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Buddhism
Part Two
The Buddha lived like an ascetic for 6
years. There are people who still live
like an ascetic.
An Ascetic
is someone
who denies
his body
any
pleasure.
little sleep
to remain
focused.
little food.
No
pleasure.
No bed ,no
nice
clothes etc.
This was a very austere time not
eating and fasting & meditating
The purpose was discipline
of the mind & body.
Why was he doing this ?
• He wanted to escape suffering.
• So he said all suffering was caused by craving.
• He gave up all physical pleasures in this life this
included sex.
One day the
Prince realised
this was doing
him no good. So
he stopped and
had a meal
offered to him
by a passing
maiden. His
followers were
shocked.
He accepted
some food.
This was not
him giving up
but changing
direction.
He went for a
moderate
way.
The Buddha did not give up on his
quest.
He still was searching for something
to give meaning to his life.
He went and found a quiet
spot to continue
to meditate.
The prince was
tempted by
visions of the
flesh. Dancing
maidens
suggested that
he enjoy himself.
He resisted their
advances.
Temptation of the
flesh
Desire for Pleasure.
he refused all of this
Avoiding all
temptation.
Enlightenment
The prince sat
under a tree and
finally achieved
enlightenment
or Nirvana.
He had reached
his ultimate
goal.
The Prince
used
Meditation
He was
serene
By
contemplation
he achieved
Nirvana.
Nirvana &
Enlightenment.
Now the Prince
is called the
Buddha.
This means the
enlightened one.
The Buddha had
achieved Peace
of mind
He was
reflective
He was spiritual
he could be a
mystic.
He was calm
Here we see
the Buddha
explaining his
teaching to his
followers.
The teaching
is called the
Dharma.
The Buddha
Teaching the
Dharma
“Enlightenment”
This is the most
important goal for
all Buddhists
Teaching the
dharma to
the
community
the sangha.
The
Buddha’s
teaching
was for
everyone.
Here we see the
Buddha
founding the
Sanga or
community.
This is the
community of
monks. Most
Buddhist men
will live at some
time as a monk.
Eventually the
Buddha died,
surrounded by
his many
followers. They
took his message
on to others.
Some thousands
of years later this
is what we know
as Buddhism.
END OF
THE STORY
OF THE
BUDDHA.
Here we see the
Buddha
surrounded by
those who have
also become
Buddha’s.
We call them
Bodisattvas.
A Buddhist
painting
BASIC
TEACHING
IN
BUDDHISM
THE 5
PRECEPTS
Basically respect for
all life forms.
The Teachings of the Buddha 1.
The First Teaching is not to harm living
beings.
“ This means that it is wrong to kill any animals
or people.”
Violence of any kind is not acceptable.
Most Buddhists would never be allowed to fight
in a war.”
2. The Second Teaching is
“Not to take what is not given.”
“Stealing money will have a bad effect on a
Buddhist. Buddhists are encouraged to
give to one another. This they believe will
have a good effect on their lives.
3. The Third Teaching is
to avoid improper sexual behaviour.
“Buddhists should treat people with respect. The
person who does not understand this can harm
themselves and others. Buddhists marry and have
families. Having sex with someone you are not
married to is wrong.
To hurt someone’s feelings or harm them sexually
is wrong.”
How to be a Buddhist continued
• The Buddha tried fasting.
• Then he sat and meditated and
eventually achieved enlightenment.
• The goal of the Buddha was
Nirvana.
• This meant to escape the idea of rebirth.
• All Buddhists try to follow this
teaching
4. The Fourth teaching is
to avoid false speech.
“For Buddhists lying has
a bad effect on us. A person is not able to
be happier and friendlier if we lie and have
secrets. Telling the truth doesn’t always
mean saying just what you think.”
5. The Fifth Teaching is to avoid drugs that cloud the
mind
“ Buddhists meditate every day to keep calm. If they take
alcohol and drugs this will confuse them. Buddhists decide
for themselves how they should behave.
When you think about these Buddhist teachings think
about what is being said for each one.
There is behaviour to avoid
There is behaviour to develop
KARMA
Teachings of The Buddha
Karma.
The Buddha taught that what ever you do it had
Consequences. He called this karma.
“Our life is shaped by our mind, we become what we
think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of
a cart follow the oxen that draw it.
“Our life is shaped by our mind. Joy follows a pure
thought like a shadow that never leaves.”
THE
FOUR
NOBLE
TRUTHS
The aim of the lesson is to
understand what the Four Noble
truths are.
The First Noble Truth
1. That suffering is everywhere.
All existence
is
unsatisfactory
What do you think of this teaching.
Look at the picture and try to see
the connection between the
teaching and the photograph.
The Second Noble truth
All suffering is caused by
wanting too much.
REVIEW
The First Noble Truth
“Suffering happens
everywhere all the time.”
The Second Noble Truth
“That suffering is caused
by wanting/craving too
much.”
End of
part two