What are the beliefs of Buddhism?
Who was Buddha? SUFFERING He was born Siddhartha Gautama – he was a prince from the KSHYATRIYA (warrior) caste Lived from 560 B.C. and 480 B.C Became BUDDHA = the Enlightened One He left his palace to see the world and found SUFFERING
The Enlightened One At age 29 Siddhartha went on a QUEST to find a way to end the world’s suffering After six years of searching he meditated and became THE BUDDHA = enlightened one What does this mean?
MAJOR BELIEFS OF BUDDHISM FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS ALL LIFE IS SUFFERING THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING IS DESIRE OVERCOME SUFFERING BY ENDING DESIRE OVERCOME DESIRE BY FOLLOWING THE EIGHTFOLD PATH
The Eightfold Path: The “Right” way of living
Religions of South Asia
South Asia