Mark Holzwarth and Kaylee Via

PART 1

BACKGROUND

Important Words Part 1

• Vinaya- Disciplinary rules for the order.

• Dhamma- Parts of his teachings

• Buddha Vacana- Word of the Buddha

Background

• Founded 520 BCE

• Founded in Northern India

• Founded by Siddharta Guatama

• Main part is nirvana and you reach them by following eightfold path

Siddartha Gautama

• When he was 29, he ventured outside the palace 4 times. The first time he saw an old man, next a sick man, then a corpse. Finally a wandering holy man who seemed at peace with himself.

• He understood that every living thing experiences old age, sickness, and death and only religion can free you. He decided to spend his life looking for religious truth.

Siddhartha Guatama

• Siddhartha wandered through India for 6 years seeking enlightenment.

• He tried debating with religious seekers.

• He starved himself by eating 6 rice grains a day.

• He finally meditated under a fig tree for 49 days and he became enlightened.

• He was then called the Buddah.

Buddhism

• Fourth largest religion in the world

• Religion is found in China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, and the United States

• The fractions are Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana

• The leader is the Buddha, they worship in a temple.

Buddhism (cont.)

• Human nature: There is no self or soul called kahandas.

• Purpose of life: Theravada - Become an arhat, escape the cycle of rebirth, and attain nirvana. Mahayana - Become a bodhisattva then help others attain enlightenment.

• Afterlife: Rebirth or nirvana. Nirvana is seen simply as the cessation of suffering by some and as a heavenly paradise by others.

• The holidays Vary by region, but sometimes include Buddha's birthday, Buddha's enlightenment, and the lunar quarters.

Three kinds of Buddhism

• Theravada

• Vajrayana

• Mahayana

Theravada

• Siddhartha Guatama was the first person to practice Theravada

• First form of Buddhism

• Officially formed in the 3rd century BCE during the 3rd Council.

• “Doctrine of the Elders”

• Pali is main language

Vajrayana

• Formed in India in the 4th century CE

• One can reach enlightenment in one lifetime

Mahayana

• All can obtain enlightenment

• Developed into Zen Buddhism

• Formed in the 2nd Century CE

Four Noble Truths

• Life has much suffering and sorrow

• People’s desires lead to suffering

• To end suffering you must end desires

• You must follow the eightfold path to reach the end of suffering

PART 2

SPREAD

Japanese Buddhism

• Buddhism arrived in Japan in the 6th century and was solidified in the 7th century

• Zen Buddhism was developed off of Mahayana • Zen Buddhism was formed in China in the 5th

century and was called Chan Buddhism.• Chan Buddhism came to Japan and became

Zen Buddhism

Chinese Buddhism

• Developed Chan Buddhism in the 5th century

• Was developed by an Indian monk in China

• Founded by Bodhidarma, an Indian monk in China

Korean Buddhism

US Buddhism

Indian Buddhism

Woman in Buddhism

Monks v. Lays

Monastic Life: Food then and now

Koans

Bibliography

• www.japan-guide.com/e/e2055.html• asiasociety.org/countries-history/religions-philosophies/

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index.html• http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bullitt/

theravada.html• http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma3/theramaya.html• http://www.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/religion/what-

zen-buddhism