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Buddhism
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History of Buddhism
380 million Buddhists worldwide 4th largest religion in world Started by Siddhartha
Gautama: 525 BCE in India Born into the Brahmin caste
Saw suffering and wanted to change it
Eventually achieved enlightenment
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Four Noble Truths
1. Suffering is universal.2. Cause of suffering is desire.3. The only way to end suffering is to crush desire.
Nirvana: Freedom from the cycle of birth and death.4. The way to end desire is to follow the Noble
Eightfold Path.There is a path to the cessation of suffering, the “eightfold path” of right views, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.
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Elements of Buddhism
No gods. Priests were not necessary. No caste system. Karma. Reincarnation. Teachings are located in the Three
Baskets of Wisdom
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Two types of Buddhism
Theravada: Stressed the monastic life as the way to reach nirvana Respected Buddha as a teacher but not as
a god Ceylon, Myanmar, Thailand
Mahayana: Worshipped the Buddha and other enlightened ones as gods China, Tibet, Japan, Korea
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Death and Afterlife
Samsara: Living beings are trapped in a continual cycle of birth-and-death, with the momentum to rebirth provided by one’s previous physical and mental actions
The release from this cycle of rebirth and suffering is the total transcendence called nirvana
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