Buddhist
Revision
part one
You must look at the full GCSE
Buddhist presentation before the
essential guide.
Here you will be reviewing what you
have already learned.
Buddhism
The
essential
guide
Buddhism Revision
Siddhartha Gutama born a prince. He was born in
North-East of INDIA, today the country called
NEPAL.
Saw; old age, sickness, death & a holy man
Left family became an ascetic gave it up reached
Enlightenment. ( highest achievement)
Nirvana
Reincarnation ( reborn)
Karma. ( the consequences of your actions)
(The Buddha taught
there was no
God.)
Essential Knowledge
The 5 Precepts
Not to harm living beings.
Tipitaka (scriptures)
Not to take what is not given.
The Noble
Eightfold
Path
Avoid improper sexual behaviour
Avoid false speech.
Avoid drugs that cloud the mind
Right Speech
Perfect Action.
Mandala ( a picture)
Mantra ( word in meditation)
The Three marks of
Existence
Perfect Livelihood
Perfect Effort
meditation
Vihara ( temple)
The Four Noble Truths
“Suffering happens everywhere all the
time.”
“That suffering is caused by wanting too
much.”
“Greed and selfishness can be stopped.”
“The best way was to become
enlightened
“Annica.”
Perfect Awareness
IMPERMANENCE
Perfect Meditation
Perfect Vision
Perfect Emotion
The Buddha taught that everything in life
changes. Nothing lasts.
“Anatta” The Buddha taught that there was no
soul.
The Three Jewels
I go to the Buddha for refuge.
I go to the dharma for refuge.
I go to the Sangha for refuge.
Key concepts
Calm, tranquillity, discipline, spirituality, peaceful, non violent,wisdom, reflective
“Dukkha”
That suffering is everywhere.
Buddhist Monks
All men will live as a monk for a
while. Buddhism is a way of life.
Is Buddhism relevant for the 21St century?
Yes it is relevant for the 21st century. Today
people suffer from stress & this religion can help
people .
It can calm them. It can give them a purpose in
life.
It can help them be inspired in a world with
terrible suffering.
meditation and the noble eightfold path could
solve many of the psychological problems
people have.
What can Buddhism
teach people?
Buddhism can teach people that life can be fulfilling. They may
not be able to make sense of the world. Buddhism provides an
answer.
A lot of Buddhism is about not harming people and helping. It is
practical.
Sitting and meditating for a while each day would not do anyone
any harm.
Most people would benefit from a simple understanding of
BUDDHISM.
Why be a Buddhist? What do you think?
YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT The Buddhist
Scriptures are
The TIPITAKA
Why be a Buddhist
monk?
A Buddhist monk learns
not to be selfish.
They must not lie. They
must not ask for food.
They must give up sex.
They must meditate. In
turn they will learn
discipline and be able to
hopefully reach
enlightenment.
Buddhist Monk
You need to know that all
men must be a monk for at
least a week at one time in
their life.
Read about their lives.
Why would anyone want to
live like this?
Buddhist’s have monks and
nuns.
A Buddhist nun. She is required to shave her head as
well as the men.
Buddhist Prayer flag What they
believe is when the wind blows the
prayer is said.
The mandala
is a Buddhist
picture used
for meditation.
This is
important it
can be in the
exam.
THE MANDALA
Buddhist mandala
sand paintings are
painstakingly poured
grain by grain using a
small funnel.
Mandala is a Sanskrit
word meaning
cosmogram or
"world in harmony".
If they are made in
sand they do not
last very long. This
is a pity but also
accepted as part of
Buddhism.
A Buddhist Mandala
used for Meditation.
Made by monks with
sand
A mantra is a word
used for meditation
The impermanent sand mandala used for Meditation
The Buddhist
Image.
There are
such images
in the
Buddhist
Shrines
Key words associated with Buddhism: Calm, wisdom, spiritual, meditation,
focused, still, at peace, in harmony with nature, non violence, empathy
Calm mind
Peaceful
Gentle
Loving
Wisdom
Spiritual
Focused
Aware
Answer this question. What do we learn about the Buddha from his life story?
We learn that the Prince was a determined individual. He tried to find
the answer to suffering by embracing his own suffering in the world.
He fasted. He meditated and lived as an ascetic after he had left his
family.
He later renounced asceticism. He went for a moderate way. He
resisted temptation.Finally he achieved the enlightenment he was
looking for.
We can never know what that meant exactly. What we can say is that
it was a peace of the mind. A tranquillity, a haven a serene
contentment.
He was not unaware of the world after
enlightenment. What he did was have
his eyes opened to all people in their suffering.
His method was to teach people to meditate. Then they had to follow
his teachings.
They are all quite simple.
Then if you lived a good life you would avoid reincarnation and
achieve enlightenment.
The reason why people become Buddhists would be that they agree
with the Buddha that life is unsatisfactory and that they seek to find
meaning in believing that continually striving for perfection is the
answer.