdeartome.Hewhoisnotbotheredbytheworld,andwhotheworlddoesnotbother,whoisfreefromjoyandangerandfearandannoyance,hetooisdeartome.Thatdevoteeofmine,whoisunconcerned,pure,assiduous(hard-working),unbiased,freefromdistress,whoabandonsalleffortstotakegainsfromtheworld,heisdeartome.Hewhoisfullofdevotiontome,whofeelsnojoyandnohatred,whodoesnotgrieveanddoesnotdesire,whoabandons(bothwhatis)likedand(whatis)disliked,heisdeartome.Hewhoisthesametofriendandfoe(enemy),asalsoinhonoranddishonor,whoisthesameincoldandheat,pleasureandpain,whoisfreefromattachments,towhompraiseandblamearealike,whoisquiet,andcontentedwithanything[thatcomeshisway],whoishomeless,andofasteadymind,andfullofdevotion,thatmanisdeartome.Butthosedevoteeswho,fulloffaith,andmakingmetheirhighestgoal,resorttothisholypathforreachingimmortality(Moksha),asstated,theyareextremelydeartome.”ClarifyWhatistheBhagavadGita?Fromwheredoesitoriginate?SummarizeWhatqualitiesdoesKrishnasayaredeartohimandthatwillmakeapersonachievemokshaafterdeath?

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IntheBuddha’sfirstsermon,orreligiousspeech,helaidoutthefourmainideasthathehadcometounderstandinhisenlightenment.HecalledthoseideastheFourNobleTruths:

1. Lifeisfilledwithsufferingandsorrow.2. Thecauseofallsufferingispeople’sselfishdesireforthetemporarypleasuresofthisworld3. Thewaytoendallsufferingistoendalldesires.4. ThewaytoovercomesuchdesiresandattainenlightenmentistofollowtheEightfoldPath,

whichiscalledtheMiddleWaybetweendesiresandself-denial.TheEightfoldPath,aguidetobehavior,waslikeastaircase.FortheBuddha,thosewhowereseekingenlightenmenthadtomasteronestepatatime.Mostoften,thismasterywouldoccurovermanylifetimes.ByfollowingtheEightfoldPath,anyonecouldreachnirvana,releasefromthecycleofrebirthandunionwiththeuniverse.HereishowhedescribedtheMiddleWayanditsEightfoldPath:

SummarizeAccordingtotheBuddha,whyislifefullofsuffering?WhatwayoflivingdoesBuddhasaywillhelpapersonachievenirvanaafterdeath?SynthesizeWhatcommonthemesrunthroughtheteachingsofbothKrishnaandBuddha?CompareWhatissimilarandwhatisdifferentaboutthetworeligiousfigures,KrishnaandBuddha?AnalyzeConsideringthepopularityofBuddhisminIndiaduringtheMauryanEmpire,doyouthinktheintroductionoftheGitaintoHinduteachinghelpedshiftIndiatoHinduismduringtheGuptaEmpire?Explain…


Comparing the Bhagavad Gita and the Buddha...Comparing the Bhagavad Gita and the Buddha The Mahabharata !isIndia’sgreatestepic.Throughitsnearly100,000verses,wehearechoesofthe battlesthatrival!Aryan!tribes!fought!to!gain!control!of!the!Ganges!River!region.!Fiveroyal!brothers,!the

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