Buddhism.

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1 Buddhism

2 What is Buddhism? Buddhism is a major world religion, or in a better sense, philosophy. It is the 4th largest religion of the world, and has about 300,000,000 people living by it. It explains the purpose of life, injustices and inequality around the world. It also helps people by providing a way of life that will lead to true happiness.

3 Buddhism An Ethic of Compassion for all
An Ethic of renunciation for monks An Ethic of reincarnation for lay persons

4 The History of Buddhism
It was all started by Siddhartha Gautama of the Shakya clan, a prince in Lumbini, 2500 years ago. He was very unhappy in his royal life, so he set off on a 6 year journey, exploring other religions. After his long journey and much meditation he was finally “enlightened”. He found the middle path, the key to human happiness. For the rest of his life he wandered Asia, preaching his new religion.

5 The Four Noble Truths The Four Noble Truths deal with
The inevitability of suffering The sources of suffering The elimination of suffering The paths to the elimination of suffering

6 Two Ways of Reducing Suffering
Suffering arises from a discrepancy between desire and actuality change the actual world--Western technology change the desire, extinguish the individual self--Buddhism

7 What Did Buddha Teach? He taught the 4 Noble truths which sum up Buddhism religion. He also taught the noble eight fold path. He taught to lead a moral life, be mindful and aware of thoughts and actions and to develop wisdom and understanding. He also taught the 5 precepts.

8 What are the Four Noble Truths?
The first was that life is suffering You can’t live without death, frustration, etc. The second is that suffering is caused by craving and aversion Getting what you want doesn’t guarantee happiness, it deprives you of it The third is that suffering can be overcome, and true happiness attained If we stop craving useless things, and live each day at a time (not living in the future) we will be happy and free. The fourth is that the Noble eight fold path leads to the end of all suffering

9 The Noble Eightfold Path
It taught 8 simple rules: To have a right understanding To have right thoughts To use right speech To do right actions To deal with right livelihood To give a right effort To have a right mindfulness To use the right meditation

10 The Noble Eightfold Path Explained
right views; Wisdom Prajna right intention; Wisdom Prajna right speech; Wisdom Prajna right action; Morality Sila right livelihood; Morality Sila right effort; Morality Sila right mindfulness Concentration Samadhi right concentration Concentration Samadhi

11 The 5 precepts Do not take the life of anything living
Do not take anything not freely given Abstain from sensual overindulgence Refrain from untrue speech Avoid intoxication Do not lose mindfulness This is the moral code of the Buddhists

12 Reincarnation Personal self moves through the wheel of existence like a flame being passed from one candle to another. Karma: each individual action helps to set free or bind us to the personal self. Moral commandments are generated by demands of karma.

13 Compassion Theravada Buddhism stresses an ethic of self-renunciation, self-purification, detachment – mostly in Southeast Asia. Mahayana Buddhism stresses an ethics of compassion for all living things – mostly in East Asia.