Buddhism

Roy, Jimmy, Kathy
 * BUDDHISM**

Siddhartha Gotama (Buddha – awakened one) Buddhism is one of the oldest religions in the world. Gautam Buddha (563 B.C – 483 B.C) laid its foundation after he gained enlightenment under a Bodhi Tree at Bodhgaya. The preaching of lord Buddha revolves around attaining salvation from worldly sufferings, universal brotherhood, peace and non violence. Meditation – mental concentration and mindfulness Mantras – sacred sounds Moudras – symbolic hand gestures Prayer Wheels – reciting mantras with the turn of a wheel Suffering Causes and Solutions **Four Noble Truths:** · Truth of suffering: life is suffering · Truth of arising: craving or attachments to worldly pleasures that lead to the arising of suffering · Truth of cessation: when one is freed from desire, suffering ends · Truth of the path (eight fold path): o Right view o Right resolve o Right speech o Right action o Right livelihood o Right effort o Right mindfulness o Right meditation **Nirvana:** when one rids oneself of desire and achieves cessation. Anyone who has reached nirvana is said to have reached enlightenment and gained the title of Buddha.
 * Major Figures: [[image:buddha.jpg]]**
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 * Ultimate Goal:** put an end to suffering and rebirth by fulfilling the human potential for goodness and happiness. Someone who has achieved this state of self realization is said to attain Nirvana.
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 * Liberation**

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