4.24 Buddhism

Prince Gautama Shakyamuni

Jataka

4 Truths:

1. Life is sorrowful (suffering)
2. Cause of sorrow is desire
3. Suppress desire to end sorrow
4. Follow 8 fold path to release
   
1. right speech
2. livelihood
3. action
4. effort
5. mindfulness
6. concentration
7. opinion
8. intention

Theravada (ascetic)

• earliest form of Buddhism
• Hinyana = the lesser vehicle
• spread through India ->Central Asia -> China
• Ming-Ti had a dream of the Buddha
  

Mahayana (= greater vehicle)

• most common form of buddhism
• meet the needs of everyday people
  

Bodhissatva

• individual that has attained the ability to become a Buddha
• acheived the ability to de-matieralize and enter Nirvana
  

4 "m's" for the path to enlightenment and release:

1. Mandala's (sacred diagrams)
2. Mantras (reitations/prayers)
3. Mudras (ritual gestures)
4. Meditation (rid mind of worldly froms)

Aniconic

Three forms of architecture

1. stupa (burial mound)
2. monastery (vihara)
3. chaitya ("place of worship") hall