BUDDHISM

• Founded in India around 500 BC by SIDHARTA GAUTAMA

• Became Buddha, the Enlightened One, when he was 29 y.o.
• He was trying to find the true meaning of life and eventually, through
four trance – like stages of meditation, he was enlightened to the
Buddhist was of life
• His main teaching was to eliminate human wants as they are the
cause of suffering in the world
• Buddhism has no unique, no single authority and no single sacred book
• Buddhism focuses on each individual seeking to attain enlightenment
 4 NOBLE TRUTHS
• 1. Truth is Dukka – life is suffering
• 2. Truth is Tanha – translates to desire
for private fulfilment
• 3. Truth is the cure for Tanha – not the
real cure through justthe knowledge and
understanding that there is cure
• 4. The real cure of Tanha
• Life means suffering
• The origin of sufferingis attachment to
worldly things
• The end to suffering is attainable
through eliminating physical
wants.Eventually can achieve Nirvana
• The path to end suffering and achieve
Nirvana is to follow the 8 Fold Path.
 8 Fold Path
1. Right View 3. Right Speech
- to see and view things as they really - do not lie, curse, slander, or gossip
are

4. Right Action
2. Right Intention
- do not harm yourself or others, do
- think and do the right things at all not steal, and no sexual misconduct
time
5. Right Livelihood 7. Right Mindfulness
- no jobs dealing in weapons, in living - having the power to control our
beings, working in meat production and thought process and see the truth behind
butchery, and selling alcohol and drugs things

6. Right Effort 8. Right Concentration

- give 100% effort in what you do - ability to deep concentration and
ability to focus on wholesome thoughts
and actions
3 GROUPS OF BUDDHISM

1. HINAYANA
2. MAHAYANA
3. VAJRAYANA
 HINAYANA
• Theravada
• Way of elders
• Progress lies on individual
• No god to help you
• Attribute is wisdom “Bodhi”
• Meditation
• “The Little Way”
 MAHAYANA
• represent through
• Reach the Nirvana
• Buddhas and Bodhisattvas ( enlightenment )
• Attribute Karuna ( average person)
 vajrayana
• Tibet
• Tanra – essence
• Reaching Nirvana in a single lofe of time by using and
focusing all the energies in the body
• “The Diamond Way” – Buddhas wisdom and knowledge
 Vajrayana Calling:

1. Mantras – fashion sound into the holly formula

2. Mudras – turn hand gesture into sacred dancies
3. Mandalas – use icons who’s holy beauty empower
Dali Lama – reincarnate 13 times
- version of Bodhisattvas
 BUDDHISM
Founder : Siddharta Gautama
God: No god
Sacred Text : Tripitaka
Doctrine: 4 Noble Truths
 Core Teaching
•Theravada •Mahayana
Life is suffering and the To seek complete
way to overcome is the 8
Fold Path enlightenement for the
benefit of all living beings
through insight and
compassion
 Activity:
• Make 8 groups
• Role play that represents the 8 Fold Path
• Each groups will pick one fold path to be presented
Activity: Rubrics:
• Make 8 groups Content ----------------- 40%
• Role play that represents Performance ----------- 60%
the 8 Fold Path
Total: 100%
• Each groups will pick one
fold path to be presented
CONFUCIANISM
 CONFUCIUS
• Was born around 551 BC
• In what is now the Shantung Province
• In his early twenties he became a tutor
• At the age of 50 Confucius set out on a 13 year trek
• He died at the age of 74
• Confucius was undoubtedly on of the worlds best teacher
• He always taught very informal, like a fellow learner with
his students
• With his death began his glorification
• His teaching have touched almost every Chinese
students for the past 2000 years
• Confucius believed that tradition was the key to
peace, in this unstable time
• He believed that tradition would show them the way
back to a happy Chinese
• Confucius looked back 500 years to the Chou Dynasty
for the answer on how to get China out of turmoil
 CONFUCIUS 5 IDEALS
1. JEN: the ideal way for one to carry oneself through life
2. CHU TZU: how a person should act
3. LI: the Propriety – the way you shoulsss act in what ever role
you play in life
4. TE: translates to Power – how the people with power, use it.
5. WEN: victory goes to the state with highest culture.
 5 CONSTANT RELATIOSHIP
1. KING – SUBJECT
2. HUSBAND – WIFE
3. FATHER/MOTHER– SON/DAUGHTER
4. ELDER BROTHER/SISTER – YOUNGER
BROTHER/SISTER
5. FRIEND - FRIEND
• Confucius believed that without human
relationships, there would be no self.
• People have to warrant the respect and power that
comes with their positions in life.
• He believed that if everyone followed the five ideals,
even just one person the effect would be wide
spread.
• Confucius shifted China’s focus from heaven to
earth.