6. The Life of Buddha…
Legendary Birth Early Life
-Aprox. 480 BCE -Named Siddhartha
-Immaculate conception Gautama
-Non-vaginal birth -Palace life
-Married and began
a family
-Left the palace
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8. Journey of Enlightenment
-His own past lives
-Other’s past lives
-Attains knowledge of:
-omniscience
-Becomes the Buddha
-Begins spreading his
teachings
9. Spreading of Buddhism
-India
- spread by ascetics
-disappears 12th century
-Asia
-spread through trade www.world-religion.org
-West
-enters 19th century
11. Was the Buddha a God?
Do Buddhist
worship Idols?
Why are so many
Buddhist countries
stricken with
poverty?
What did the
http://www.utilitarianism.com/gautama-buddha.html Buddha Teach?
12. The Four Noble Truths
First Noble Truth
Second Noble Truth
Third Noble Truth
Fourth Noble Truth
16. Buddhist Theism
• Buddhism is non-theistic
• Differs on beliefs about a
god or gods
• Most common view: there
isn’t a god or set of gods
that govern the universe,
but many gods living in an
“unseen world”
• This “unseen world” is
http://buddhism-
associated with the today.blogspot.com/2010/09/engaged-
buddhism-in-india-and-role-of.html
hereafter.
17. Buddhist Theism
• Buddha is often
called “devatideva”
• This is because he
fully understands the
deities
• He is often prayed
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angeles-april-17-19.html
to, but not as a god
18. Is Buddhism a Religion?
• Dictionary.com
definitions of religion:
– By first definition, No,
Buddhism is not a
religion, but rather a
philosophy.
– By second definition, Yes,
Buddhism is a religion.
• More or less, it’s open to
interpretation – there is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism
no right answer
19. Is Buddhism a Religion?
• “Religion” is often synonymous with “faith.”
• Buddhism is very much practice and works based,
as opposed to faith based
• Many do not believe in the same ideas on the
hereafter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism
22. Progressive Steps
of Meditation:
-Restraint of senses
-Understanding of how the
senses cause bondage
-Solitary Meditation
-Concentration and the www.rogerlewin.com
forsaking of idle thoughts
23. Two Aspects of
Meditation:
Calm Meditation
and
Insight Meditation
24. Calm Meditation:
-return to clarity
-suppression of defilements
-understanding of mind’s nature
-stilling the mind
-overcoming the mind’s tendencies
-object of contemplation
-access concentration
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25. Insight Meditation:
-after calm meditation
-achieves understanding that all things are:
-impermanent and unstable
-unsatisfactory and imperfect
-not self
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44. Works Cited
- Bronstein, Janet. "Shambala Buddhist Center." Personal interview. 17 Oct. 2011.
- "Buddhist Studies: History and Culture." BuddhaNet. 2008. Web. 30 Oct. 2011.
- Gethin, Rupert. The Foundations of Buddhism. New York: Oxford UP, 1998. Print.
- Guatama, Siddharta. "Meditation: The Path to Enlightenment." 1959. Cultural
Perspectives: A Sourcebook. Ed. Rosemary M. Fisk. Vol. 1. Acton, MA:
Copley Custom Text, 2002. 51-58. Print.
- Kinnard, Jacob N. The Emergence of Buddhism: Classical Traditions in
Contemporary Perspective. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2011. Print.
- Lopez Jr., Donald S. The Story of Buddhism: A Concise Guide to Its History &
Teachings. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 2001. Print.
- Ray, Reginald A. "Religion Without God." Http://www.shambhalasun.com/.
Shambala Sun, July 2001. Web. 28 Oct. 2011.
- "Religion." Def. 1 & 2. Collins English Dictionary. 10th ed. Harper Collins, 2011.
Print.
- Strong, John S. The Buddha: A Short Biography. Oxford: Oneworld, 2001. Print.
Editor's Notes
Prior to the religion’s emergence, Hinduism was the dominant religion in northern India, the region of Siddhartha’s birth (1)
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