Buddhism

Nirvana

"The blowing out" state of eternal bliss

_________, holy man

A Hindu swami interpreted it to mean that their special baby boy would either be a ___________ or a great ______________________.

The Noble Eightfold Path

A life of moderation

Bathing the Buddha

Abhishakem. Ceremony involves pouring water over the shoulders of Buddha statue as a reminder to purify our own minds from greed, hatred, and ignorance.

500 million

Approximately ________ adherents around the world

"The Enlightened One" or "The Awakened One"

Buddha in Sanskrit means

Deer Park, enlightenment, caste, gender

Buddha preached his First Sermon at ____________________ near the city of Banaras/Varanasi on the Ganges River in India. He said that neither extreme asceticism nor indulgence will lead to _______________. He preached "The Middle Way," the "Four Noble Truths," and the "Noble Eightfold Path" that were open to all people regardless of _________ or _______________, a revolutionary idea at that time in India. Everything the Buddha discovered is discoverable in one's own mind. We all can become enlightened just like Siddhartha, but it's not so easy!

Nontheistic

Buddhism has no God

Hinduism

Buddhism is an offshot of _____

The Four Noble Truths

Buddhist belief that involves suffering

Stupas

Buddhist temples

Meditation

Buddhists believe prayerful silence is crucial to understand the cause of suffering.

The Three Jewls

Core belief of Buddhists

Sexual

Do not engage in ______ misconduct

Life

Do not take _____

Yours

Do not take what is not _____

False speech

Do not use ______

Intoxicants

Do not use____________________________. They cloud the mind.

Suffering

Dukkha

Karma

Every action has an effect in the future

Sanghas, less selfish, change, attached

For 45 years, Buddha and his followers spread his message all over India, forming ________________ or spiritual communities/ashrams of ordinary people as well as Buddhist monks and nuns from all walks of life. The purpose there is to study, meditate, and help others, and by doing so to become _______________________________ and move closer to enlightenment. Buddha, 80, said, "Desire is the root of suffering. Everything is subject to _________________, to decay, to death, so do not become ___________________ to anything; instead clear your mind and devote yourself to your own salvation." He died in India saying no one person should lead. Today some sects recognize leaders like HH the Dalai Lama.

6, ascetics, self denial, death, enlightenment, Bodhi, Ganges, extremes, The Middle Way, trance, the four Nobel truths, noble eightfold path, samsara, nirvana

For ____ years, he wandered with 5 other ___________, lived in caves, slept under the stars, studying and meditating with holy sages. He joined men who believed by mastering pain and starvation one could find enlightenment, but this extreme ______________________ didn't work as 35-year-old Siddhartha was near __________ and yet no closer to ____________________________. He was getting nowhere. In the town of Bodhgaya, he sat down under a _________________, a fig tree by the _______________ River and decided he wouldn't leave until he had found complete and perfect fulfillment. There he accepted a meal of rice and milk from a little girl, understanding he needed to reject the _____________________ of indulgence and asceticism, but practice "_______________________________________________" (moderation) because a healthy spiritual life requires a healthy physical life. Balance is a good thing—body, mind, spirit -SHA! Feeling stronger, Siddhartha meditated deeply under the Bodhi tree and entered a meditative _______________ which led to an epiphany, a deeper awareness where he realized the __________________________________________, (the essence of the human condition) and the _________________________________________, the means of transcending it! This brought Siddhartha enlightenment, and finally, under the Bodhi Tree, he became the Buddha-- freed from suffering and in a state of perfect tranquility and calm and clarity and serenity and complete bliss and happiness. He was tempted to "leave his body" and pass eternally from _______________ into __________________ (state of mind--eternal bliss/salvation) but chose to remain, share his discoveries and help others reach Nirvana too. (1st Bodhisattva)

Siddhartha Gautama later known as Buddha

Founded by ______

Anicca

Impermanence/Change. Everything in life is changing, is in a state of flux, essentially empty. You are an ever-changing you.

Side, birth

Legend of Siddhartha's unique birth says he was born out of his mother's __________ and his first words were, "This is my last ____________!"

The Five Precepts

Like our Ten Commandments

Marriage

Marriage is seen as essentially a secular affair. After the civil ceremony has occurred, some Buddhists will exchange vows before a monk and recite verses from the Pali Canon as a blessing.

Anatta

No self. No soul, no Atman...very different from Hinduism. What gets reincarnated is one's karmic energy, positive or negative. Goal of all Buddhists is to be selfless—"A Man for Others"

Old man, sick man, dead man, holy man

On this first trip he saw an __________________, saddened and bent with age. When he realized this was everyone's fate, he returned to the palace and sat alone in deep contemplation. On a second trip outside, he saw a _______________________, coughing and pale, realizing now anyone could fall ill. On his third trip he saw a group of mourners carrying a ________________________ wrapped in white. He was overwhelmed at the thought that his beloved wife and son would someday die. Finally on his fourth trip he met a __________________/religious ascetic, a man who chose to lead a life of solitude and self-denial in search of a greater wisdom. This man had also seen the suffering in the world and sought some way to get beyond it to enlightenment. Siddhartha Gautama suddenly knew his true destiny.

India

Originated in ______ over 2,500 years

Malas

Prayer beads

563 BCE/BC, Nepal

Prince Siddhartha Gautama was born around _____ in _______

White elephant

Queen Maya had a dream of a _______ defending from the sky touched her side with its tusk, and she was filled with light

Samsara

Reincarnation, cycle of birth

The Middle Way

Rejection of the extremes of asceticism and indulgence

Death

Rituals vary within the different sects, but just as the Buddha was cremated, so are most Buddhists. Monks chant over the body to help bring the dead one's good energies to be released from their fading personalities. Families give offerings to the monks, creating goodwill/karma which they believe helps the lingering spirit of the deceased.

Royal, The Great Going Forth

Siddhartha Gautama left his ______________ life and family behind and rode out to the far reaches of the forest where the holy men stayed. There he cut his beautiful hair, took off his jewelry and donned the simple orange robes of an ascetic. At the age of 29, he began his spiritual journey, known as "____________________________________."

Four Passing Sights

Siddhartha explored his town of Lumbini, and what he saw would be called "_____________________________________________________."

Spoiled

Siddhartha grew up a ______________ prince and lived an easy life, given every luxury imaginable, unaware of the suffering outside the palace walls. Intelligent and compassionate

Desire

Suffering is caused by _____________/tanha.

Dukkha

Suffering. As long as we want things/control, we'll suffer. We make our own life hard!

selfishness/desire

Tanha

Initiation

The Going Forth. Between 8-20, boys and girls may enter a monastery for a short time as novices and help run the monastery. Typically they will shave their heads and wear orange robes.

Nobel Eightfold Path

The solution to suffering is the __________________________

Suffer

To live is to ___________________/dukkha

The Three Marks of Existence

True of every human being

End

We can________ suffering.

6

__% of the worlds population

4th

___ largest religion in the world

Mandalas

colorful, detailed sand art used to enhance meditation which is a means of finding out what lies beyond our thoughts.

Dalai Lama

exiled leader of Tibetan Buddhism, is believed to be the fourteenth reincarnation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.

Wesak

joyful, colorful festival which celebrates the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death on 1st full moon in May. Wesak includes visiting local temples for services and bringing monks food and flowers.

Birth

no specific ceremony to mark a baby's birth--will follow local customs.

Shaveallead/Saffron

orange symbolizes fire. They've "burnt off" their shell, their desire for physical comforts, or money, or possessions. The body has no value; total removal from wants of material world. Utter selflessness. Simplicity

Mahayana

popular in China, Korea, Japan; takes the bodhisattva as the ideal (includes Tibetan Buddhism and Zen Buddhism)

Theravada

popular in SE Asia; take the arhat as the idea

Mantras

prayerful chants said to possess sacred powers

Arhat

saint, a holy person who has achieved enlightenment

Bodhisattva

saint-like Buddha-to-be who chooses to stay, who chooses to be reincarnated and teach others the way to Nirvana.

Pali Canon

sermons and sayings (sutras) containing the wisdom of the Buddha

Prayer Wheel

tool to help focus on prayer/mantras. Spinning prayer wheels releases prayers into the world.(incense)