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Buddhism . The Buddha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Qhja4OhdM. Important Figures. The Bodhi tree. Dalai Lama. 1937Current date. Ocean of Wisdom The current Dalai Lama is 76 years old. Choosing of the Dalai Lama. Reincarnation High Lamas Dream Smoke - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Buddhism
The Buddha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Qhja4OhdM
Important Figures
The Bodhi tree
• Ocean of Wisdom• The current Dalai Lama is 76 years old
1937 Current date
Choosing of the Dalai Lama
Reincarnation
High LamasDream
Smoke
Oracle Lake
Belongings of the previous Dalai Lama
The Four Noble Truths• The Four Noble Truths contain the essence of the
Buddha's teachings. It was these four principles that the Buddha came to understand during his meditation under the Bodhi tree.
1. The truth of suffering2. The truth of the origin of suffering (the cause of suffering)3. The truth of the cessation of suffering (realising there is a
cure to suffering/making it stop)4. The truth of the path to the cessation of suffering (the
eightfold path, the journey to stop suffering)
Buddhist MeditationA form of mental concentration that leads ultimately
to enlightenment and spiritual freedom.
There are two main types of Buddhist meditation: o Insighto Tranquillity.
• Buddha Day
The Eight Fold Path The Noble Eightfold Path
is extremely important in Buddhism as it impacts on how people live.
Following the Noble Eightfold Path means that believers try and live better lives in accordance with the morality enclosed in it.
1. Harming things2. Taking what is not given3. Sexual misconduct4. Lying or gossip5. Taking intoxicating
substances (drugs, alcohol)
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life
Represents the Buddhists view of the universe. There are 5 sections on the wheel which a soul can be reborn into.
The wheel is held by a demon
known as Yama the Lord of death. Yama symbolises
the impermanence of
everything. Buddhism teaches to not be afraid of death and that it is not the end.
The Three Fires – the 3 main causes
of suffering. Greed, ignorance
and hatred represented in a pig, rooster and
snake.
The realm of humans – the
most fortunate state. They have
the best chance of enlightenment. They suffer the
least but are not in total bliss like
the Gods.
The realm of Gods – live in a state of bliss in
the realm of heaven. They live for a long
time but they too will die. At the bottom there are angry Gods known
as the Titans who dislike the other Gods.
The realm of hungry ghosts – stuck between mortal realms full
of their unfulfilled desires. Symbolised by their huge bellies and tiny mouths that cannot be
satisfied.
The realm of animals- animals are considered to lack the awareness to
become enlightened. Buddhists do not believe it is a good thing to be
reborn as an animal although they do believe in treating every living
thing with kindness.
Hell- at the bottom of the wheel. People
here get tortured but
only until their bad karma has
been worked off.
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