RS - Buddha

Name of Buddha

Siddartha Guatama

What did he say?

I am the chief of the world, eldest in the world. This is the last birth

What men did he meet?

Sick, old, dying man, holy man

How did he find meditation

related back to his childhood (insects trampled when grass is cut.)

What does Buddha mean?

Awakened One

1st Noble Truth

There is constant suffering

2nd NT

Suffering is caused by our desires

3rd NT

We can transcend suffering by removing room for our desires

4th NT

Learn to move beyond suffering, noble eightfold path

Noble eightfold path

Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, right Mindfulness, Right Concentration

What are Sutras

Sermons or sayings - texts on how to live mindfully

About Ashoka

Horrified after wars, sent monks to spread practice

Theravada Buddhism

South East Asia

Mahayana Buddhism

China, North East Asia