1. Buddhism The Human Condition – o The 3 Marks of Existence o The 4 Noble Truths oThe 1 st Noble Truth (Life is Dukkha) o The 2 nd Noble Truth (Dukkha is caused by Tanha) o The Life of the Buddha The Goals - o Karma o The 3 rd Noble Truth (You can stop Dukkha by stoping Tanha) o Nibbana The Means – o The Three Jewels o The Noble Eightfold Path / The 4 th Noble Truth oThe 5 precepts oMeditation and Prayer

2. The Means Three Jewels

3. What are the goals? The goals of existence are to make progress towards enlightenment and finally to attain it. How are the goals achieved? Through the Means The Three Jewels are part of the means

4. The Three Jewels The Three Jewels are the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha Also known as Three Refuges. The Dhamma could not have been taught without the Buddha, and could not have been followed without the Sangha, so the three are inseparable.

5. They are known as the Three Refuges, because the Buddhist promise of devotion says:They are known as the Three Refuges, because the Buddhist promise of devotion says: “I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the Dhamma, I take refuge in the Sangha.” Taking refuge is making a promise to be devoted to the Buddha and his teachings. Taking refuge is making a promise to be devoted to the Buddha and his teachings. It is also a sign of the support structure of the religion – a refuge is somewhere you turn for security and guidance It is also a sign of the support structure of the religion – a refuge is somewhere you turn for security and guidance

6. Dhamma Can mean ‘teachings’ / truth / way / etc It is sometimes used to mean Buddhism Usually seen as Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path Scriptures can be dhamma Central to Buddhism Like a raft – to be used to reach enlightenment

7. Sangha Community of Buddhists Specifically monks Monks = bhikkus Can become a monk for life, or just a short time Monks live by 10 Precepts and many other rules in Vinaya Pitaka scriptures (laity only use 5 Precepts) Differences between monks and laity will differ depending on school of Buddhism