1. Buddhism Ryan J, Vince P, and Alex S

2. Founding Sidhartha Guatama Born as prince in 624 b.c. in Lumbini Was apart of northern India Now apart of Nepal Early years of life lived as prince in the royal palace

3. Enlightenment He retired to a life in the forest He followed a life of meditation He attained enlightenment Tought others the path to enlightenment Taught the First Wheel of Dharma – Sutra of the Four Noble Truths and others – are the principal source of the Hinayana

4. Teachings Second and third Wheels of Dharma – The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras – the Sutra Discriminating the Intention – The main source of the Mahayana – Mahayana = how to attain enlightenment Hinayana – explains how to attain liberation from suffering

5. Four Noble Truths There are also the four noble truths 1.Human life has a lot of suffering 2.The cause of suffering is greed. 3.There is an end to suffering 4.The way to end suffering is to follow the Middle Path.

6. Holy Texts Tripitaka- one of the earliest teachings of Buddha Tripitaka means 3 baskets Originally written in the language Pali canon

7. Celebrations Buddhist new year Vesak Magha Puja Day

8. Main Beliefs There are three universal truths Everything in life is impermanent Possessing things doesn't make you happy “Self" is a collection of changing characteristics

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11. TImelIneTImelIne c. 480 BC Sidhartha Guatama, “the Buddha,” is born 500 BC c. 450 BC The Buddha’s enlightenment c. 405 BC Buddha dies, First Buddhist Council in Rajagrha c. 350 BC Second Buddhist Council at Vaisali c. 300 BC Buddhism reaches SE Asia c. 250 BC Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism are formed 300’s AD Vajrayana Buddhism is formed 372 AD Chinese monks bring Buddhism to Korea 522 AD Buddhism enters Japan from Korea 600s AD Buddhism enters Indonesia 700s AD Buddhism becomes State religion of Japan 1253 AD Mongols accept Buddhism

12. Conclusion  Sidhartha Guatama founder of Buddhism  He didicated his life to meditation  Taught others the path to reach enlightenment  Taught others how to attain liberation  Believed in three universal truths

13. Conclusion (Continued)  Have three main ceremonies – Vesak – Magha Puji Day – Buddhist New Year  Holy text is called Tripitaka, means three baskets

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