1. Buddhism Mr. Ornstein Willow Canyon High School AP World History

2. Buddhism Starts in India  Buddhism Starts in India but Spreads  East Asia  Southeast Asia  China  Japan  Korea  Vietnam  Thailand

3. Siddhartha Gautama  Founder of Buddhism  Northeast India (Now Nepal)  Was a High Caste Hindu  Buddha- ”Enlightened One”

4. Siddhartha  Gautama Rejected His Wealth and High Caste  Buddhism comes from Hinduism  Buddhism is a rebellion against Hindu Social Structure.

5. Main Ideas of Buddhism  4 Noble Truths  8 Fold Path/Middle Way  Reincarnation  Meditation  Nirvana

6. Answer???  What does “Mo Money, Mo Problems” mean?

7. 4 Noble Truths  To Under Stand Buddhism You Must Believe the Following:  “Life Is Suffering”  “Wants and Desires Cause Suffering and Make Life Miserable”  “Sufferings End when Cravings End”  “To Reach Enlightenment You Must Follow the Teachings of the Buddha”

8. Nirvana  State of Eternal Happiness  Full Union with the Divine Essence  Goal for Buddhist to Reach  Must Accept 4 Noble Truths  Follow 8 Fold Path

9. Eight Fold Path  Teachings of the Buddha  Way to End Suffering

10. Reincarnation  Samsara  Like Hinduism, Buddhism believes in Reincarnation.  Reincarnation continues until you reach Enlightenment/Nirvana

11. Meditation  Central to Buddhism  Train Your Mind  Part of the 8 Fold Path

12. Important Texts  Sutras- Books Containing the Teachings and Lesson of the Buddha  Tripitaka- Collection of important Buddhist texts and writing

13. Buddhism Spreads  Silk Roads- Series of Trade Routes Connecting India and China.  Buddhism Diffuses throughout Asia along the Silk Roads

14. Buddhism in China  Buddhism will be more popular in China than India  Chinese Peasants liked that Buddhism offered the hope of a better afterlife than the life many of them were living.

15. Three Branches of Buddhism  Theravada  Mahayana  Vajrayana (Tibetan)

16. Theravada Buddhism  Popular in Southern Asia  Most Traditional Form of Buddhism  Closest to Siddhartha’s Actual Teachings

17. Mahayana Buddhism  Felt Theravada was too strict, elite, and too influenced by Hinduism.  “The Great Vehicle”  More appeal to common people than just monks  Most Popular form of Buddhism  Compassion is key concept

18. Bodhisattva Important Concept in Mahayana Buddhism  “Enlightened Being”  Vow not just to reach Nirvana, but to help others reach Nirvana  Followers believed they would be reincarnated multiple times in order to reach Enlightenment

19. Zen Buddhism  Form of Mahayana Buddhism popular in Japan  Has Elements of Confucianism and Daoism  Meditation is very important.

20. Vajrayana/Tibetan Buddhism  Has elements of Mahayana and Thervada Buddhism.  Influenced by Hinduism and Animism also

21. Dalai Lama  Spiritual and Political Leader of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism  China Took Over Tibet and current Dalai Lama is not allowed home.

22. American Buddhists  Tina Turner-  Orlando Bloom-  Orlando Bloom-  Tiger Woods-  Tiger Woods- Tiger Woods- Tiger Woods-  Steven Segal-  Steven Segal- Steven Segal- Steven Segal-  Kate Bosworth-  Kate Bosworth-  Richard Gere-  Phil Jackson

23. Ticket Out the Door  Who is the founder of Buddhism?  What are 3 Beliefs of Buddhism?  What are three branches of Buddhism?  Who is the Dali Lama?