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Buddhism
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2. Spread of Buddhism
Took place through human contact, throughout trade routes, such as the silk road, and missionary work.

3. Buddhist Beliefs The Buddha never commented on how the world started.
They Reject Speculation on:
God
Afterlife
The nature of the universe

4. The 5 Precepts Do not Kill Do not steal Do not lie Do not misuse sex
Do not consume alcohol or other drugs

5. Buddhist Mission Work The first Missions Emperor Ashoka An Shigao
Dharma Bhanaks
Emperor Ashoka
3rd century
Turkish People
Middle East
An Shigao
China

6. Role of Women Buddha originally banned women from practice
Later allowed, Different room
Men and women equal
Stereotypes

7. Major Texts: Tripitaka
Tripitaka- is the earliest collection of Buddhist teachings recognized by Theravada Buddhist
Collection called the Pail Canon
50 volumes costing approximately $2000
This collection was originally passed down orally, however in third century B.C.E it was written down
Meeting of 500 monks

8. Major Texts: Mahayana Sutras
The Mahayana Sutra reveres the Tripitaka
Many of the Sutras were written between 200B.C.E. and 200 C.E
Lotus Sutra
Heart Sutra
Land of Bliss Sutra

9. Major Texts: Tibetan Book of the Dead
This Book was written by a Tibetan monk describing the different stages of death
The book was originally named Bardo Todrol Chenmo
Bardo means gap, referring to the gap between life and death
Lama recites book at funeral
Was recorded in eighth century C.E. by Padmasambhava, then was concealed, later to be found in the fourteenth century by Karma Lingpa

10. Major contacts with religions
Buddha was raised in a Hindu materialistic society
Other opposing religions
Taoism
Confucianism
Hinduism

11. Buddhist Quotations
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
Buddha
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little

12. Buddhist Rituals
Meditation is defined as mental concentration and mindfulness
Mantras
Mundras
Prayer Wheels
Metta
Breath

13. Buddhist Practices Loving-Kindness Compassion Sympathetic Joy
Metta
Compassion
Karuna
Sympathetic Joy
Mudita
Equanimity
Upekkha

14. Source Page http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/buddha.html

15. Source www.accd.edu/sac/history/geoproject/buddhism.swf