CHAPTER 16CHAPTER 16THE STORY OF THE STORY OF

BUDDHISMBUDDHISM

HINDUISM CH 15HINDUISM CH 15 INDIA’S FIRST MAJOR RELIGIONINDIA’S FIRST MAJOR RELIGION BRAHMAN- SUPREME POWER (GOD)BRAHMAN- SUPREME POWER (GOD) BRAHMINS- PRIESTSBRAHMINS- PRIESTS MULTIPLE GODSMULTIPLE GODS LIFE IS A CONTINUOUS CIRCLE THAT NEVER LIFE IS A CONTINUOUS CIRCLE THAT NEVER

ENDSENDS DHARMA- LAW, OBLIGATION, DUTYDHARMA- LAW, OBLIGATION, DUTY KARMA- SOULS ARE REWARDED FOR GOOD KARMA- SOULS ARE REWARDED FOR GOOD

& EVIL& EVIL REINCARNATION- CYCLE OF REBIRTH, REINCARNATION- CYCLE OF REBIRTH,

BALANCE OF KARMABALANCE OF KARMA

BUDDHISMBUDDHISM BUDDHA LIVED IN BUDDHA LIVED IN INDIAINDIA FROM FROM

563 TO 483 B.C.E.563 TO 483 B.C.E. BUDDHISM IS BASED ON THE BUDDHISM IS BASED ON THE

TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHATEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA BUDDHA MEANS “AWAKENED BUDDHA MEANS “AWAKENED

ONE”ONE” PRINCE SIDDHARTHA = BUDDHAPRINCE SIDDHARTHA = BUDDHA

PRINCE SIDDHARTHA’S PRINCE SIDDHARTHA’S BIRTHBIRTH THE QUEEN HAD A DREAM THE QUEEN HAD A DREAM

ABOUT HER SON BEFORE HE ABOUT HER SON BEFORE HE WAS BORN.WAS BORN.

THE KING WANTED TO KNOW THE KING WANTED TO KNOW THE MEANING.THE MEANING.

THE THE BRAHMINSBRAHMINS SAID THE SAID THE PRINCE COULD RULE THE PRINCE COULD RULE THE UNIVERSE…UNIVERSE…

BUT IF HE SAW SUFFERING, BUT IF HE SAW SUFFERING, HE WOULD BECOME A HE WOULD BECOME A BUDDHA (RELIGIOUS LEADER).BUDDHA (RELIGIOUS LEADER).

THE PRINCE’S ROYAL LIFETHE PRINCE’S ROYAL LIFE THE KING WANTED HIS SON TO BE THE KING WANTED HIS SON TO BE

A GREAT RULER.A GREAT RULER. HE USED HIS WEALTH TO PROVIDE HE USED HIS WEALTH TO PROVIDE

FOR THE PRINCE’S EVERY NEED.FOR THE PRINCE’S EVERY NEED. AT AGE 16 THE PRINCE MARRIEDAT AGE 16 THE PRINCE MARRIED HE & HIS WIFE ENJOYED THE HE & HIS WIFE ENJOYED THE

“GOOD LIFE”.“GOOD LIFE”.

PRINCE DISCOVERS 3 FORMS PRINCE DISCOVERS 3 FORMS OF SUFFERINGOF SUFFERING

FIRST TRIP-FIRST TRIP- HE SAW OLD AGE HE SAW OLD AGE SECOND TRIP-SECOND TRIP- HE SAW SICKNESS HE SAW SICKNESS THIRD TRIP-THIRD TRIP- HE SAW DEATH HE SAW DEATH FOURTH TRIP-FOURTH TRIP- HE MET AN ASCETIC HE MET AN ASCETIC

(A PERSON WHO GIVES UP WORLDLY (A PERSON WHO GIVES UP WORLDLY PLEASURES)PLEASURES)

ASCETIC TELLSASCETIC TELLS PRINCE TO GIVE UP PRINCE TO GIVE UP WORLDLY PLEASURESWORLDLY PLEASURES

PRINCE BECOMES AN PRINCE BECOMES AN ASCETICASCETIC

PRINCE GIVES UP HIS PRINCE GIVES UP HIS LIFE OF LUXURY AND LIFE OF LUXURY AND WEATLTH TO WEATLTH TO BECOME AN ASCETICBECOME AN ASCETIC

HE LIVED IN THE HE LIVED IN THE FORESTFOREST

HE WORE HE WORE SIMPLE SIMPLE CLOTHING, BARE CLOTHING, BARE FEETFEET

CARRIED A CARRIED A BOWLBOWL IN IN ORDER TO BEG FOR ORDER TO BEG FOR FOODFOOD

PRINCE BECOMES THE PRINCE BECOMES THE BUDDHABUDDHA

PRINCE DECIDED PRINCE DECIDED BEING AN ASCETIC BEING AN ASCETIC WOULD NOT BRING WOULD NOT BRING ENLIGHTEMENTENLIGHTEMENT

HE DECIDED TO HE DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE FOLLOW THE “MIDDLE “MIDDLE PATH”PATH”

3535THTH BIRTHDAY, SITTING BIRTHDAY, SITTING UNDER UNDER BODHI TREEBODHI TREE, , HE REACHES HE REACHES ENLIGHTEMENTENLIGHTEMENT

BECOME THE BUDDHABECOME THE BUDDHA

THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHSTHE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS1.1. ALL OF LIFE IS ALL OF LIFE IS

SUFFERINGSUFFERING2.2. SUFFERING IS SUFFERING IS

CAUSED BY CAUSED BY DESIRESDESIRES

3.3. GIVE UPGIVE UP ALL ALL DESIRES TO END DESIRES TO END SUFFERINGSUFFERING

4.4. LIVE LIFE LIVE LIFE ACCORDING TO THE ACCORDING TO THE EIGHTFOLD PATHEIGHTFOLD PATH

EIGHTFOLD PATH: EIGHTFOLD PATH: The “Middle Way”The “Middle Way”

1. 1. RIGHT RIGHT UNDERSTANDING-UNDERSTANDING- UNDERSTAND THE 4 UNDERSTAND THE 4 NOBLE TRUTHSNOBLE TRUTHS

2. 2. RIGHT PURPOSE-RIGHT PURPOSE- LIFE OF SELFLESSNESSLIFE OF SELFLESSNESS

3. 3. RIGHT SPEECH-RIGHT SPEECH- DO DO NOT LIE OR GOSSIPNOT LIE OR GOSSIP

4. 4. RIGHT ACTION-RIGHT ACTION- DO DO NOT KILL, STEAL, OR LIE. NOT KILL, STEAL, OR LIE. BE AN HONEST PERSONBE AN HONEST PERSON..

EIGHTFOLD PATH: EIGHTFOLD PATH: The “Middle Way”The “Middle Way”

5. 5. RIGHT WAY TO EARN RIGHT WAY TO EARN A LIVING-A LIVING- DO NOT WORK DO NOT WORK AT A JOB THAT CAUSES AT A JOB THAT CAUSES HARM TO PEOPLE OR HARM TO PEOPLE OR LIVING CREATURESLIVING CREATURES

6. 6. RIGHT EFFORT-RIGHT EFFORT- DO DO GOOD, NOT EVILGOOD, NOT EVIL

7. 7. RIGHT MINDFULNESS-RIGHT MINDFULNESS- BE AWARE OF EMOTIONS, BE AWARE OF EMOTIONS, THOUGHTS, & FEELINGSTHOUGHTS, & FEELINGS

8. 8. RIGHT RIGHT CONCENTRATION-CONCENTRATION- FOCUS FOCUS MIND W/MEDITATION OR MIND W/MEDITATION OR PRAYERPRAYER

NirvanaNirvana Nirvana- Nirvana-

– true happiness true happiness & peace& peace

– To gain To gain freedom from freedom from the endless the endless cycle of cycle of sufferingsuffering

Chinese BuddhaChinese Buddha This Buddha statue is suppose to This Buddha statue is suppose to

bring blessing of good fortune to a bring blessing of good fortune to a home or business. home or business.