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Buddhism The father of Buddhism Ø Siddhartha Gautama: ØWas born around 563 B. C. ØIn Nepal Main menu

Buddhism Main menu Ø At 29 yrs old Siddhartha Gautama ØWhile sitting under the bo tree, he experienced ØThe Great Awakening ØGautama was gone and would now be known as the *BUDDHA*

Buddhism Main menu Ø The Buddha began Buddhism and taught it to anyone who would listen. Ø He was teaching a religion that was devoid of: ØAuthority ØRitual ØTradition ØSupernatural

Buddhism Ø It was though in fact: ØEmpirical ØScientific ØPragmatic ØTherapeutic ØEgalitarian ØDirected to individuals Main menu

Buddhism Main menu Ø Buddha’s key discovery is known as the Four Noble Truths. ØThe first truth is Dukka. Which refers to life's suffering. Buddha believed that the pains we feel in life could be cured through Buddhism.

Buddhism Main menu Ø Buddha’s key discovery is known as the Four Noble Truths. ØThe second truth is Tanha. Which translates to the desire for private fulfillment.

Buddhism Main menu Ø Buddha’s key discovery is known as the Four Noble Truths. ØThe third truth is the cure for Tanha. Not the real cure though, just the knowledge, and understanding that there is a cure.

Buddhism Main menu Ø Buddha’s key discovery is known as the Four Noble Truths. ØThe fourth truth is the real cure for Tanah. It comes in the form of the Eight Fold Path.

Buddhism Main menu Ø The Eight Fold Path: You must have all of the following qualities to cure Tanha. ØThe Right Knowledge: ØYou must have the knowledge of the Four Noble Truths. ØThe Right Aspiration: ØYou have to want to reach true enlightenment for the Eight Fold Path to work. As in Taoism As in Confucianism

Buddhism Main menu Ø The Eight Fold Path: You must have all of the following qualities to cure Tanha. ØThe Right Speech: ØYou need to take notice of how often you feel the need to deviate from the truth. ØThe Right Behavior: ØDo not kill, Steal, Lie, or be unchaste, take drugs or intoxicants.

Buddhism Main menu Ø The Eight Fold Path: You must have all of the following qualities to cure Tanha. ØThe Right Livelihood: ØYour occupation can not go against the teachings of the Buddha. ØThe Right Effort: ØYou have to be dedicated and always try to follow the way of the Buddhist. Unlike Taoism

Buddhism Main menu Ø The Eight Fold Path: You must have all of the following qualities to cure Tanha. ØThe Right Mindfulness: ØYou have to be aware of every part of yourself. Your thought and your feelings. ØThe Right Absorption: ØIf you loose delusion, craving and hostility, the three poisons. You will see things how they should be.

Buddhism Main menu Ø If you follow the Four Noble truths you could reach Nirvana. Which is the ultimate goal for every Buddhist. Ø “Nirvana is permanent, stable imperishable, immovable, ageless, deathless, unborn, and unbecoming; it is power, bliss and happiness, the secure refuge, the shelter, and the place of unassailable saftey; … incomprehensible peace (world’s region)

Buddhism Ø Buddha said that the human self has no soul, “Anatta”. Main menu

Buddhism Main menu Ø Buddha did believe in reincarnation. ØHe saw it as a wave. ØHe said that nothing will be identical to this life in the next, “Pari Passu”.

Buddhism Main menu Ø There are three groups of Buddhist today. ØHinayana: The Little Way ØMahayana: The Great Way ØVajrayana: The Diamond Way

Buddhism Main menu Ø Hinayana: The Little Way ØThey prefer to call their Buddhism “Theravada” ØThe way of the Elders. ØThey follow the Pali Canon records. ØBelieved that Progress lies with the individual. ØBelieve that there is no God to help you get through life. As in Confucianism

Buddhism Main menu Ø Hinayana: The Little Way ØThe prime attribute is wisdom “Bodhi”. ØSangha: Monasteries filled with spiritual dynamos where Theravada thrived. ØThey believe that their religion was for these high priest to teach and pass on. ØThey would only use meditation and invocations to strengthen their faith.

Buddhism Main menu Ø Mahayana: The Great Way ØClaim that they represent the true line of succession, from the Buddha. ØThat Buddha reached Nirvana and returned to teach others how to reach it as well. ØThey believe that there is defiantly, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, to help them through life. ØBodhisattvas: A person that has attained enlightenment, but postpones Nirvana in order to enlighten others.

Buddhism Main menu Ø Mahayana: The Great Way ØThe prime attribute is compassion “Karuna”. ØBelieve that the religion is primarily for the average person. ØThey added supplications, petition, and calling out Buddha’s name for strength.

Buddhism Main menu Ø Vajrayana: The Diamond Way ØThe way to realize Buddha’s wisdom and compassion. ØVajrayana started in Tibet. ØThe essence of Vajrayana Buddhism is Tantra. ØIt teachings gives the advantage of reaching Nirvana in a single life time by using, and focusing all the energies in the body.

Buddhism Main menu Ø Vajrayana: The Diamond Way ØMantras: Fashion sounds into holy formulas ØMudras: Turn hand gestures into scared dances ØMandalas: Use icons who’s holy beauty empowers

Buddhism Main menu Ø Vajrayana: The Diamond Way ØThe Dali Lama is the Vajrayana’s version of a Bodhisattva. ØThe Dali Lama has reincarnated himself 13 times, so he can continue to lead the Tibetan people.

Buddhism Main menu Ø Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana: The Rafts ØThey all have a single founder. ØThey all deal with the metaphor, using a raft to cross life’s river. ØOnce you cross the river the realm of God is no distant place. It is where you now stand. ØThey all have very lavish temples and shrines. Unlike Taoism

Buddhism Main menu Ø Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana: The Rafts ØThey all believe in the kindness to all creatures, the non-killing of animals, the elimination of caste barriers in religion and their reduction in social matters. (world religion’s) ØBuddhism thrives in every Asian land, except the one that gave birth to it. India Main Menu

Confucianism Main menu The father of Confucianism Ø Confucius: ØWas born around 551 B. C. ØIn what is now the Shantung Province

Confucianism Main menu Ø In his early twenties he became a tutor Ø At the age of fifty Confucius set out on a 13 year trek Ø He died at the age of 74 Ø Confucius was undoubtedly one of the worlds best teachers Ø He always taught very informal, like a fellow learner with his students Ø He never thought of himself as a sage

Confucianism Main menu Ø With his death began his glorification ØHis teachings have touched almost every Chinese student for the past two thousand years. ØConfucius believed that tradition was the key to peace, in this very unstable time. ØHe believed that tradition would show them the way back to a happy China.

Confucianism Main menu Ø Confucius looked back Five Hundred years to the Chou Dynasty for the answer on how to get China out of turmoil. ØHe shifted tradition from an unconscious state to a state of consciousness. ØDuring the Chou Dynasty, warfare had become a very gruesome affair, whole populations were put to death. Anywhere from 60, 000 to 400, 000 people slaughtered

Confucianism Main menu Ø Confucius had Five Ideals that guided his thoughts: ØJen: Is the ideal way for one to carry oneself through life. “Measure the feeling of others by one’s own. ” ØChu Tzu: If Jen is how a person should be, then Chu Tzu is how a person should act.

Confucianism Main menu Ø Confucius had Five Ideals that guided his thoughts: ØLi: The propriety- The way things should be done. It is the way you should act in what ever role you Unlike Taoism play in life. ØA father should be a father, and a ruler should be a ruler. ØTe: Translates to “Power”. How the people with power, use it. For a person to be a great leader his followers must choose to follow him.

Confucianism Main menu Ø Confucius had Five Ideals that guided his thoughts: ØWen: Victory goes to the state with the highest culture. Art has the power to ennoble the human spirit. China placed the scholar -bureaucrat at the top of its social scale, and its soldiers at the bottom.

Confucianism Main menu Ø Confucius believed that with out human relationships, there would be no self. Ø There are Five Constant relationships in life: ØParent and Child ØHusband Wife ØElder Sibling and Junior Sibling ØElder Friend and Junior Friend

Confucianism Main menu Ø People have to warrant the respect and power that comes with their positions in life. Power and respect are not a given, they must be earned. Ø He believed that if everyone followed the five ideals, even just one person the effect would be wide spread. Through that person’s family, community, nation, and the world. Unlike Taoism As in Buddhism

Confucianism Main menu Ø Confucius shifted China’s focus from heaven to earth. Though he did not remove heaven from the picture. ØHe saw that his country could not serve it’s people, so how was it going to serve it’s ancestors. ØHe believed that somewhere in the universe there is a power that is on the side of right.

Confucianism Main menu Ø China configured the Confucianism religion, so that it would serve everyone. Ø China still holds a great importance for the Five Constant Relationships. Ø With each passing year people listen more and more to there elders.

Confucianism Main menu Ø You should be able to work out your problems with out involving the courts. Ø Confucianism has the power to change entire civilizations for the better. It affects every aspect of life and makes it better.

Confucianism Main menu Ø Confucius repeatedly calls for Selfexamination Ø There are many extravagant temples and shrines for Confucius. Unlike Taoism Ø Confucius focused on the individuals, the people more than anything else. As in Buddhism Main Menu Unlike Taoism

Taoism The father of Taoism Ø Lao Tzu: ØWas born around 640 B. C. ØNo one is really sure about any dates or places. Main menu

Taoism Main menu Ø Lao Tzu was not pleased with his people, so he left and went on a journey. ØLao Tzu was asked to leave a record of his beliefs with his civilization. ØIt took him three days to complete 5000 characters titled the Tao Te Ching.

Taoism Main menu Ø The Tao Te Ching is in effect the Taoist bible. ØIt centers around the concept of Tao. Or the “path”

Taoism Main menu Ø There are three meanings of “Tao” ØTao- The way to ultimate reality. This Tao is way to vast for a person to comprehend or fathom. ØTao- The way of the universe. The norm, the rhythm, and the driving power in all of nature. Deals more with the spiritual side then the Physical side of things.

Taoism Main menu Ø There are three meanings of “Tao” ØTao- The way of human life. It refers to the way that we mesh with the Tao of the universe.

Taoism Main menu Ø Just like three meanings of Tao. All three were designed to facilitate the power of Tao through “te” Ø There are three types of Taoism: ØPhilosophical Taoism ØReligious or Popular Taoism ØVitalizing Taoism

Taoism Main menu Ø Philosophical Taoism: ØIs a reflective look at life ØRelatively unorganized ØTeaches what you should understand ØYou work on improving yourself ØSeeks power through knowledge ØSought to conserve “te” and not to expend is on friction and conflict. ØAssociated Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and Tao Te Ching

Taoism Main menu Ø Philosophical Taoism: ØWu Wei- The perfect way to live life, and reduce conflict and friction ØCombines supreme activity and supreme relaxation Ø The conscious mind has to get out of the way of its own light. ØFor one to perfect the wu wei lifestyle. ØA lifestyle above excess and tension. As in Buddhism

Taoism Main menu Ø Religious Taoism: ØBecame a full fledge church ØIts programs are active Ø“The Taoist priesthood made cosmic life-power available for ordinary villagers. ” ØTheir power was with magic, the harnessed higher powers for human ends. ØWant to help transmit “Ch’i” to people that can not get it on their own. As in Buddhism

Taoism Main menu Ø Vitalizing Taoism: ØThe programs are active ØRelatively unorganized ØTeaches what you should do. ØIs a self help program ØYou work on improving yourself ØWant to increase the amounts of Tao or “te” in their life ØThey do this through “ch’i”

Taoism Main menu Ø Vitalizing Taoism: ØThey want to remove the barriers that slowed the flow of “ch’i” ØThe power of “ch’i” Ø“could shift Heaven and Earth”

Taoism Main menu Ø Philosophical, Religious and Vitalizing Taoism Ø All center on how to maximize their Tao. Ø They honor hunchbacks, crippels. Because the tallest tree get the axe first. Ø Their temples blend in with the landscape. They do not stand out. Unlike Buddhism and Confucianism

Taoism Main menu Ø Philosophical, Religious and Vitalizing Taoism ØThey all teach that people will be at their best, when they are living in harmony with their surroundings. ØThey consider ceremonies pompous and downright silly. ØThey feel there is nothing to gain from punctiliousness, and the meticulous observance Unlike Confucianism of propriety. Unlike Buddhism

Taoism Main menu Ø The Taoist believe in opposites, and that things in nature have a way of working themselves out. The Taoist believe that people should be spontaneous and life their lives by someone else’s thoughts. Unlike Confucianism Lao Tzu connects the human to what transcends it. Main Menu Unlike Confucianism