Final Powerpoint

BUDDHISM
Nancy Ellison
Katrina Gilliard
Kastina Cole
Rel/133
February 3, 2014
Rev Lewis E. Hoye

INTRODUCTION
Buddhism is one of the world’s oldest and most significant religions. It has spread through almost all of Asia, it had its beginnings in India and arose from one person.
Siddhartha Gautama, became to be known as the Buddha, or the awakened
One. A growing number of schools of philosophy taught new ways of thinking.

THERAVADA BUDDHISM
THE WAY OF THE ELDERS

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Describe the significant moment’s
The assigned traditions
Include the unique practices
Unique teachings

SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS
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Theravada meaning the “Doctrine of the
Elders,” is the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural inspiration from the
Tipitaka, or Pali canon, which is agreed to contain the earliest surviving record of the Buddha’s teachings.

THERAVADA
TRADITIONS
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Anicca (impermanence)
Dukkha (suffering)
Anatta (not-self)

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Sila (ethics or discipline)
Samadhi (meditative concentration)
Panna (understanding or wisdom)

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Suffering and the end of suffering
The four noble truths

MAHAYANA BUDDHISM
BIG VEHICLE

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Describe the significant moment’s
The assigned traditions
Include the unique practices
Unique teachings

MAHAYANA
BUDDHISM
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The Mahayana tradition is the largest major tradition of
Buddhism existing today.
The tradition of Northern
Buddhism.

ASSIGNED
TRADITIONS
Six Perfections: The six ideals that a
Bodhisattva perfects: giving morality, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom.

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The Individuals enlightenment is not possible according to Mahayana. We cannot separate ourselves from each other, the ideal in Mahayana is to enable all beings to be enlightened together and out of a sense of compassion. 

The rapid spread throughout Asia.

UNIQUE PRACTICES
In three ways in Mahayana, the
Buddha nature can express itself in three ways, this is called trikaya
“three-body”