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Classical India
Buddism
Buddist Core belifs
Desire is the source of suffering
4 Noble Truths
Suffering is caused by attachment to the world
suffering can end
Follow the eightfold path
If you live you suffer
Eightfold path
Right occupation
Dont harm/cheat
Right effort
Mindful of buddas ways
Right Action
Dont kill/steal
Right mindfulness
Mindful of how your actions effect others
Right Speech
Dont lie/gossip
Right concentration
Detachment from the world
Nirvana
Escape the cycle of rebirth
"A state of perfect peace, harmony and happiness with this world"
-Buddha
Right thoughts
Be compassionate
Right Attitude
Be nice
Zen Buddism
Discipline mind and body
Calm
Tibetan Buddhism
Mix between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism
Dalai Lama leads the branch
Embodies compasion
Believed to be incarnation of the budda
Time(Dalai Lama)
Bodhisattvas
People who achieved enlightenment but returned to help others
Different Schools
Mahayana
Big communities
Theravana
small comunities
Budda
Born in nepal
Was to be a king
At 29 went to look for the source of suffering
lived as an ascetic for 6 years
rejected both extremes and tried to find the "middle way"
Buddhism is this way
Before he found the middle way he sat under a Bo Tree for 49 days
Went to look because he saw the 4 passing sights
Old Age
Death/funeral
A passing monk
Sickness
Wikipidia(Budda)
Advancements
Scientific
Advanced architecture and medical skills
First to have a public education system
Culteral
One of the first empires to practice religious tolarance
Mathmatical
Revolutionized the way we look at numbers
created algebra
First civilization to use zero in calculations
Calculated the length of a year very precicly
Hinduism
Hindu gods
Brahman
Brahma
Creates the universe
Not widely worshiped
His job is over
Punished by Shiva
Became infatuated with Shatarupa
punished for showing an incestuous nature
represented by 4 heads
believed that from these heads came the 4 vedas
Wikipedia(Brahma)
Saraswati
Goddess of knowlage
Vishnu
Preserves the universe
during troubled times returns to earth to restore balance
Leader of the 7 sun gods
Many Incarnations
Kurma(turtle)
Varaha(Pig)
Recovered stolen vedas
Matsya(fish)
Narasimha
Vanquished a demon who was invincible
Vamana
Returned earth to the gods control after it was taken over by Bali
Parasurama
Killed nonreligious monarchs
Rama
Killed demon king Ravana
Krishna
hero of the Mahabharata
Budda
The all knowing one
in some iterations balarama replaces the budda as a incarnation of vishnu
Kalki
Expected towards the end of the present age of decline as a person on a white horse
Lakshmi
Goddess of wealth and purity
Mythology wiki(Vishnu)
Shiva
Destroys the universe
Parvati
Provides balance to Shiva
Devi: the Mother-Goddess
Many forms
Sati: Goddess of marital felicity
Kali: Goddess of death
One of Devi's forms
How Shiva is represented
Third Eye
Represents his insight and wisdom
This statue is a representation of Shiva that includes all of the ways he is usually represented
Pixabay(Shiva)
Cobra Necklace
Represents his power over dangourus animals
The Vibhuti
Signifies that he is superhuman
The Trident
Represents the holy trinity
Core Beliefs
Vedas
Hindu holy texts
thought to express the knowlage of human existence
"A person can achieve anything by being humble and simple."
Rig Veda(Nature of human existence)
Upanishads
Explain the vedas and how to interpret them
Caste System
Kshatriya
Government
Vaisya
craftsmen
Brahmin
Priests
Sutra
servents
Stages of spiritual evolution
pleasure seeking
Wealth, fame power
Moksha
release from the finite
Community centered
Yoga:Devote their lives to reaching moksha
Bhakti yoga:path through love
Karma yoga:Path through work
Raja yoga:Path through Psycho-physical Exercises
Jnana Yoga: path through knowlage
Shared Beliefs
Samsara
Dharma
The path that you take to Samsara
Process of rebirth
Karma
Actions from past lives affect how you are reborn
Art and Architecture(Zen Garden)
