India
Hinduism
Origins in the religious beliefs of the Aryan peoples. (settled in 1500 B.C.)
Religion was passed down orally
Eventually written down
Early Hindus believed in the single force in the universe, a form of ultimate reality or god
Duty of individual to seek it’s own ultimate reality
By doing this you would merge with Brahman after death
Reincarnation was believed (soul is born in a different way after death)
Bhagvad Gita ”Worn-out garments are shed by the body/Worn-out bodies are shed by the dweller”
All living beings seek to achieve brahman
Can be achieved after a number of existences in the earthly world
Karma: Force generated by a person’s actions that determine how the person will be reborn in the next life
A person’s current status isn’t an accident but a result of what they have done in the past
Dharma: Divine law
Yoga was used to achieve oneness with god
“When all the senses are stilled, when the mind is at rest, that, say the wise, is the highest state. ”
Hinduism came from a lot of human like gods and goddesses
Hundreds of dieties:
Three chief ones: Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, siva the destroyer.
At temple they seek not only salvation but also for gaining the ordinary things they need in life.
Religion of the vast majority of Indian people.
Buddhism
Origin
Began is northeastern India
2,500 years old
About suffering and the need to get rid of it
Founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Was called Buddha
Lived in the 4th or 5th century B.C. in India Path of enlightenment
Also known as “the awakened one”
Siddhartha Gautama
Born around 520 B.C.
Born into a royal family
Lived with in palace walls away from the sufferings of life
Symbols of Buddhism
The wheel of life
The lotus flower
Buddha
Sacred Text of Buddhists
Tripitaka
Also called Pali Canon
Three sections of Tripitaka
Vinaya Pitaka
Sutta Pitaka
Abhidhamma Pitaka
Beliefs
The Three Jewels
Belief in Buddha
Dharma
The
Origins in the religious beliefs of the Aryan peoples. (settled in 1500 B.C.)
Religion was passed down orally
Eventually written down
Early Hindus believed in the single force in the universe, a form of ultimate reality or god
Duty of individual to seek it’s own ultimate reality
By doing this you would merge with Brahman after death
Reincarnation was believed (soul is born in a different way after death)
Bhagvad Gita ”Worn-out garments are shed by the body/Worn-out bodies are shed by the dweller”
All living beings seek to achieve brahman
Can be achieved after a number of existences in the earthly world
Karma: Force generated by a person’s actions that determine how the person will be reborn in the next life
A person’s current status isn’t an accident but a result of what they have done in the past
Dharma: Divine law
Yoga was used to achieve oneness with god
“When all the senses are stilled, when the mind is at rest, that, say the wise, is the highest state. ”
Hinduism came from a lot of human like gods and goddesses
Hundreds of dieties:
Three chief ones: Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, siva the destroyer.
At temple they seek not only salvation but also for gaining the ordinary things they need in life.
Religion of the vast majority of Indian people.
Buddhism
Origin
Began is northeastern India
2,500 years old
About suffering and the need to get rid of it
Founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Was called Buddha
Lived in the 4th or 5th century B.C. in India Path of enlightenment
Also known as “the awakened one”
Siddhartha Gautama
Born around 520 B.C.
Born into a royal family
Lived with in palace walls away from the sufferings of life
Symbols of Buddhism
The wheel of life
The lotus flower
Buddha
Sacred Text of Buddhists
Tripitaka
Also called Pali Canon
Three sections of Tripitaka
Vinaya Pitaka
Sutta Pitaka
Abhidhamma Pitaka
Beliefs
The Three Jewels
Belief in Buddha
Dharma
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