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Title: Buddhism


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Buddhism
  • Chapter 8 China

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Introduction
  • Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million
    people around the world
  • budhi to awaken
  • founder Siddhartha Gotama The Buddha - the
    enlightened one
  • _at_ 2500 years ago
  • India was home to its founding

3
  • Some say Buddhism goes beyond being a religion
  • Is more of a philosophy (way of life)
  • Buddhist path is summed up as
  • 1) to lead a moral life
  • 2) to be mindful and aware of thoughts and
    actions, and
  • 3) to develop wisdom and understanding

4
Buddha (Siddhartha Gotama)
  • born into a royal family in Nepal
  • at 29 came to believe that wealth and luxury did
    not guarantee happiness
  • he explored the different teaching religions and
    philosophies of the day to find the key to human
    happiness

5
  • for 6 years he studied and meditated and finally
    came upon what he called the middle path and
    he himself was enlightened
  • After his enlightenment, the Buddha spent the
    rest of his life teaching the principles of
    Buddhism (known as Dhamma, or Truth)
  • The Buddha died at the age of 80

6
Teachings of Buddhism
  • Four Noble Truths
  • 1) life is suffering
  • 2) suffering is caused by craving and
    aversion
  • 3) suffering can be overcome and happiness can
    be attained
  • 4) the Noble 8-fold path leads to the end of
    suffering

7
Noble 8 fold Path
  • Wisdom
  • - right view
  • - right intention
  • Ethical Conduct
  • - right speech
  • - right action
  • - right livelihood
  • - right effort
  • Concentration
  • - right effort
  • - right mindfulness
  • - right concentration


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The Five Precepts
  • Not to take the life of any living thing
  • not take anything not freely given
  • to abstain from sexual misconduct and sensual
    overindulgence
  • to refrain from untrue speech
  • to avoid intoxication (losing mindfulness)

9
Karma
  • is the law that every cause has an effect, (our
    actions have results)
  • Karma underlines the importance of all
    individuals being responsible for their past and
    present actions

10
  • How can we test the karmic effect of our actions?
    The answer is summed up by looking at
  • (1) the intention behind the action,
  • (2) effects of the action on oneself, and
  • (3) the effects on others

11
Misc.
  • Was Buddha a god?
  • - no and he did not claim to be
  • - He was a man who taught a path to
    enlightenment from his own experience

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2. Do Buddhists worship idols?
  • They respect to the images of Buddha
  • - not in worship
  • - they do not ask for favors
  • - a Buddha statue reminds them to strive to
    develop peace and love within themselves
  • - in bowing to the statue they offer
    gratitude for the teaching of the Buddha

13
Skinny Buddha vs. Fat Buddha
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Why Buddhism Spread IN China
  • Traders and Missionaries from India brought
    Buddhism to China
  • It was a time in China of decline and despair as
    civil war broke out
  • Many died
  • Buddhism taught that people could escape
    suffering by following the teachings of the Buddha

15
How Did the Tang Rulers view Buddhism ?
  • The early Tang rulers did not practice Buddhism,
    but they did not interfere with those who
    followed it
  • They approved the building of temples and
    shrines
  • The Buddhist monks and nuns helped local people
    by running schools and providing food and
    shelters

16
  • Many people opposed the religion
  • They thought the Buddhists had become too
    wealthy with the donations they had used to build
    their buildings
  • Some felt they weakened respect for family life,
    due to the monks and nuns not being allowed to
    marry
  • Tang officials feared the growing influence
    being an enemy of Confucius

17
  • Tang officials began to destroy many of the
    Buddhist monasteries and temples
  • Buddhism never fully recovered from the attacks
    in China
  • The Chinese Buddhist took their religion to
    Korea
  • The Korean leaders approved it
  • Then it was spread to Japan

Buddhism in Korea
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