PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Hearth of Religion
-Buddha was created for the purpose of sharing his insight to help beings through the understanding of the four noble truths
Geographic Concentration
-Buddhism was founded in 6th century B.C.E in northeastern India by Siddharta Gautama. In the present day, Buddhism is mainly practiced in Southeast Asia.
- In the U.S there are approximately 1.2 followers of the religion.
Major Religious Beliefs
- reincarnation is one of the main beliefs in Buddhism.
Important Excerpts
-The judgment: "You are now before Yama, King of the Dead. In vain will you try deny or conceal the evil deeds you have done the mirror in which Yama seems to read your past is your own memory, and also his judgment is your own. It is you yourself who pronounce your own judgment"
-First of all there will appear to you, swifter than lightning, the luminous splendor of the colorless light of Emptiness, and that will surround you on all sides. ...Try to submerge yourself in that light, giving up all belief in a separate self, all attachment to your illusory ego.
Important People
- Gautama: the given name of historical Buddha.
- Ananda: the Buddha's cousin and one of his primary disciples.
- Dalai Lama: leader of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism
Major Historical Events
- In 405 B.C.E the death of Buddha occurred. In 372 C.E Chinese monks brought Buddhism to Korea, expanding the places where buddhism is practiced. In 527 C.E Buddhism enters Korea. And so on, the religion quickly expanded in the amount of followers.
Buddhism Cultural landscape
-stupa: domed religious structure, used for prayer, usually found in Southeast Asia.
Holy Book
- The tripikata is the Buddhist holy book. It is written in Pali, an ancient Indian language. It was written in 1st century B.C.E.
