1. BUDDHISM

2. §Siddhartha Gautama l born in Nepal @ 560 BCE l born a Hindu prince member of the Kshatriya caste l gave up his wealth l set out on a journey of self- discovery why does suffering exist? §The Middle Way l Four Noble Truths l Noble Eight-Fold Path §NIRVANA §SUTRAS

3. The FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS 1. Suffering exists 2. Suffering exists from attachment to desires 3. Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases. 4. Freedom from desire/suffering is possible by practicing the Noble Eightfold Path

4. Noble Eight-Fold Path Wisdom: Meditation: 1. Right View6. Right Effort 2. Right Thought7. Right Mindfulness Morality8. Right Contemplation 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action 5. Right Livelihood

5. NIRVANA §Total, complete contentment §Escapes the hindrances of life §Free from suffering from one’s own desires §What happens when the soul escapes from the wheel of life? l TATHAGADA (thus gone) like the flame of match that is extinguished

6. FIVE HINDRANCES 1. Lust 2. Ill will 3. Sloth and laziness 4. Restlessness and worry 5. Skeptical doubt Daily Dharma: Mind Hindrances

7. Seven Factors of ENLIGHTNMENT 1. Attentiveness 2. Investigation of the Law 3. Energy 4. Rapture 5. Tranquility 6. Concentration 7. Equanimity three bodily states: standing, sitting, and lying down

8. TEN Perfections 1. Generosity8. Resolution 2. Morality9. All-embracing 3. Renunciation kindness 4. Wisdom 10. Equanimity 5. Energy 6. Forbearance 7. Truthfulness

9. Four Boundless States 1. Loving Kindness 2. Compassion 3. Sympathetic Joy 4. Equanimity

10. THERAVADA BUDDHISM §“Doctrine o/t Elders” §conservative branch §The Little Wheel l less followers §Buddha is a teacher §Spread to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand

11. THERAVADA BUDDHISM §ideal is arhat l become an enlightened saint l wisdom §few possessions l begging bowl l three colored robes l a belt l a mending needle l fan to cover face l razor to shave head l water strainer

12. MAHAYANA BUDDHISM §“Great Vehicle” or “Big Wheel” l majority of followers §non-monastic life §Buddha is a god §Spread to China, Tibet, Korea & Japan §ideal is compassion l can attain nirvana through assisting others §Bodhisattva: holds back on attaining nirvana to help others

13. BUDDHISM §"Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural & spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity." Albert Einstein