Buddhism Mary Shihata Diana Morgan Nichole McKay Emily Gilsdorf Skylar Ellery Michael Springer

Gods? Buddhism is a nontheistic religion Siddhartha Gautama AKA Buddha Buddha means "the awakened one” There is no God as an eternal deity. Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, did not claim to be divine

Basic Beliefs The four noble truths There is suffering. There is cause for suffering. There is cessation of suffering. There is path leading to the cessation of suffering. Samsara, karma, nirvana, rebirth The purpose of life is to end suffering. The Noble Eightfold Path Right view right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration

Practicing Practice it at home or at a temple His followers were never expected to treat him as a god His followers practice what he believed in and how he thought they should live every day

Rituals/Holidays Vesak is the birthday of the Buddha and the most important festival in Buddhism. The Elephant festival is held to show that a tame elephant can help to tame a wild one to say that an older one should guide a new Buddhist. Once a year in august, on the night of a full moon, a procession is held for one of Buddha’s teeth held in a great temple. Meditation, mostly practiced by Zen Buddhism Mudras, Symbolic hand gestures Most rituals were combined with another religion depending on the area (China, Japan, and Southeast Asia)

Women It was believed that women were able to achieve enlightenment and go to nirvana, just as men were. They were perceived as equal and had religious freedom as well as entrance to the Holy Order.

Texts and Books Cannon and non- canonical texts Cannon = words and teachings of Buddha himself, non-canonical = simply commentaries on the Canon text Ex. of non-canonical, The Tripitaka (Pali Canon) Mahayana Sutras the Tibetan Book of the Dead.

Missions Asoka Sent out missionary efforts to spread Buddhism to other places, including many Indian sub-continents such as Burma and Sri Lanka. Dignaga Founder of Buddhist logic Paramartha Missionary and translator of the Buddhist tradition, he spent a considerable amount of time "on mission" in china.

Origin and Diffusion Buddhism wasn’t hardly thought of 483 BCE The first council was a main part of the origin of Buddhism. This group gathered at the council and separated into two schools, the Mahasamghikas and the Sthaviras. At the Third Council the Buddhists gathered and split into a third school, the Sarastivadins. These separations are known as the Great Schisms.

Contact with other religions Buddhism and Hinduism had a great deal of contact up until, and even after, 600 C.E. because both "religions" originated in the Indian and Chinese regions of Asia. Both religions believe in practicing peace.

Similarities and Differences CompareContrast Hinduism and Buddhism believe in reincarnation based on a person's actions in the present life. Buddhism preaches the practice of treating everyone kindly, just as Christianity does. Buddhism, however, does not have many shared aspects with other religions, seeing as how Buddhism is not a religion and is more of a philosophy.

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