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Chapter 4: Ancient India and China

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Chapter 4: Ancient India and China

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  1. Dharmachakra, the Wheel of Truth, represents the truth about our situation and the many ways of understanding it more clearly. The Buddha encouraged people to rely on their own experience, rather than depending upon or worshiping authority figures or gods. His teaching is often called "turning the wheel of the dharma." Chapter 4: Ancient India and China Section 3 - Buddhism

  2. Main Idea Buddhism, which teaches people that they can escape the suffering of the world through the Buddha’s teachings, developed in India and spread to other parts of Asia and the world. Section 3 - Buddhism • Objectives • How did the early life of the Buddha lead to the beginnings of Buddhism? • What are the major teachings of Buddhism? • What areas were affected by the spread of Buddhism?

  3. A. The Buddha Buddhism founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama Siddhartha seeking enlightenment

  4. A. The Buddha c. 563 BC – Born a prince, raised in luxury and shielded from the realities of life

  5. A. The Buddha Age 29: left his palace and was shocked to see disease, poverty, and death In his outings through the four gates of the city, Prince Siddhartha realizes the true circle of life: birth, old age, illness and death.

  6. A. The Buddha Gave up his life of luxury and left his loved ones - the Great Renunciation Prince Siddhartha looks at his wife and son before leaving the palace Prince Siddhartha leaves the city and starts a homeless life

  7. A. The Buddha For six years, Siddhartha underwent hardships by the banks of the Nairanjana River.  So great were his austerities that the ribs of his back could be seen.  He drank one drop of water a day.  He ate only one grain of rice a day and in this way achieved the highest meditative state Spent years wandering, meditating and fasting, in a search to understand suffering

  8. A. The Buddha Discovered the truth that forms the basis of life, became the Buddha - the “Enlightened One” Prince Siddahartha attained Enlightenment on the eighth of December under the Bodhi tree after defeating the three daughters of Mara the Evil One - Craving, Discontent, and Lust

  9. A. The Buddha A temple was built at Bodh Gaya, the place where he sat and meditated Mahabodhi Temple Great Buddha Statue

  10. B. The Buddha’s Teachings The Four Noble Truths: Suffering part of human life Suffering comes from the desire for pleasure and material goods Overcoming desires during life eventually brings end to suffering Desires can be overcome by following Eightfold Path Enlightenment, salvation come from knowing the “Four Noble Truths” and following the “Eightfold Path”

  11. B. The Buddha’s Teachings Nirvana is an eternal state of being. It is the state in which the law of karma and the rebirth cycle come to an end. It is the state of perfect peace in which the soul is freed from suffering forever, a state where there are no desires and individual consciousness comes to an end. Those who followed Eightfold Path could attain nirvana; others reborn to live through cycle of suffering again

  12. B. The Buddha’s Teachings Basic teaching of Eightfold Path is the Middle Way - living in moderation, avoiding extremes

  13. C. The Spread of Buddhism After the Buddha’s death, three main Buddhist traditions formed

  14. C. The Spread of Buddhism The Spring Temple Buddha - located in Henan, China. The statue was completed in 2002. At 128 m (420 ft), which includes a 20 m (66 ft) lotus throne, it is the tallest statue in the world. When the 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building it is placed upon is taken into account, the monument has a total height of 153 m (502 ft). . Theravada, the “Way of the Elders”, is oldest; nirvana attained by individual meditation

  15. C. The Spread of Buddhism Mahayana teaches that people, especially Bodhisattvas, helpothers find enlightenment Two of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas

  16. C. The Spread of Buddhism Tibetan is similar to Mahayana, but believe nirvana can be achieved in a single lifetime Tibetan Buddhism derives from the confluence of Buddhism and Hinduism, which arrived in Tibet from India

  17. C. The Spread of Buddhism Buddhism reached peak in India during reign of Emperor Ashoka

  18. C. The Spread of Buddhism Buddhism spread from India and reached its greatest strength in other parts of Asia

  19. Buddha Statues Largest Lord Buddha Statues in the World

  20. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley in central Afghanistan. They were dynamited and destroyed in March 2001 by the Taliban .

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