Bellringer• Sit at the six tables with no more than

FOUR at a table

• In your bellringer, answer the following questions:– What book do Muslims read?– What do you call religions that believe in only

one god?– What do Christians think about Jesus?

• Get out your note packets. If you don’t have it, do the best you can to take notes

Buddhism

Buddhism: the teachings of the awakened one

(Gautama Buddha).

Age

Buddhism is one of the oldest religions in practice today.

It was founded in 500 BC.

People who follow Buddhism are called Buddhist.

Where are Buddhist?There are about 708 million

Expansion of Buddhism between 1st-10th century CE

Core Beliefs:

• Strive to put an end to the stress of existence

• A Buddha is any person who discovers the true nature of reality

• Want to have an understanding of the true nature of all things

Central Figure: Gautama Buddha

Rebirth and Karma

Lives can be in any of a large number of states of being, including those of humans,

any kind of animal, and several types of supernatural

beings.

Your type of rebirth is dependent on your

Karma: actions of the body, speech and

mind.

Six realms:includes rebirth as a deva, an

asura, a human being, an animal, a

hungry ghost, or a being in

Naraka (hell).

Four Noble Truths:

• Birth, aging, illness, death, ect. Are all suffering

• Suffering is caused by a craving for existence and things.

• Suffering ends when a person stops wanting an existence and things.

• You can end suffering by following the noble eight fold path.

Noble

Eightfold

Path

Nirvana:

The extinguishment of all desires

The Middle Way:

Avoiding all extremes;

Practicing

moderation

this is the path to Nirvana

Bhikku: a Buddhist monk

People who follow Hinduism are called Hindus.

Where are Hindus?

Hinduism is a set of religious traditions and not a single well-

defined religion.

Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world.

Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world with over

1 billion followers.

Some Hindus practice polytheism: a belief in or worship of more than

one god.

Other Hindus practice henotheism: a devotion to one god while

accepting the existence of others.

Brahman

Brahman: is the supreme god of all gods. An eternal supreme spirit which can take many

forms or manifestations of the thousands of gods.

Reveals himself in three ways:

#1 Brahma: the creator of the world

#2 Vishnu: preserver of the world

#3 Shiva: destroyer of the world

Hindus also believe in

many smaller gods called

Devas.

Basic Beliefs:

#1 Dharma: natural law or reality; the way of the higher

truths. This is an ideal

“way of life”.

Basic Beliefs:

#2 Samsara: a great revolving door between life and death (reincarnation)

Basic Beliefs:

#3 Karma: a sum of all that an individual has done, is

currently doing and will do (actions)

Basic Beliefs:

#4 Moksha: release from reincarnation (salvation) by following one of four paths

(yogas)

Four Pursuits of life:

• Moksha: liberation from reincarnation

• Dharma: righteousness

• Artha: wealth

• Kama: pleasure and love

Religious Text: called the Vedas

Yoga: integration of body, mind a spirit; union with the divine

Aum: represents Brahman

Swastika: purity

Tilaka: a mark symbolizing faith

also worn by married Hindu

women; may be used to identify

which tradition is followed

Hindus worship in Temples

Hindus worship in Temples

Denominations (divisions)

Hinduism is divided into four major divisions:

Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.

Conversion

Hindus do not actively recruit new members

(also called evangelizing).

Hindus believe that the goals of spiritual life can be attained

through any religion, so long as the religion is practiced

sincerely.