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1 Station C: The Teachings of Buddhism Questions 1-7

2 1. What are the Four Noble Truths?  1. Suffering and unhappiness are a part of human life. No one can escape sorrow.  2. Suffering comes from our desires for pleasure and material goods. People cause their own misery because they want things they cannot have.  3. People can overcome desire and ignorance and reach nirvana, a state of perfect peace.  4. People can overcome ignorance and desire by following an eightfold path that leads to wisdom, enlightenment, and salvation.

3 2. What is the Eightfold Path?  The Eightfold Path is a guide to a good life. Those who follow the path are freed from suffering and find happiness.

4 3. What is the Middle Way? How is the Middle Way different from the Eightfold Path?  The Middle Way was the way between human desires and denying oneself any pleasure. The Eightfold Path frees anyone who follows it from suffering and they find happiness.

5 4. What happens when people reach nirvana?  When people reach nirvana, on the Eightfold Path, they are not born again. For them, all suffering is ended.

6 5. How did the Buddha’s teachings agree with Hinduism?  Like the Hindus, the Buddha believed that people are reborn again and again (reincarnation).

7 6. How did the Buddha’s teachings disagree with Hinduism?  Unlike Hinduism, the Buddha did not believe that Hindu priests or their rituals were necessary for enlightenment.  Also, he was opposed to the caste system. He didn’t think that people should be confined to a particular place in society.

8 7. Why did many herdsmen, farmers, artisans and untouchables accept Buddhism?  The herdsman, farmers, artisans, and untouchables accept Buddhism because Buddha’s opposition the caste system made them hear that their low social rank would not be a barrier to enlightenment.


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