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 HISTORY
Founder : Siddhartha Gautama
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Followers 470LOY
MILLION
Located : East Asia, Southeast Asia
Siddhartha Gautama known as
“the Buddha”
- was born into a wealthy family in
Nepal
- but was moved by suffering in the
world.
After 6 years of searching,
buddhists believed he has found
enlightenment while meditating
under a Bodhi tree.
 BELIEFS
 Rebirth - good and bad karma
 Karma - resulf of each action “Do good
things and good things will come to
you”
 Nirvana - a peaceful and detached state
of mind
- achieving Nirvana means
escape from the cycle of rebirth
 Buddha - not a buddhist God but a
reserved teacher
 Four Noble Truth
 Eight Fold Path
 “To end suffering is to end desire”
 “To end desire is to follow the four
Noble Truth and the Eight Fold Paths.
TYPES OF BUDDHISM
MAHAYANA BUDDHISM
THERAVADA BUDDHISM VAJRAYANA BUDDHISM
- “Great Vehicle.”
- the most popular
- The School of the - is known as“the
branch of Buddhism
Elders Way of the
today.
Diamond.”
- follows the Pali - A bodhisattva is a
- What makes
Canon — the person who has Vajrayana
oldest recorded become awakened.
Buddhism so
- In Mahayana
teachings of the special is its
Buddhism, anyone
Buddha. approach to rapid
can become a
Enlightenment
- is the most bodhisattva. And
through the use
conservative bodhisattvas work to
of tantras.
branch of help others achieve
freedom from
Buddhism suffering.
DHARMA
All Buddhists live by moral
Buddha’s Teachings precepts, which prohibit:

• Wisdom • Killing living things

• Kindness • Taking what is not
given
• Patience • Sexual misconduct
• Generosity • Lying
• Compassion • Using drugs or
alcohol
BUDDHA QUOTES

• “Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves

ignorance.”
• “If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.”
OUR NOBLE TRUTHS

• The truth of suffering (dukkha)

• The truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya)
• The truth of the end of suffering (nirhodha)
• The truth of the path that frees us from suffering
(magga)
EIGHTFOLD PATH
• Right understanding (Samma ditthi)
• Right thought (Samma sankappa)
• Right speech (Samma vaca)
• Right action (Samma kammanta)
• Right livelihood (Samma ajiva)
• Right effort (Samma vayama)
• Right mindfulness (Samma sati)
• Right concentration (Samma samadhi)
BUDDHIST HOLY BOOK

T I P I TA K A
These texts, also known as the “three baskets”, are
thought to be the earliest collection of Buddhist
writings.

SUTTA PITAKA
VINAYA PITAKA
ADHIDHAMMA PITAKA
BUDDHIST HOLY BOOK

SUTRAS
There are more than 2,000 sutras, which are sacred
teachings embraced mainly by Mahayana Buddhists.
BUDDHIST HOLY BOOK

THE BOOK OF THE DEAD

This Tibetan text describes the stages of death in
detail.
DALAI LAMA
The Dalai Lama is the leading
monk in Tibetan Buddhism.
Followers of the religion believe the
Dalai Lama is a reincarnation of a
past lama that has agreed to be
born again to help humanity.

The Dalai Lama also governed

Tibet until the Chinese took control
in 1959. The current Dalai Lama,
Tenzi Gyatso, was in 1935.
BUDDHIST HOLIDAY

• There are many special or holy days held throughout the

year by the Buddhist community. Many of these days
celebrate the birthdays of Bodhisattvas in the Mahayana
tradition or other significant dates in the Buddhist calendar.
• The most significant celebration happens every May on the
night of the full moon, when Buddhist all over the world
celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha
over 2,500 years ago. It has become to be known as
Buddha Day.
BUDDHIST HOLIDAY

UPOSATHA
During each quarter of the moon, followers of Buddhism participate in
a ceremony called Uposatha. This observance allows Buddhists to renew
their commitment to their feelings.
BUDDHIST HOLIDAY

VESAK
Every year, Buddhist celebrate Vesak, a festival that commemorates
Buddha’s birth enlightenment and death.
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NEW YEAR
They also celebrate the Buddhist New Year and participate in several
other yearly festival. Losar (Tibetan: ལོ་གསར་, Wylie: lo-gsar; "new year") is a
festival in Tibetan Buddhism. The holiday is celebrated on various dates
depending on location (Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan) tradition.
BUDDHIST HOLIDAY

Magha Puja Day

Asalha Puja Day
Kathina Ceremony
Abhidhamma Day
Songkran
Loy Kathrong
The Ploughing Festival
The Elephant Festival
The festival of the Tooth
Ulambana
Avalokitesvara’s (Kuan Yin) Birthday