Name: _______________________________ Block: _______
Date: ________________
Chapter 5 – Ancient India
Section 2 – Origins of Buddhism
Essential Questions: How has the spread of Buddhism affected other areas?
I.
The Quest for Answers
A. In the late 500s BC, a young man named ____________ ____________ was born a
prince and did not have many struggles, but he was not satisfied.
B. He saw people around him suffering and working hard, so he began asking questions
about the ___________ ___ __________.
C. He traveled throughout India for ________ years looking for answers.
D. During his travels he often ________ and devoted much of his time to ___________.
E. He sat under a tree for seven weeks in deep meditation, and came up with three ideas
on why _________ __________ happens:
1.
Wanting what we like, but do not ___________
2.
Wanting to __________ what we like and already have
3.
Not wanting what we _____________ but have.
F. He found _____________________ under that tree and would spend the rest of his life
traveling and teaching people his ideas.
G. He became known as ______________, or the “Enlightened One.”
II.
Teachings of Buddha
A. Buddha’s followers became known as ____________________.
B. Buddha was _______________ Hindu, so many of his teachings reflected Hindu ideas.
III.
Four Noble Truths
1.
____________ and _______________ are a part of human life. No one can
escape it.
2.
Suffering comes from our ________________ for material goods. People
cause their own misery because they want things they cannot have.
3.
People can reach ________________, a state of perfect peace. Reaching
nirvana frees the soul from suffering and from the need for further
____________________.
4.
People can follow and ________________ __________ that leads to
wisdom, enlightenment, and salvation.
Name: _______________________________ Block: _______
Date: ________________
IV.
Challenging Hindu Ideas
A. Some of Buddha’s teachings ____________________ Hindu ideas, including animal
sacrifice.
B. Buddha challenged the _______________ of the Hindu priests, the Brahmins. He
believed that it was the responsibility of ___________ individual to work on their own
salvation.
C. He did not reject the Hindu teachings of _______________________.
D. He was _______________ to the caste system. He made the people of lower caste levels
feel as though they had the _______________ to change their lives.
V.
Buddhism Spreads in India
A. After Buddha’s death in 483 BC, his influence was __________________ rapidly in India.
B. ____________ followers of Buddha gathered after his death, and continued to spread
his teachings throughout most of India.
VI.
Buddhism Spreads Beyond India
A. The spread of Buddhism increased after one of the most powerful kings in India,
________________, became Buddhist in the 200s BC.
B. He built Buddhist ____________ and _______________ throughout India.
C. He also worked to spread Buddhism outside of India by sending Buddhist
_________________ to other kingdoms in Asia.
D. Missionaries sailed to ___________ _____________, went north to areas near the
Himalayas, west to lands in Central Asia and Persia, Syria, Egypt, ____________, Korea,
and Japan.
VII.
A Split with Buddhism
A. _________ all Buddhists could _______________ on their beliefs and practices leading
to a split within the religion.
B. There are now two major branches of Buddhists – __________________ and
_________________.
C. Theravada Buddhists try to follow the teachings _______________ as they were stated.
D. Mahayana Buddhists, believe that it can be __________________ so each person can
achieve nirvana.
E. Mahayana Buddhists is the ___________________ branch today.