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Buddhism

Catalina Baldwin
What is Buddhism?

A spiritual path in which followers are


united under the Buddha’s teachings, and
the belief that the key to happiness is
following the eightfold path and the
Middle Way.

As there is no god or deity, to some it is


not considered a religion. Yet for some, it
is more of a philosophy in which people
can find inner peace.

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535 million Followers

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Followers

1,330,000

3,860,000
500,000
481,290,000

410,000
150,000

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Who was the Buddha?

Siddhartha Gautama, After years of trial and


more commonly known error in his teachings, the
as the Buddha, was a Buddha spent an entire
teacher, philosopher, and night in deep meditation
spiruatal leader, and is beneath a tree. He
recognised as the became the Buddha once
founder of Buddhism. all of the answers to his
questions were clear and
achieving enlightenment.

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Holy Book

Rather than just one holy book, there are multiple sacred texts:
1. The Tripitaka
A sacred text written in a language called Pali (thought to be the language
spoken by the buddha). It outlines the teachings and beliefs of the Buddha.
2. Tibetan Book of the Dead
The purpose of this text is to ease the mind when one is in challenging
times, and was written by a Tibetan monk to explain the different stages of
death and rebirth.
3. The Mahayana Sutras
A collection of sacred recitations used as a form of meditation.

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Major Sects

Theravada Mahayana Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana)


- Earliest form of - Buddha was also a - Developed in Tibet
Buddhism saviour god - Belief that one can reach
- Strict to the Buddha’s - Relief of suffering by enlightenment in just one
teachings and life of doing good deeds and lifetime.
meditation and keeping faith.
detachment. - People could reach
- Belief that only few Nirvana less strictly.
would reach Nirvana

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Worship Practices

- Buddhists, as previously stated, do not


worship a god.
- Instead, they worship the Buddha and
bodhisattvas
- This involves showing reverence to the
Buddha and bodhisattvas and offering gifts.
- Buddhists from different sects will worship
differently
- Mahayana Buddhists may sit on the floor
barefoot while facing an image of the Buddha
- In Tibetan Buddhist communities, it is
common to use prayer beads, wheels, and
flags to assist in veneration.

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Celebrations

- There are several different


celebrations in the Buddhist
calendar
- One of the most important is Vesak
- Often, people will light candles to
commemorate the occasion
- Other important celebrations efdgr
include the end of vassa, or the rainy
season in countries such as
Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar;
All Souls Festival in China and Japan;
and New Year’s and harvest festivals.

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Rituals

dafredfsgx - One of the most important


Buddhist rituals is meditation
- This is thought to help you
along on the journey to
enlightenment
- Other rituals include
pilgrimages and repeating
mantras, which are sacred
chants

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Leadership

- The leader of the Tibetan


Buddhists is the Dalai Lama
- He is considered to be the
personification of Buddhist
values
- In other sects, monks take a
leadership role and perform
various duties such as leading
festivals.
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Basic beliefs

- The central doctrine of all sects of Buddhism are the


four noble truths. These are that existence is suffering
(dukhka); that suffering has a cause, namely craving and
attachment (trishna); there is an end to of suffering,
which is nirvana: and that the way to the end of
suffering lies in the eightfold path of right views.
kdhbaf
- These are right views, right resolve, right speech, right
action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness,
and right concentration.
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Thank you for
listening!

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