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Lisa Schlais July 28, 2012
BUDDHISM
The Three Jewels• The Buddha
• The Dharma (teachings)
• The Sangha (community)
Belief System
• The truth of dukkha
• The truth of the origin of dukkha
• The truth of the end of dukkha
• The truth of the path leading to the end of dukkha
• Correct Thought• Correct Speech• Correct Actions
• Correct Livelihood• Correct Understanding
• Correct Effort• Correct Mindfulness• Correct Concentration
The Four Noble Truths The Noble Eightfold Path to Liberation
Morality• No moral absolutes in Buddhism
• Ethical decision-making involves a complex relationship of causes and conditions
Preliminary Tantric Practices
• Making 100,000 mandala offerings to generate merit by generosity• Reciting 100,000 refuge prayers (to increase one's confidence)• Reciting 100,000 Vajrasattva mantras to purify obstacles• Making 100,000 prostrations to counteract pride
• Offering 100,000 water-bowl offerings (create merit by generosity)• Reciting 100,000 Guru's name mantras: Guru-yoga, to generate confidence and establish a deeper relationship with the teacher• Making 100,000 clay images or
'tsa-tsas' in Tibetan • Reciting 100,000 Samayavajra mantras (somewhat similar to Vajrasattva)• Making 100,000 fire offerings
to Vajra Daka (Dorje Khadro).
Traditional Preliminary Practices Additional Preliminary Practices
Trantric Practices
Tsa-tsas
Making prostrations
Festivals• Buddhist New Year
• Vesak or Visakah Puja (“Buddha Day”)
• Magha Puja Day or Sangha Day (Fourfold Assembly)
• Asalha Puja Day (“Dhamma Day”)
• Uposatha (Observance Day)
• Pavarana Day
• Kathina Ceremony
• Anapanasati Day
Festivals• Abhidhamma Day
• Songkran
• Loy Krathong (Festival of Floating Bowls)
• The Ploughing Festival
• The Elephant Festival
• The Festival of the Tooth
• Ulambana (Ancestor Day)
• Avalokitesvara’s (Kuan Yin) Birthday
Loy Krathong Images
Elephant Festival Image
Images of Temple of the Tooth
Exterior Interior
Resources• Buddhist ceremonies festivals and special days (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.buddhanet.net/festival.htm• Thera, N. (n.d.). A manual of Abhidhamma. Retrieved from http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/abhidhamma.pdf• Khadro, Ven. S. (1996). The 10 Non-virtues. Retrieved from www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism• O’Briend, B. (n.d.). Buddhism and morality. Retrieved from http://buddhism.about.com/od/basicbuddhistteachings/a/morality1.htm• A view on Buddhism retrieved from http://viewonbuddhism.org/sangha_monks_nuns.html