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Religion Project

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Buddhism

by Graycen and Josie
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Who was the founder? when?

  • Founder- Siddharta Gautama (the Buddha)
  • Date founded- 520 BC
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WHERE WAS IT FOUNDED?

  • Northern India, Asia

beliefs

  • Nothing is permanent
  • People do not have souls
  • Rebirth or nirvana
  • Noble Eightfold Path
  • Karma is unavoidable
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sacred texts

  • Pali Canon (Tripitaka)
  • numerous Mahayana sutras
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RITUALS/practices

  • Meditation - Mental concentration and mindfulness
  • Mantras - Sacred sounds
  • Mudras - Symbolic hand gestures
  • Prayer Wheels - Reciting mantras with the turn of a wheel
  • Monasticism Pilgrimage - Visiting sacred sites
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history

  • Buddha lived as a prince in his royal palace for the first part if his life
  • When he was 29 years old he vanished and followed a spiritual life of meditation
  • After six years he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree
  • He rose from meditation and taught the first Wheel of Dharma
  • Later, Buddha taught the second and third Wheels of Dharma

HOlidays

  • Vary by region
  • Buddha's birthday
  • Buddha's enlightenment
  • Lunar quarters

SECTS/DIVISIONS

  • Theravada
  • Mahayana
  • Vajrayana
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