1. What is Buddhism?

2. Bud hi  To enlighten or awaken

3. Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of reality. https://thebuddhistcentre.com/buddhism

4. Siddhattha Gotama SI-dar-ta GAW-ta-ma

5. Who was he?  A prince who wasn’t satisfied  Enlightenment  Dharma ( teaching of Buddha)

6. A God?  Buddha was not a God  Statue represents peace  Followers out of respect as a type of worship

7. Religion?  Buddhism is more ofa way of life then a religion

8.  That all forms of being, human and otherwise, are afflicted with suffering.  That the cause of this suffering is Craving, born of the illusion of a soul.  That this suffering has a lasting end in the Experience of Enlightenment (Nibbana) which is the complete letting go of the illusion of soul and all consequent desire and aversion.  That this peaceful and blissful Enlightenment is achieved through a gradual training, a Path that is called the Middle Way or the Eightfold Path.

9. The Root  All teachings based on the four noble truths

10. Meditation  Concentration  Clarity  Emotional happiness

11. Why Meditate?  Transforming the mind (Gaining control of the mind and changing your way of life)

12. How do you meditate?  Quiet area  Comfortable position  Back straight  Concentrate on breathing  Rid yourself of all distractions

13. Why be a Buddhist?  No God  Gain enlightenment

14. What Jesus says  JOHN 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. http://www.openbible.info/topics/buddhism