1 of 13

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Buddhism

Published on Nov 19, 2015

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

BUDDISM

HOW BUDDISM STARTED

  • About 2500 years ago when a prince saw four sights
  • A sick man, an old man, a dead man and a monk, he realized
  • He couldn't excape illness, and suffering so he became a holy man where
  • He was given the title buddha- enlightened one

SIDDHARTHA

  • Siddhartha gautama is the buddhist god
  • He was a prince about 2500 years ago. He tought
  • The three universal truths and the four noble truths
  • Ananda
  • The person who taught buddha about being a holy man

SHRINES AND TEMPLES

  • Shrines and temples are the places that
  • Buddhist go to worship, a monk is their preist
Photo by akk_rus

MEDITATION

  • Is an essential practice to most buddhist where
  • They can look within themselves for the
  • Understanding and truth of buddha
Photo by JetSetWilly

THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

  • 1.)human life has a lot of suffering
  • 2.)the cause of suffering is greed
  • 3.)there is an end to suffering
  • 4.)to end suffering follow the middle path
Photo by epSos.de

THREE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS

  • 1.)Everything in life is impermanent and always changing
  • 2.)Because nothing is permanent a life based on possesing things
  • Or persons doesn't make you happy
  • 3.)There is no eternal unchanging soul and "self" is just
  • A collectionOf changing characteristics or attributes
Photo by marsmet542

WESAK

  • Celebration of buddhas birth
  • Statues of buddha are
  • Decorated offerings are
  • Given to monsteries and
  • Have occasional fireworks

VASSA

  • Time to meditate or study-
  • All buddhists are supposed to
  • Set aside some time for study and
  • Meditation. New robes are
  • Given to monks

2 0THER INTERESTING BUDDHIST ITEMS

THE FIVE PERCEPTS

  • 1.)Do not harm or kill living things
  • 2.)do not take things unless they are freely given
  • 3.)Lead a decent life
  • 4.)do not speak u kindly or tell lies
  • 5.)do not abuse drugs or drink alcohol
Photo by Earthworm

FOOT

  • The foot symbolizes the
  • Teachings of buddha,
  • Or so to say following in
  • His footsteps

MONKS

  • Monks lead very simple lives
  • Living in a community of monks
  • Meditation is an esential part of
  • Life for a monk