Religion Transforming in India

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Religion Transforming in India
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BUDDHISM
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Prince Siddhartha Gautama

• Born in 563 BCE in Northern India
• Was the son of King Suddhodana and Queen Maya
• King and Queen had different expectations for
  their son

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Prince Siddhartha Gautama

• Before the prince was born, Queen Maya had a
  dream
• She was carried over the Himalayas to a silver
  mountain and placed on a silver couch

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Prince Siddhartha Gautama

• A white elephant with six tusks walked around her
  and struck her side
• The Queen asked the Brahmins what this meant.
• She was told that her son would have two possible
  paths in his life.

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The Two Paths

• Mightiest ruler in the universe
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• Achieve enlightenment

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Prince Siddhartha Gautama

• King Suddhodana wanted the prince to be the
  powerful ruler
• To be sure this would happen, the king kept the
  prince inside the palace and gave him all of the
  finest things. This would make the prince be
  used to the finer things and want to continue to
  have them

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Prince Siddhartha Gautama

• The prince was always curious about what was
  beyond the palace walls
• At age 16 the prince got married
• For 12 years, he and his wife continued living
  the high life in the palace.
• At age 29, they had a son.

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Prince Siddhartha Gautama

• Once he became a father, the king thought he was
  ready to see the outside world.
• The king began releasing the prince to go on
  trips to handle some of the royal business
• While on these trips, the princes eyes were
  opened.

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Trip 1

• The prince sees a withered, old man walking with
  a cane and learns that age weakens the body

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Trip 2

• The prince sees a man crying out in pain and
  learns what sickness can do to a body

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Trip 3

• The prince sees a man completely wrapped in a
  white cloth and learns that the body dies
  eventually
• The prince begins to think about these 3 images
  he has seen.

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Trip 4

• The prince meets an ascetic and describes him as
  a calm man glowing with inner peace

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Prince Siddhartha

• The prince decides to renounce his royalty and
  become an ascetic himself.

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Prince Siddhartha

• On his 35th birthday, while meditating under a
  tree, the prince receives enlightenment.
• The prince now becomes known as Buddha, which
  means enlightened one

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Buddha

• Lays down the 4 Noble Truths that lead to
  spiritual nirvana
• The Noble Truths
• Suffering Will Happen
• Suffering Is Caused By Desires And Wants
• Giving Up Desires and Wants Ends Suffering
• Give Up Desires and Wants By Following The 8
  Fold Path

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The 8 Fold Path

• 1) RIGHT VIEW Right view consists of an
  understanding of the Four Noble Truths

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The 8 Fold Path

• (2) RIGHT INTENTION the development of selfless
  love for other beings, thought guided by
  compassion, and the wish that all beings will be
  free of suffering.

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The 8 Fold Path

• (3) RIGHT SPEECH Right speech means abstaining
  from lying, slander, hurtful language, and
  gossip.

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The 8 Fold Path

• (4) RIGHT ACTION Right action means abstaining
  from killing, stealing, and immoral behavior.

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The 8 Fold Path

• (5) RIGHT LIVELIHOOD Right livelihood means
  earning making a living honestly, peacefully, and
  without producing harm and suffering for others.
  

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The 8 Fold Path

• (6) RIGHT EFFORT Right effort involves the
  undertaking of four "great endeavors" -- to
  always act and think in a proper way

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The 8 Fold Path

• (7) RIGHT MINDFULNESS keeping your mind and body
  in the right state

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The 8 Fold Path

• (8) RIGHT CONCENTRATION (meditation)

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Question?
How did Prince Siddhartha become the Buddha?
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16.2 Prince Siddharthas Birth

• Queen Maya had a dream about her son before he
  was born. King Suddhodana wanted to know what it
  meant, so he asked the Brahmins about it. They
  said Prince Siddhartha could rule the universe,
  but if he saw suffering, he would become a Buddha.

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16.3 The Princes Royal Life

• King Suddhodana wanted his son to be a powerful
  ruler, so he used his wealth to provide
  Siddhartha constant amusements. Servants gave the
  prince everything he needed. At 16, Siddhartha
  married, and he and his wife spent their time
  enjoying the princes many palaces.

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16.4 The Prince Discovers Three Forms of Suffering

• After Siddhartha married, he spent more time
  traveling outside his palace. On his first trip
  he saw old age. On his second he saw sickness,
  and on his third he saw death. On his fourth he
  met an ascetic who told him one could only be
  free of suffering when one gave up desires,
  pleasures, and comforts.

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16.5 The Prince Becomes an Ascetic

• Siddhartha gave up his life of luxury and went to
  live in the forest as an ascetic. There he wore
  simple clothing, had bare feet, and carried only
  a bowl in order to beg.

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16.6 The Prince Becomes the Buddha

• Siddhartha decided being an ascetic would not
  bring enlightenment. He decided to follow the
  middle way instead. On his 35th birthday,
  sitting under the Bodhi tree, he finally achieved
  enlightenment through meditation. He became the
  Buddha, the
• Awakened One.

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Write a caption that summarizes each step along
Siddharthas path to enlightenment.

• 16.6 Siddhartha finally achieved enlightenment
  as he sat under the Bodhi tree.
• 16.5 Siddhartha became an ascetic, but this way
  of life did not bring enlightenment.
• 16.4 When Siddhartha finally left the palace,
  he saw an old man, a sick man, a dead man, and an
  ascetic.
• 16.3 Siddhartha's father made sure his son
  lived a life of luxury and did not see lifes
  sufferings so he would become a powerful ruler,
  not a Buddha.
• 16.2 Before Siddhartha was born, the Brahmins
  said he would either rule the universe or become
  a Buddha.