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Buddhism

Learn about the early life of the Buddha, his journey to enlightenment, and the temptations he faced along the way. Understand the significance of his teachings and the importance of the Middle Way.

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Buddhism

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  1. Unit 1 Buddhism RMPS Higher/Intermediate 2

  2. Who was the Buddha

  3. The Buddha’s Early Life Little Buddha (6_12) Movie CLIP - Gates to the Kingdom (1993) HD.wmv Little Buddha (7_12) Movie CLIP - Show Me Death (1993) HD.wmv • Summary of his life…. • He was born a prince (Siddartha Guatama) • He was kept in his palace to protect him. • He escaped one day and saw sick and dying people. • He decided to leave to the place to search for answers. • He sat under a tree and achieved enlightenment.

  4. There is more that we need to know to fully understand how Siddartha Gautama became enlightened (Buddha). It was not an easy process to become enlightened and took many years. Siddartha found a teacher (guru) who would help him to find the answers. Siddartha was particularly concerned to find the answers to the following questions: • Why do people grow old • Why do people get sick • Why do people die

  5. He tried a few different teachers. He then joined a group of ascetics. Ascetics are people who deprive themselves of things such as food and shelter and who also use pain as a way of gaining enlightenment. However, the result of all this was unsuccessful and he felt no closer to answering his questions. This is Siddartha walking away from the ascetics It was after being an Ascetic that Siddartha realised that starving and pain are not the way to truth and happiness. This was the basis for the ‘Middle Way’ idea of the eightfold path

  6. How to understand Enlightenment The Buddha wanted to understand how life worked and The answer to the three questions below. Ever been in school and tried to work something out For ages – and not get anywhere? But suddenly, out of nowhere you just know it! That nice feeling you get? That understanding? That’s Enlightenment!! • Why do people grow old • Why do people get sick • Why do people die

  7. It was at this point that he decided that he would meditate and contemplate these important questions. He found a tree and sat under it for many, many days on end.

  8. Temptations of Mara The night before the Buddha attained enlightenment, Mara, an evil devil type of creature tried to tempt him. Mara did this by sending his three daughters, Tanha (desire), Raga (lust), and Arati (aversion), to seduce him and break his concentration. Buddha was too strong and managed to maintain his concentration.

  9. Is Mara Real? The Buddha never spoke about God, devils or demons. Therefore it is not generally part of the Buddhist religion to believe in such things. However, some Buddhists think of the temptations of Mara as literal event. They see Mara as a devil-like creature who tries to tempt us away from enlightenment. Others think of the story as symbolic, with Mara representing that part of our human nature (condition) which is weak and gives in to temptation. Either way, Buddhists believe that the Buddha had to resist Mara, in order to become the Buddha.

  10. BREAK!!!!!!

  11. Activity One • Read Buddhism by Denise Cush pages 11 – 26 • Produce a Mind Map highlighting the most important aspects of the Buddha’s life.

  12. Question One • ‘I travelled through the round of countless births’ • What is this quote from the Dhammapada referring to? 1 mark KU

  13. Question Two • Summarise the main events in the Buddha’s life from the start of his ministry (teaching) to has death. 4 marks KU

  14. Question 3 “The story of the temptations of Mara and the Buddha’s enlightenment are obviously false. They didn’t happen so the story is unimportant for Buddhists.” Do you agree with the above statement? 4 Marks A/E

  15. Peer Assessment • When you are done, swap your answers with your neighbour. • Read carefully. Is there anything which could be added to make their answers even better? • Your teacher will go over the answers too!

  16. Homework Please complete Homework One for Monday. This is a summary of the work we have done today. Have a nice weekend!!!!

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