BUDDHISM BUDDHISM Siddhartha Gautama l l born in

BUDDHISM

BUDDHISM § Siddhartha Gautama l l born in Nepal @ 560 BCE born a Hindu prince • member of the Kshatriya caste l l gave up his wealth set out on a journey of selfdiscovery • why does suffering exist? § The Middle Way l l Four Noble Truths Noble Eight-Fold Path § NIRVANA § SUTRAS

The FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS 1. Suffering exists 2. Suffering exists from attachment to desires 3. Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases. 4. Freedom from desire/suffering is possible by practicing the Noble Eightfold Path

Noble Eight-Fold Path Wisdom: Meditation: 1. Right View 6. Right Effort 2. Right Thought 7. Right Mindfulness Morality 8. Right Contemplation 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action 5. Right Livelihood

NIRVANA § Total, complete contentment § Escapes the hindrances of life § Free from suffering from one’s own desires § What happens when the soul escapes from the wheel of life? l TATHAGADA (thus gone) • like the flame of match that is extinguished

FIVE HINDRANCES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Lust Ill will Sloth and laziness Restlessness and worry Skeptical doubt Daily Dharma: Mind Hindrances

Seven Factors of ENLIGHTNMENT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Attentiveness Investigation of the Law Energy Rapture Tranquility Concentration Equanimity three bodily states: standing, sitting, and lying down

TEN Perfections 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Generosity Morality Renunciation Wisdom Energy Forbearance Truthfulness 8. Resolution 9. All-embracing kindness 10. Equanimity

Four Boundless States 1. Loving Kindness 2. Compassion 3. Sympathetic Joy 4. Equanimity

THERAVADA BUDDHISM § “Doctrine o/t Elders” § conservative branch § The Little Wheel l less followers § Buddha is a teacher § Spread to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand

THERAVADA BUDDHISM § ideal is arhat l l become an enlightened saint wisdom § few possessions l l l l begging bowl three colored robes a belt a mending needle fan to cover face razor to shave head water strainer

MAHAYANA BUDDHISM § “Great Vehicle” or “Big Wheel” l majority of followers § non-monastic life § Buddha is a god § Spread to China, Tibet, Korea & Japan § ideal is compassion l can attain nirvana through assisting others § Bodhisattva: holds back on attaining nirvana to help others

BUDDHISM § "Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural & spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity. " Albert Einstein