1. Theravada Buddhism Presentation
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2. Background on Theravada Buddhism
The oldest lasting school initiated by adherents taught directly by Buddha himself.
One of the three major factions of Buddhism is Known as the “Doctrine of the Elders”.
Theravada Buddhism is conceived to be the most ascetic monastic training.
According to (malloy,2010) In the early years of Buddhism, many schools exacted to bind to the real, unchanged educations of the Buddha. Entire schools shared out the Buddha’s admiration for simplicity, detachment and mediation , as well as his resistance to Vedic act and the brahmin profession. Only one conventional school is lasting to the current day: Theravada.
Theravada Buddhism is one of the three major factions of Buddhism , also known as the "Doctrine of the Elders,". Theravada schools arrogate to adhere most perfectly to the original exercises and doctrines instructed by Buddha. The Theravada arrogate to trace their ancestry back to the real Buddha’s followers, to those who actually heard his articles. Team A’s demonstration will talk about the past of Buddha’s life and his teachings; origins of Theravada; and unique Theravada patterns and traditions.

3. Theravada Buddhist Temple:
Wat Thai of Los Angeles
Largest central Thai Theravada Buddhist Temple in the United States.
Temple endures as a honor to Thai architecture
Serves a figured 40,000 Thais.
Monks at Wat Thai:
Are staffs of the Theravada part of Buddhism
Are very reserved
Hold purely what Buddha taught
Have altered no teachings fixed down by Buddha.
Wat Thai of Los Angeles is the biggest Thai Theravada Buddhist Temple in the United States, originally known as "Theravada Buddhist Center".
The temple endures as a honor to Thai architecture in California, since in the U.S it is the Thai Buddhist temple built according to Thai architecture. According to (kros,2006) it serves a figured 40,000 Thais.
The monks at Wat Thai are staffs of the Theravada part of Buddhism, a part which adheres firmly to the true teachings of Buddha. They are very conserve and hold purely of what Buddha instructed and they have altered no teachings fixed down by Buddha.

4. Buddha's Life and Teachings
Siddhartha (The Buddha) was the son of prince born into a life of deluxe . His aunt helped take care of him because Just after a few days he was born his mother had died
His father desired him to be a king and warrior, he never desired him to dissimilar than him. To prevent him from being brought out to the suffering which was bumping outside the palace, His father kept him locked within the walls of palace.
One day he(Siddhartha) decided to refuse his father and leave the palace walls where he was brought out to suffering.
Siddhartha was the son of prince born into a life of deluxe, he also known as Buddha. His aunt helped take care of him after his mother died just after few days of his birth. His father desired him to be a king and warrior .His father locked up him within the wall of palaces to keep him away from the suffering which was happing outside. Since he couldn’t carry it anymore hence one day Buddha decided to refuse his dad and leave the palace of walls and set out in a village where he was brought out to suffering.

5. Buddha's Life and Teachings
Siddhartha was traveled by vivid benevolence once brought out to the suffering he found. How can suffering be depreciate, and how any one can find and preserve peace within are the two key question which became his plight .
These involvement not only aided to figure who The Buddha would turn, but also aided him to alter the way of enduring and comprehending the world.
The teaching methods of Buddha’s are like himself al of they are practical. They head back to his involvement with suffering.
It helped him change his views on life when he was brought out to suffering.
He desired to determine out how to finish the suffering. The two key experiences he had was that how he would stop the suffering in the city and of other.
How can he maintain peace within himself is the other key question. These involvement helped him to alter the way of enduring and how to appear at the world.

6. Buddha's Life and Teachings
He desired to focus on how we can criticize suffering for others and ourselves as well.
These issues are not only Buddha’s intellective solutions but these are also testimonials of a general way of living.
In order for it to be fruitful ,Buddhism is not a object which is originated but it is something which has to be experienced.
The Buddha’s teaching are practical just like himself . His heads back to his involvement. He desired to focus on how can we criticize suffering for both ourselves and others. And how we can achieve inner peace. These issues are not just Buddha’s intellective solutions but they are also testimonials for a general way of living. Buddhism is not just a object which was developed but it is something which is still growing as other find out his ways and really experience them.

7. Theravada's Origin
Around 100 BCE Originated from a schisms group that began in India around 100 BCE
Became prominent in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia
Also known as Southern Buddhism
Estimated current followers = 124,000,000
Often labeled the “Hinayana” or “Lesser Vehicle”
Theravada claims to trace their lineage to the original followers of the Buddha
Theravada Buddhism, or also noted as the "Doctrine of the Elders," is one of three areas of Buddhism.
It was made from of a group schism’s group that started in 100 BCE in India and also turned outstanding in Sri Lanka and south east Asia including Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, that is why sometimes it is indicating as Buddhism of the South.
There are recently figured to be 124,000,000 followers.
“Often marked the "Hinayana" or (the "Lesser Vehicle") by Mahayana Buddhism, Theravada schools arrogate to adhere most precisely to the original exercises and doctrines which is taught by Buddha. The Theravada arrogate to trace their ancestry back to the real followers of the Buddha, to those who actually heard his dialogue themselves in person.

8. Theravada's Canonical Writings
A aggregation of Buddha’s teachings written in the Pali language.
Divided into:
the Buddha’s sermons,
the monastic rules, and
philosophical enumeration of the Buddha’s teaching.
Theravada doctrine is developed on the distinction between samsara and nirvana.
“Often marked the "Hinayana" or (the "Lesser Vehicle") by Mahayana Buddhism, Theravada schools arrogate to adhere most precisely to the original exercises and doctrines which is taught by Buddha. The Theravada arrogate to trace their ancestry back to the real followers of the Buddha, to those who actually heard his dialogue themselves in person. The Theravada basic writings, which are a aggregation of Buddha's teachings which are written in the pali language, are splited into the Buddha's sermons (the sutta pitaka), the monastic principles (the vinaya pitaka), and philosophical numeration of the Buddha's teachings (the abhidamma pitaka). According to (Patheos. 2008) Theravada doctrine is developed on the distinction between samsara (the cyclic realm of suffering) and nirvana (or nibbana, release).”

9. Theravada's Ultimate Goal:
“To escape samsara and enter nirvana”
Accomplished by attaining the position of an arhat, a pure saint expelled from the samsara cycle and will to be born-again.
Theraveda is generally considered to be tight monastic custom; however, ordinary person can participate by:
Providing material back up to the monk which develops positive karma
Meditation
Adopting basic honorable principles of the Buddha’s teachings
“To escape samsara and enter nirvana is the ultimate aim of the Theravada. This is accomplished by attaining the position of an arhat, a pure saint who has been expelled from the cycle of samsara and will never born again. According to (Patheos. 2008) the Theravada is generally considered to be a tight monastic custom; however, laypeople strongly participate in the religious belief by providing material back up to the monks (which produces positive karma, or merit), meditating, and adopting the basic honorable principles of the Buddha's teachings.”

10. Unique Practices & Traditions
Theravada meditation practices:
Samantha: makes a individual skillful in concentration of mind
Vipassana: allows one to see through the veil of ignorance
Four Noble Truths
Dukkha (suffering)
The cause of Dukkha
The cessation of Dukkha
The path of practice leading to the cessation of Dukkha
The positive reinforcement of the mind is the meaning of meditation. Broadly classify into Samatha and Vipassana, this is the fundamental tool applied in apprehending complete reality. Samatha actally means to make skillful, tranquilizing, calming, visualizing, and achieving. Samatha Meditation builds a person expert in concentration of brain. Insight, or abstract understanding is the meaning of Vipassana. Once the brain is sufficiently focused, Vipassana grants one to see by the veil of disregard. (Wikipedia)
Buddha gave his first sermon shortly after he experienced his arousing . In this sermon he presented the model, on which his teachings are founded. Those four teachings are:
Dukkha that means suffering, discontent, and stress.
The reason of Dukkha which is the reason of this discontentment and craving for sensuality.
The abeyance of Dukkha which assists with the relinquishing of the craving.
The path of exercising the abeyance of Dukkha.
It is crucial that a individual learn not be discourteous of the principles which the Buddha put in place.

11. Unique Practices & Traditions
The Eightfold route and the exercise of Dhamma. Buddhists advanced by the following s phases of development:
Discernment
Virtue
Concentration
Awakening
A individual must live his or her life in mitigation and recall to follow the set principle that Buddha has set forth.
Buddhism is the crucial pursuit of happiness.
Hope and positive believing are the outcome of Buddhist practices.
Following all the phases which Buddha has set forth will assist in the ultimate exemption of suffering.
The Eightfold route and the exercise of Dhamma is specified as tools required to outwit, outlast and run away from the brains unwanted tendencies.
The four exercises are generosity (dana), virtue (sila), goodwill (metta) and the ten remembrances. Buddha originated these four stuff and have help person to maintain his or her self-regard and overcome any complacence which he or she may feel.
One of the biggest discipline's in the Eightfold path is the Discernment . It is better understood as having great individual qualities which have arose over time. It is better to recall that Buddha’s teaching are from the center of heart.
Virtue is specified as having the power to see right from wrong. There are five basic conception with virtue(sila) they are abstaining from killing , stealing , sexual misconduct, lying and using intoxicants.
In order to get concentration a individual must go via virtue (sila) successfully. The individual must have the correct mindfulness and correct concentration.
Awakening is determined as the first comprehension experience which is known as stream-entry(sotapatti). This tread is when the any questions of this religious belief leave his or her mind.
Many person have knocked Buddhism as a damaging and hopeless religion. Life is full of threat and dashing hopes, however Buddha detected the remedy for these undesirable feelings. Buddha founded his teachings depend off on the enduring in the globe and was capable to get happiness in the last of all the negativity. That is why Buddhism is mentioned as “ Buddhism is the honest pursuit of happiness”. Following all the levels that Buddha has adjust forth will assist in the ultimate issue of suffering. A individual must experience his or her life in mitigation and recall to adopt the set principles that Buddha has set forth.

12. Conclusion
Theravada Buddhism, encouraged by a repudiation of the worldly, householder mode of life in order to turn free from the consequent suffering.
The aim to get away from suffering (the perpetual cycle of birth and death, craving, anger, and other afflicting states) and to find out the real peace of the state of brain that is free. I
Vispassana and Samanatha are the two kinds of meditation exercised by Theraveda Buddhists for access reality with the brain.
Therevada Buddhism, or the “custom of the elders”, is a organization of faiths and practices encouraged by a repudiation of the worldly, or householder mode of life in order to turn free from the consequent suffering. This part of Buddhism, the most former surviving school initiated by disciples instructed directly by Buddha himself, is conceived the most exhaustive monastic directing.
The aim of Thereveda is to get away from suffering (the perpetual cycle of birth and death, craving, anger, and other afflicting states) and to find out the real peace of the state of brain which is free. One aligns one's own brain through disengagement by binding to the Noble Eightfold Path.
Vispassana and Samanatha are the two kinds of meditation exercised by Theraveda Buddhists, for access reality with the brain.
The Buddha instructs that the remedy to suffering is clemency. Once truth is snatch, using many meditational exercise, compassion can bloom. Compassion is a individual’s capability to understand with other person or oneself, and behave according to the most prominent needed of a situation.

13. Conclusion
The Buddha instructs that the remedy to suffering is compassion.
Once truth is snatched, using many meditational exercises, compassion can bloom.
Compassion is a individual’s capability to understand with other person or oneself , and behave according to the most prominent needed of a situation.
The Buddha instructs that the remedy to suffering is clemency. Once truth is snatch, using many meditational exercise, compassion can bloom. Compassion is a individual’s capability to understand with other person or oneself, and behave according to the most prominent needed of a situation.
The eightfold route is meant to be a mode to express compassion in believed, word, and action, to terminate suffering.  The substance is that, not conceiving the fruits of his comprehension and the big scale of persons Buddha affected, we are all capable of that similar stages of compassion which permits each of us to assist terminate suffering, in ourselves, and the persons around us.

14. Conclusion
The instructs are meant to be a path to show compassion in believed, word, and action, to terminate suffering. 
Not conceiving the fruits of his comprehension and the big scale of people Buddha affected, a individual is capable of that similar level of compassion which permits him or her to assist terminate suffering within and without.
The eightfold route is meant to be a mode to express compassion in believed, word, and action, to terminate suffering.  The substance is that, not conceiving the fruits of his comprehension and the big scale of persons Buddha affected, we are all capable of that similar stages of compassion which permits each of us to assist terminate suffering, in ourselves, and the persons around us.

15. References
Molloy, M. (2010). Experiencing the world’s religions: Tradition, challenge, and change (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Kros, Kris (2006). Retrieved February 29, 2012 from:
Richards, S. A. (1999). Buddhism: Key facts. In That Religious Studies Website. Retrieved February 26, 2012
The Noble Eightfold Path. (n.d.). In TheBigView.com. Retrieved February 26, 2012
Patheos Therevada Buddhism. Retrieved February 29, 2012 from
Wikipedia Encyclopedia:
Molloy, M. (2010). Experiencing the world’s religions: Tradition, challenge, and change (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Kros, Kris (2006). Retrieved February 29, 2012 from:
Richards, S. A. (1999). Buddhism: Key facts. In That Religious Studies Website. Retrieved February 26, 2012
The Noble Eightfold Path. (n.d.). In TheBigView.com. Retrieved February 26, 2012
Patheos Therevada Buddhism. Retrieved February 29, 2012 from