1. Social Studies Agenda Please take a textbook from the shelf.
Monday,

2. Current Events – Due Wed. , 3. 16. 16 No article approval is necessary
Current Events – Due Wed., No article approval is necessary. Annotate & create the summary paragraphs.
Daniel – Local Lilli – National Ellie - Regional

3. Buddhism Provided Solutions
Buddhist dharma took people away from priests’ control
Gautama objected to animal sacrifice
Hope for all
Caste system rejected
ALL life respected

4. Eightfold Path
Middle Path = Moderation Not too much or too little of anything Teaching Centered on Thought & Actions of People

5. Karma & Rebirth
A person’s thoughts, speech, & actions during their lifetime = karma
All good and bad karma travel with a person into the next world…therefore, karma = rebirth
Instead of a soul or personality traveling with a person from one life to the next, it is their karma that “travels”
Life is continual change / don’t try to hold on to life or personality or it will cause suffering
“Go with the flow” (Do you recall this term?)

6. Buddhist Tradition Has Three Parts  The Three Jewels
Jewel 1 = Buddha
Jewel 2 = dharma (the law)
Jewel 3 = religious community = sangha
Buddhism moved from India to China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, Burma, and other parts of Southeast Asia.

7. A GREAT Buddhist Ruler
Look at pages 239 & 240 in the textbook. Let’s read silently, then pick out critical points.