Siddhartha Gautama was born into the Hindu culture but nds a new path towards enlightenment and becomes the Buddha Buddhism The Middle Way A brief look into history 1750 1500 Vedas 600 Upanishads 500 400s Buddha 273 232 BC King Ashoka makes Buddhism the national religion Turn of the century B Gita 320 540 Puranas Gupta Empire Buddhism recedes India what it means to be Hindu Shared vocab samsara karma Wandering ascetics early in Siddhartha s life Seeking moksha liberation from samsara Similarities with Hinduism Innovations made in Buddhism Founder Moment of origins 6th 5th century Different meaning to vocab Siddhartha then rejects asceticism Dharma means rm teachings of the Buddha that will get you to enlightenment Even though rejects rigorousness he also rejects self indulgence This is what is known as the middle way One ceases to exist unlike moksha Reach nirvana means put out Parinirvana complete nirvana where the person stays dead eternally Rise and Fall or of realities Imagine up and down hills where the Hindus believe that the world is constantly being created and destroyed When Buddha is born he set in motion the Wheel of Dharma which means continual learning and teaching This idea of spreading the buddha s teaching makes it becomes a missionary religion unlike Hinduism Life of Siddhartha Gautama Born in Nepal His father the king has a vision about his son He will either become a great king in his world and or become enlightened as the Buddha To have him choose kingship father keeps his son inside the castle and spoils him with riches hiding the horrors of the world Sick man Old man Dead man Ascetic wandering monk Once grown up and married Siddhartha Gautama goes out on a ride outside the castle and has the Four Sights Once he realizes that there is so much suffering in the world he abdicates the throne and becomes an ascetic Goes on to work with gurus and nd enlightenment Frustrated with not nding the truth he decides to sit under a tree until he receives Enlightenment Becomes the Buddha here under the Bodhi tree Buddha means the Enlightened One Known as The Great Departure He is the god of death chaos distraction the trickster He sends his daughters desire and greed to tempt Buddha Then he sends his sons anger and fear to attack Buddha Mara appears and tries to strip him of enlightenment Buddha succeeds and is not stopped by Mara Suddenly sees and realizes the 4 noble truths The 4 Noble Truths 1 2 3 4 Life is suffering Suffering is caused by attachment desire Suffering ends when desire ceases Follow the Eightfold Path All 8 done at once not sequential So by the 3rd century there were 18 sects that were following 18 oral traditions Calls it The Wheel Turning Sutra Sends them out to spread the truth Meets with 5 old friends other ascetics and has his rst sutra sermon Teaches for 45 years until his death Poisoned Belief that he stayed dead because he was liberated Texts of the life of Buddha were written 400 years later The Eightfold Path don t memorize 1 2 3 4 5 6 Right understanding grasp of truth Right thought Right speech Right conduct Right livelihood the way you conduct your job Right effort good motives Right mindfulness being tuned in towards the universe Outward Right meditation 7 8 3 Characteristics on Existence 1 2 3 Suffering Impermanence things change constantly No self anatman no soul A Instead of essential core there is a dynamic between 5 Skandhas a b c d e Body Feelings Perceptions Thoughts Consciousness Sangha community A B Monks are the specialists a Laity reg lar Men bhikshus women bhikshunis Sects of Buddhism Zen Buddhism emerges from pure land China Japan Only the monks can achieve nirvana Creates a division of labor between laity and people Located in Southeast Asia First vehicle Theravada means Way of the Elders Second vehicle Mahayana Third vehicle Vajrayana the Diamond or thunderbolt vehicle Greater vehicle where enlightenment is open to anyone universal salvation Bodhisattvas those in heaven are like saints Those on earth are like teachers They are here to help others with their journey to Nirvana Located on China Japan Korea Vietnam Focuses on mediation not intellect Also inarticulate and intuitive Started with the Lotus Sutra where the Buddha simply held a lotus ower and a student gained enlightenment Uses riddles koans purpose is to not have an answer just gets you thinking Located in the Himalayas Nicknamed by diamond by its solid strictness A hard path Lead by the Dalai Lama Emphasis on folk magic religion Mandalas designs on the oor made by sand as a spiritual area It is released after a certain period of time which releases the spiritual power Tantra sexual ways to allow one to become more spiritual Sri Lanka In Burma Myanmar BBC Buddhist Violence the BBS
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