The Buddha Siddhartha Gautama Bornc 563 BCE or

The Buddha Siddhartha Gautama Bornc. 563 BCE (or 490 BCE) in Lumbini, today in Nepal Diedc. 483 BCE (or 410 BCE) (aged 80) in Kushinagar, today in India

Birth

Sheltered life

The Four Passing Sights

Leaving Home

The Quest 1) Raja Yoga 2) Asceticism

There is a Middle Way

The Temptation

First Sermon

The Four Noble Truths 1) Life is suffering (dukkha) 2) The cause of suffering is desire (tanha) 3) The cure for suffering is in overcoming desire 4) The way to overcoming suffering is the eightfold path

The eight-fold path Meditation

Basic Buddhist Concepts THE THREE MARKS OF EXISTENCE Dukka - Suffering Anicca - The doctrine of impermanence. Anatta - The doctrine that there is in humans no permanent, underlying substance that can be called the soul. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF BUDDHISM Nirvana- The extinction of desire, hatred, and ignorance and, ultimately, of suffering and rebirth. Literally, it means “blowing out” or “becoming extinguished, ” as when a flame is blown out or a fire burns out.

Common View Buddhist View What does “No-Self” mean? Subject/Perceiver Perceptions -- Thoughts -- Feelings Subject/self/ perceiver • Common view Perceptions --- thoughts ---- feelings • Buddhist View Perceptions --- thoughts --- feelings

Theravada (Hinayana) vs. Mahayana Theravada Mahayana Human beings are emancipated by selfeffort, without supernatural aid. Human aspirations are supported by divine powers and the grace they bestow Key virtue: Wisdom Key virtue: Compassion Attainment requires constant commitment, and is primarily for monks and nuns Religious practice is relevant to life in the world, and therefore to laypeople. Ideal: The Arhat who remains in nirvana after death Ideal: the boddhisattva Buddha a saint, supreme teacher, and inspirer Buddha is a savior Elaborates metaphysics Minimizes ritual Emphasizes ritual Practice centers on meditation. Includes petitionary prayer

The Three Bodies of the Buddha

Emptiness Nagarjuna

Types of Mahayana Buddhism Pure Land Zen

Hotei (Laughing) Buddha

Vajarayana: Tibetan Buddhism