1. Warm Up # 7
What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism, how do you reach it?

2. 4 Noble Truths Guiding principles 1. Life is suffering
Believe in reincarnation (samsara)
2. Suffering is caused by desire
3. Ending desire will end suffering to reach enlightenment
Nirvana: “blowing out” or “extinguishing” desire
4.The Eightfold Path is the way to end desire

3. Goals
To determine how a Buddhist should live in order to reach enlightenment.

4. The Eight fold Path
Pg. 25 (green book)

5. Expert Groups Open to page 26 (green book) Page 10 (white book)
Summary…..(what and why)
Underline in the text
# 1’s = 1 and 5
# 2’s = 2 and 6
# 3’s = 3 and 7
# 4’s = 4 and 8

6. Home Groups Share out in order 1-8 Presenter: Learner:
Teach the information to your group
Learner:
Ask Questions
Look in the text

7. Warm Up # 8
Why do you think that Buddhism might be attractive to a Hindu in a lower caste?
Give specific examples

8. The What? and the Why? What? Why? Examples
How am I supposed to be living?
Why?
I live like this because…

9. The Eightfold Path pg
Underline the What?
Circle the why?

10. Crash Course: Hinduism and Buddhism