Buddhism

The Basic Teachings of Buddha

• The Three Universal Truths
• The Four Noble Truths
• The Noble EightPath

The Three Universal Truths

• Nothing Is Lost In The Universe
• Everything Changes
• The Law of Cause and Effect

THE BASIC TEACHINGS OF BUDDHISM

• Theravada
• Mahayana
• Vajrayana

More Concepts of Buddhism

• Wheel of Reincarnation
• The Five Precepts
• The Triple Jewels

The Three Buddhist Jewels

• The Buddha
• The Dharma
• The Shanga
• Once people follow these Jewels, they will go on a journey that will distungish from a non-believer.

History

• The Religion was started by Siddarath Gautama
• The reason that the religion started was, because of the conditions he saw in a ride during the spring
• It was started in 563 B.C.E.

Major Turning Points

• The First Buddhist Council forming after Buddha's death in 483 B.C.E
• Yogacara starting in 315 by Asaga
• Buddhist Logic being founded in 480 B.C.E
• The Religion being translated in Early China by Paramartha

More Major Turning Points

• Kadampa Buddhism being introduced in 1976 by Venerable GKG to the west
• People in the last 50 years bringing the religion over to western countries
• The Buddhist Canon began print in 972 C.E
• The Religion in its namesake being introduced in 219 C.E in China
• It also being introduced in Japan in 538 C.E.

TODAY

• Many people joined the religion today due to the hectic lifestyle of today's world
• People in Particular are intersted in meditation, overcoming stress, and deepen spiritual pressure.

Impact of Buddhism

• Once the religion made it over to the west, It changed
• People begin to adopt some buddhist belifs into society
• There have also been western buddhist centers built more in the Eu/America

Buddhism in Video Games

• There are many intrepations of Buddhism based on the different forms of Buddhism
• They can range from refrences to Buddha to Characters who are Buddhist
• They can also look like Buddhist Temples such as the Ancient Cistern from SS
• Some Games like Flower have also adapted ideals and its serene atmosphere
• One buddhist leader even said that games help let out agression, helps decompress negative emotions, and is a better method than meditation

Buddhism in Anime

• Some characters in this medium, such as Namu in Dragon ball are buddhist.
• Some of its major figures such Benten are depicted in the medium.
• The idea of reincarnation is used in anime such as some of Haio Miyosaki's works, Inuyasha, and Cardcaptor Sakura.
• Some characters like Miroku in Inyasha are also buddhist monks as well
• Finally, Some anime such as Air, Bleach, and others also display some ideals of the religion such as Daruma.

Sources

• https://prezi.com/f0x56zslk7fz/how-has-buddhism-changed-over-time/ Secondary
• "THE BASIC TEACHING OF BUDDHA - San Francisco State University." 2012. 2 Sep. 2016 Secondary/Primary
• Essential Buddhism A Complete guide to Beliefs and Practices by Jack Maguire/Secondary
• http://bugfox.net/fun/2011/02/14/buddhism-and-anime/Secondary
• http://www.aboutbuddhism.org/buddhism-today.php/Secondary
• http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/to-west.htm/Secondary
• http://faculty.luther.edu/~kopfg/referenc/buddhist.html/Secondary
• https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090922/0328396274.shtml/Secondary
• http://bugfox.net/fun/2011/02/14/buddhism-and-anime/Secondary

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