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Journey to Enlightenment: History of Buddhism and Buddhist Principles

Explore the life of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, and his path to becoming the enlightened one, Buddha. Learn about the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the pursuit of Nirvana in Buddhism. Discover the spread of Buddhism and its core principles.

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Journey to Enlightenment: History of Buddhism and Buddhist Principles

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  1. Unit 1: world religions Buddhism

  2. History of Buddhism • Siddhartha Gautama • Founder of Buddhism • Buddha-Enlightened One • Son of Royalty • After marriage & 1 child he went outside royal enclosure

  3. Life Changing Experience • Leaves wife and son to search for Enlightenment • Saw an sick man, old man, and a corpse & finally a holy man

  4. Siddartha’s revelation • Every living thing experiences old age, sickness & death • Only religious life offers refuge from suffering • Sought Enlightenment – six years • After 49 days of meditation - achieved understanding of suffering – • “Buddha” or enlightened one

  5. Buddhist Leaders Monks and Nuns Took vows (solemn promises) live a life of poverty be non-violent not marry

  6. 4 Noble Truths • Life is Full of Pain and Suffering • Desires Cause this Pain • End desire and you end Suffering • The Eightfold Path is how you eliminate Desire • Nirvana- Release from Pain and Suffering

  7. Leading a Buddhist Life 4th Noble Truth – Follow the Eight Fold Path: • Guide to behavior - Mastery over many life times • Follow to achieve Nirvana: • perfect state of understanding • release from selfishness and pain • break from chain of reincarnations, rebirths

  8. Eightfold Path • Right to View/Know • High and Worth intentions • Kind and truthful Speech • Right to Conduct • Right to livelihood • Right Effort • Right Mindfulness • Right meditation

  9. Buddhism • Buddha • Accepted idea of reincarnation • Rejected Hindu gods • Rejected caste system • Most Buddhists in China, Japan, and Vietnam – spread by missionaries (monks and nuns) and trade • 6.4 million in India • 376 million world wide

  10. Jainism • Founded in the 500’s BC • Since everything in Universe has a soul - should not be harmed • Few followers because it teaches tolerance & shuns forced conversion

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