Ancient India Flashcards
As time went on some people were unsatisfied with Hinduism. In ____ people left their homes looking for _____
500 BCE
Peace
Describe Meditation
Train yourself to focus and think in positive ways
Who was Siddartha Gautama? Tell about his life and what he became.
He was a wealthy prince in a small kingdom. He left the kingdom and saw the world was suffering. He gave up everything he had. He started Buddhism.
He became known as the Buddha
Inner peace could only be found by seeking
Spiritual Truth
What Buddha teach?
Like Hindus he believed
He believed that the physical world was not as important as the world of the spirits
What did Buddha Teach?
Like Hindus, they taught that people suffered too much because
They cared too much for things. Things are not important
The Four Noble Truths are
1, Life is full of suffering
- People suffer because they want worldly things and want to satisfy themselves
- The way to stop suffering is to stop desiring things
- The only way to stop suffering is to follow the eight fold path
The eight fold path
- Know and understand the 4 noble truths
- Give up worldly things
- Tell the truth and do not gossip
- Do no evil acts
- Do rewarding work
- Work for good
- Make sure your…?
- Practice meditation
What is Nirvana
When you are free from earthly concerns and achieve peace and happiness.
The Buddha believed in reincarnation. Buddha did not think a perspn’s ________ or _____ was important. People’s places in life depended on their _____ not their birth status
Varna
Jati
Behavior
Indians in lower Jati or untouchables could reach ______
Enlightenment
Buddha taught that anyone could achieve _______ by following ________
Nirvana
Enlightenment
Theravada Buddhists view Buddha a a great teacher but not a ____
God
Theravada Buddhism is popular in
- Sri Lanka
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Cambodia
- Laos
Mahayana Buddhism, the Buddha is a ____ they believe the _____
God
Eight Fold Path
