1. Buddhism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9AoZj_FPzU
Siddhartha Guatama
Buddhism

3. Origins
Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of Buddhism
( B.C.)
Originated in India

4. Basic Beliefs
Reincarnation was the cycle of rebirth until one reached nirvana
Nirvana/Enlightenment - release from selfishness and pain

5. Holy Texts
Four Noble Truths - explained what he discovered in his enlightenment, how to end suffering.
Eightfold Path - how you achieve enlightenment

7. 4 Noble Truths
Everything in life is suffering.
The cause of all suffering is people’s selfish desire for the temporary pleasures of this world.
The way to end suffering is to end all desires
The way to overcome such desires and attain enlightenment is to follow the Eightfold Path, which is called the Middle Way between desires and self-denial

8. Major Gods
Rejects the idea of many gods
Some sects believe that Buddha was a god

10. Important Traditions/Customs
Sangha - religious community of Buddhist monks and nuns
Rejected the Caste System
Many followers were laborers and craftspeople.

11. Where is Buddhism today?
Missionaries spread Buddhism throughout Asia (China, Japan, Korea)
Was not widely accepted in India because of the rejection of the caste system