Wednesday 10/23/1013 Objective: Students will experience the story of Siddhartha Gautama, the worlds first buddha Homework: –Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow Do now: Take out vocabulary homework Take out notebook

How I was introduced to Buddhism Imagine that you are on the edge of a cliff that is 100 feet tall You look over the edge of the cliff and you see hundreds of jagged, sharp and pointy rocks at the bottom Now imagine that someone has pushed you over the cliff and you are falling to your certain the death

The question becomes Would you take pleasure in the fall knowing that you are going to die…… If the answer is no, than why would you take pleasure in life??????

Siddhartha

His name was Siddhartha

The first trip he saw an old man

The second trip he saw a sick man

On the third

On the fourth trip he sees an Indian holy man

I will not move from this spot till I have achieved my answers

The answer relies on the 4 noble truths

Friday 10/25/2013 Objective: Students will examine four reasons that allowed Buddhism to spread across china Homework –No homework Do Now- –What are the four noble truths

Four Noble Truths 1. There is suffering in the world. To live is to suffer. (Dukkha)  The Buddha found this out when he was young and experienced suffering and death in others.

Four Noble Truths 2. The cause of suffering is self- centered desire and attachments.

Four Noble Truths 3. The solution is to eliminate desire and attachments.

Four Noble Truths 4. To reach nirvana, one must follow the Eightfold Path.

2. Karma the law that every cause has an effect, i.e., our actions have results.

1. Reincarnation concept that one must go through many cycles of birth, living, and death After many such cycles, if a person releases their attachment to desire and the self, they can attain Nirvana - a state of liberation and freedom from suffering

There are no Gods, Not even Buddha himself

The spread of Buddhism Document C

World Population appx. 376 m ** 4 th largest CountryPercent Thailand95% Cambodia90 Myanmar88 Bhutan75 Sri Lanka70 Tibet *65 Laos60 Vietnam55 Japan **50 Macau45 Taiwan43 The Largest Buddhist Communities Top 10 Countries with the Highest Proportion of Buddhists

Buddhism: world distribution

So how did Buddhism spread???? A close reading You will have a 15 mins to complete a close reading of the article –Remember from 6 th grade –Underline –Highlight –Circle words you are confused on

Sentence starter for paragraphs 1.We decided to rank _____________ as the # (1,2,34) reason Buddhism spread in china. In the text it says____ _____ ____________________ ___________.(direct from the text) We think this would help people to join Buddhism because _____________ _____________ __________________ _ ____(Your opinion)

Example We decided to rank political reasons and the number 1 reason Buddhism spread in china. In the text is says that empress wu made it a law that Buddhism was more important than all other religions. We think this would scare people into joining Buddhism because they did not want to break the law

The spread of Buddhism  What were some Religious reasons for the spread of Buddhism The mixing of Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism helped Buddhism spread. Many people saw Buddhism as a way to escape the suffering from the problems in China  What were some Political reasons for the spread of Buddhism? Gave money to monasteries, ordered many Buddhist temples to be built Empress Wu made a law saying that Buddhism was more important than other belief systems

 What were some economic reasons for the spread of Buddhism? The traders who were involved with trade on the Silk Road helped to spread Buddhist teachings as they traveled.  What were some social reasons for the spread of Buddhism Buddhist temples and monasteries provided medical care, ran schools and provided seeds to farmer s Spread of Buddhism in Tang China