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Buddhism
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Buddhism 4th largest religion in the world
Estimated million followers
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Buddhism Originated in the 6th Century BCE Founder: Siddhartha Gautama
Born in Nepal to the King of a small city-state Buddha means “The Enlightened One”
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Legend says… If Siddharta Guatama stayed home he would be a great king, if he left he would be a great spiritual leader. At Age 29 he left the kingdom four times and he reported the “Four Sights”
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The “Four Sights” 1st – An Old Man 2nd – A sick man 3rd – A dead man
He was having an experience of Dukkha, a sense of limitation or frustration. This is the fundamental starting point of the Buddhist path. 4th – A holy man He will spend his life searching for religious truth and an end to suffering
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Buddha He rejected the privileges of the Brahmin and the Caste System
He searched for enlightenment = wisdom Final goal is Nirvana – the release from selfishness and pain
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Take refuge in the “Three Jewels”
1. Buddha – spiritual potential within everyone 2. Dharma – teachings of Buddha 3. Sangha – the religious community
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Four Noble Truths 1. Life means suffering.
2. The origin of suffering is desires for pleasure 3. End all desires to end suffering. 4. Follow the 8-fold path to end all desires and suffering. *Suffering = Dukkha
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Eightfold Path
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