 When you die you are born again  Good actions = good next life  Bad actions = bad next life  Not free of death unless you give up wanting money  Salvation = Personal experience of enlightenment  Compassion must be practiced

 Buddhist teachings called the “Dharma”  No self satisfaction or self torture = Nirvana  Nirvana = Healthy body, not starved/overfed.  To live is to suffer  The cause of suffering is desire  Stop suffering = live moderately

 Not to steal  Not to take lives  Not to lie  Not to use intoxicating substances

 Give up money  Avoid Desires  Meditate for hours a day  Take a bow of celibacy  Overcome the fear of death  Try to live a moderate life.

 Began 2500 years ago= India  Teacher= Siddhartha Gautama  Siddhartha Gautama= called Buddha  Buddhists believe= Buddha’s before Gautama  Gautama’s teachings= “present Buddhist teachings  Buddha first followers= 5 holy men (continue)

Who are their Gods/religious leaders? ) 3 different types of Buddhist. Theravada, Mahayna, and Western Buddhist Order. Leaders: Buddha No god Definition of Buddha ( The Awakened One)

What are some special festivals? Why are they important? 3 different types of Buddhist. Thervada: (Kathrina.) Mahayana: (guro rinpoche’s birthday) (obon)( han matsuri)(Tibetan new year). Western Buddhist Order(sangha day) (Buddha day)(Dharma day).

Normal Buddhists= normal clothing Monks/ nuns= robes (meditation clothing) Orange robe= Theravada school Dark red robes= Zen& pure land Buddhists Western Buddhists order= dress in ordinary clothes - so no one thinks they are diff. White robes= Trainee monks - Reminds them simplicity of monastic life

WHAT ARE THERE HOLIDAYS ? April = Hamamatsu which is Buddha's birth day July = dharama guru November = sangha day May =Buddha day buddha birthday February = losar tibeaten new year The Buddhist festival most important in the countries.

W HAT ARE THERE RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS ? The lotus flower is the symbol of purity and can be any colure but blue Dharamachakra is the symbol of the weel of law and the eight spokes represents the Nobel eightfold path Stupa represents symbolic grave monument were relics of a holy monk are kept. Also symbolizes the universe Triratana represents the Buddha the dharama and the sangha Chatra represents all protection against evil. Dhvaja represents the Buddha's teaching. The deer represents the first sermon of the Buddha witch was held in the deer part of benares Naga represents the vestige of pre Buddhist firtility rituals and protector of the Buddha and the dharama

* The Lotus= a very important symbol of Buddhism. * refers to speech the mind. * complete purification of body. * blossoming of wholesome deeds of liberation. * The Lotus like our life. * The Lotus= pure.

* Buddhist religious text= Trip taka * Trip taka= 3 kind of the sacred scriptures of Buddhism. also= ‘3 baskets’ 1 st basket= teachings of the Buddha. 2 nd basket= the discipline for the Sangha. 3 rd basket= special teaching.

* Trip taka describes Buddhist various canons of scriptures. * Trip taka encourages people’s life.

WHAT ARE TWO TYPES OF INTERESTING/IMPORTANT CUSTOMS  Meditation = enlightenment  Live in Monasteries or Nunneries  Only live w/ 4 items include 3 robe, razor and begging bowl.  Study text meditating  See day to day running of monastery (continue)

Working for community End lives as Munks Pravrajy ceremony boy =novice Munks age 8 having head and putting on robe Promise to obey 10 precepts Complete one using 130,000 wood blocks (fortripiaka)