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Date founded:
c. 520 BCE
1. Right Knowledge
Understand the Four Noble Truths
2. Right Thinking Place founded:
Decide to set a life on the correct path Northeastern India
3. Right Speech
Don't lie Adherents:
Don't criticize others unjustly 360 million
Don't use harsh language
Don't gossip Main locations:
4. Right Conduct
Follow the Five Precepts
5. Right Livelihood
Earn a living that does not harm living things
6. Right Effort
Conquer all evil thoughts China Japan Korea Southeast Asia
Strive to maintain good thoughts MEMBERS:
Major divisions:
Fairylane Soon
7. Right Mindfulness Jairah Barbara Cabo
Become intensely aware of all the states in body,
Dinah Teves
feeling, and mind. Jejoma Bayno
April Anne Tibay
8. Right Concentration Jane Rose Tanjay
Deep meditation to lead to a higher state ofArnibel Darnayla
consciousness (enlightenment)
BUDDHISM
Theravada means "The Way of the Elders" in Pali, reflecting the Buddhism, the heart of the beings is like an unopened lotus: when
Theravadins' belief that they most closely follow the original beliefs Spiritual leader: the virtues of the Buddha develop therein, the lotus blossoms; that
and practices of the Buddha and the early monastic Elders. is why the Buddha sits on a lotus bloom."
Place of ritual:
Pink Lotus This the supreme lotus, generally reserved for the
Mahayana Buddhism emerged in the first century CE as a more highest deity. Thus naturally it is associated with the Great Buddha
liberal, accessible interpretation of Buddhism. As the "Greater himself.
Vehicle" (literally, the "Greater Ox-Cart"), Mahayana is a path
available to people from all walks of life - not just monks and Temple meditation hall
The Eight Auspicious Symbols of
ascetics. Theism: Red Lotus This signifies the original nature and purity of the heart
Buddhism
Varies: Theravada is atheistic; Mahayana is more (hrdya). It is the lotus of love, compassion, passion and all other
polytheistic. qualities of the heart. It is the flower of Avalokiteshvara, the
bodhisattva of compassion.Young Burmese monks on
Ultimate reality: their morning alms rounds.
None. Nothing is permanent.
Human nature: Blue Lotus This is a symbol of the victory of the spirit over the
Vajrayana Buddhism is based, to a certain extent, on the tantras,
tantric techniques written in Indian scriptures. It prescribes the There is no self or soul. Human existence is nothing senses, and signifies the wisdom of knowledge. Not surprisingly, it
technique of 'use the result as the Path'. It means that a person more than a combination of five impermanent is the preferred flower of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom.
should try to identify with the enlightened body, speech and mind Prayer wheels at a temple in Nepal
components (khandas).
of a Buddha. The form of Buddha one can best relate to is known
as yidam (in Tibetan) or ishtadevata (in Sanskrit). For the purpose Purpose of life:
of self-identification with a Buddha-form, Buddhist tantric Theravada - Become an arhat, escape the cycle of
techniques make use of symbolism and visualization. rebirth, and attain nirvana. Mahayana - Become a
Sacred texts: boddhisatva then help others attain enlightenment.