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BuddhismWhat shall we find out about first? Life of the Buddha
Enlightenment
Buddha as a teacher
What do Buddhists believe?Symbolism
Death of Buddha
Map of how Buddhism spread
What was the Buddha’s name?
•He was a prince. •He found life devoted to material pleasures was empty and unfulfilling
•He experienced a desire to find the meaning of life
•He was shocked by the four sights he saw when visiting the city
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His Life……
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SIDDARTHA GOTAMA
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The Four SightsThe traditional accounts record that the young prince
saw:An old man A sick man
A dead man
A wandering holy man
Through witnessing such suffering and death, Siddartha realised that there was more to life than pleasure.
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His Response……..
…was to leave the comforts of the palace and spent his life in the search for answers to the questions posed by human life
At first he thought that extreme self denial would help him find spiritual truth
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Did this work???
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After six years he Siddartha did not find the enlightenment he sought.
Instead he followed a middle way between the two extremes of self indulgence (when he was a prince) and self denial (when he starved himself!
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Search for Enlightenment Siddhartha sat under a tree and
meditated, determined not to give up until he achieved the enlightenment
The story recounts that he experienced many temptations, but he resisted them all
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What was the name of the tree? Answe
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BODHI TREE
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The EnlightenmentSiddartha became the Buddha when he overcame the fires of:
Greed
Hatred Ignorance
‘BUDDHA’ simply means ‘ENLIGHTENED ONE’
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Buddha as a Teacher The Buddha first taught the to way to liberation from
suffering to five ascetics, at the Deer Park in Sarnath.
What does this mudra (hand gesture) mean?
Click here to find out if you are right
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The Law of Karma
The recognition that our actions have consequencesPositive actions have positive consequences
Negative actions have negative consequences
Buddhists believe we have the ability to change ourselves
through our own actions
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RebirthKarma continues throughout the processes of death and rebirth - there is a connecting link from life to life
Candle being lit just as the old one flickers and dies
The new flame is different yet it has carried on from the old one
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The Three Universal Truths
Anicca
Anatta
Dukkha
Constant change/impermanence
No permanent soul/being
Pain/suffering in the worldHome
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The Four Noble Truths
• All life is suffering• The origin of suffering is
craving• We can stop suffering, by overcoming craving• The way to this is to follow:
A) The yellow brick road
B) The eight fold path
C) Mrs McCarthy home from workD) The three jewels
Press the one you think is right!
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The Noble Eightfold Path
– to enlightenment• Right
Understanding• Right Thought• Right Speech• Right Action• Right Livelihood• Right Effort • Right Mindfulness• Right
ConcentrationThe Dharmachakra
The path is symbolised by an eight-spoked wheel…..
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The Five Precepts
Buddhists should refrain from:
harming or killing living beings stealing
sexual misconduct false speech
intoxicants (like alcohol & drugs)
These are not commandments, but guidance to be followed voluntarily Hom
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The Three Jewels
What are the Dharma and Sangha? Click them to find out!
Buddhists take refuge in:
the Buddha
the Dharma
the Sangha
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‘Dharma’ means all
NATURAL LAW!
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‘Sangha’ means
The Buddhist Community
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The Lotus Flower A symbol of devotion and meditation - It rises above it’s muddy waters to beauty and peace
The Buddhist seeks to rise above passion, illusion and hatred to the beauty of nirvana
Why do Buddhists use the Lotus Flower as a symbol?
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The Death of the Buddha
After 45 years of teaching the Buddha passed away at the age of 80.
Images of the Buddha reclining on his death bed at peace, are common
His body was cremated but his ashes and bones (RELICS) were sent to various kingdoms and placed in STUPAS where he was honoured
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STUPAS
The Spread of Buddhism
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